[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2496 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2496

To provide for the establishment of a partnership between the Secretary 
    of Energy and appropriate industry groups for the creation of a 
  transportation fuel conservation education campaign, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2007

  Mr. Conaway (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
Barton of Texas, and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the establishment of a partnership between the Secretary 
    of Energy and appropriate industry groups for the creation of a 
  transportation fuel conservation education campaign, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited at the ``Fuel Consumption Education Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) today's gasoline prices are taking a severe toll on the 
        pocketbooks of all Americans and are nearing a level of 
        national emergency;
            (2) a large number of factors contribute to the price of 
        gasoline, including worldwide demand for crude oil, taxes, 
        international conflicts, regional supply chains, environmental 
        regulations, and refining capacity;
            (3) individuals can take steps to address rising demand by 
        using a few simple gas saving tips; and
            (4) increased driving efficiency will lower the demand for 
        gasoline and thereby lower prices in the short term.

SEC. 3. PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy shall enter into a 
partnership with interested industry groups, including groups from the 
automotive, gasoline refining, and oil industries, to create a public 
education campaign that provides information to United States drivers 
about immediate measures that may be taken to conserve transportation 
fuel. This public-private partnership shall include a five member 
advisory board, to be chaired by the Secretary or his designee, which 
shall include representatives from the Department of Energy, the oil 
industry, the automotive industry, and the Congress, to be appointed by 
the Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint the advisory board not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Accessibility.--The public information campaign under this 
section shall be targeted to reach the widest audience possible. The 
education campaign shall include television, print, Internet website, 
or any other method designed to maximize the dissemination of 
transportation fuel savings information to drivers.
    (c) Cost Sharing.--The Secretary shall provide no more than 50 
percent of the cost of the campaign created under this section.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for carrying out this 
section.
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