[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1622 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1622

To provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on 
                         natural gas vehicles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2009

Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
and Mr. Boren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on Science and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on 
                         natural gas vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. NATURAL GAS VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a 5-year 
program of natural gas vehicle research, development, and 
demonstration. The Secretary shall coordinate with the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, as necessary.
    (b) Purpose.--The program under this section shall focus on--
            (1) the continued improvement and development of new, 
        cleaner, more efficient light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty 
        natural gas vehicle engines;
            (2) the integration of those engines into light-duty, 
        medium-duty, and heavy-duty natural gas vehicles for onroad and 
        offroad applications;
            (3) expanding product availability by assisting 
        manufacturers with the certification of the engines or vehicles 
        described in paragraph (1) or (2) to Federal or California 
        certification requirements and in-use emission standards;
            (4) the demonstration and proper operation and use of the 
        vehicles described in paragraph (2) under all operating 
        conditions;
            (5) the development and improvement of nationally 
        recognized codes and standards for the continued safe operation 
        of natural gas vehicles and their components;
            (6) improvement in the reliability and efficiency of 
        natural gas fueling station infrastructure;
            (7) the certification of natural gas fueling station 
        infrastructure to nationally recognized and industry safety 
        standards;
            (8) the improvement in the reliability and efficiency of 
        onboard natural gas fuel storage systems;
            (9) the development of new natural gas fuel storage 
        materials;
            (10) the certification of onboard natural gas fuel storage 
        systems to nationally recognized and industry safety standards; 
        and
            (11) the use of natural gas engines in hybrid vehicles.
    (c) Certification of Conversion Systems.--The Secretary shall 
coordinate with the Administrator on issues related to streamlining the 
certification of natural gas conversion systems to the appropriate 
Federal certification requirements and in-use emission standards.
    (d) Cooperation and Coordination With Industry.--In developing and 
carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall 
coordinate with the natural gas vehicle industry to ensure cooperation 
between the public and the private sector.
    (e) Conduct of Program.--The program under this section shall be 
conducted in accordance with sections 3001 and 3002 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to Congress on the 
implementation of this section.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2010 through 2014 to carry out this section.
    (h) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``natural 
gas'' means compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, biomethane, 
and mixtures of hydrogen and methane or natural gas.
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