[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 580 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 580

     To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Federal 
 Government to acquire not fewer than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric 
                               vehicles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2009

Mr. Israel (for himself and Mr. Inslee) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Federal 
 Government to acquire not fewer than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric 
                               vehicles.

    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 as the ``Purchasing Low-Emission Vehicles for 
Use in Government (PLUG) Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the Energy Information Administration, 70 
        percent of all petroleum consumed in the United States in 2007 
        was used in the transportation sector.
            (2) According to the Department of Energy, plug-in hybrid 
        electric vehicles can significantly reduce fuel use and costs, 
        increase our energy security and protect the environment.
            (3) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles achieve better gas 
        mileage than standard hybrid vehicles through the use of a 
        larger battery that can be recharged by plugging the battery 
        into a standard home electrical outlet.
            (4) Significant strides have been made in the research and 
        development of battery technology for plug-in hybrid electric 
        vehicles.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN FEDERAL FLEET 
              REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 303(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13212(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) In meeting the requirements of paragraph (1)(D), the 
        Secretary, with the cooperation of the heads of other 
        appropriate agencies, shall ensure that the Federal Government 
        acquires not fewer than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric 
        vehicles manufactured in the United States by entities 
        incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States. 
        The Federal Government shall acquire such vehicles during the 
        5-fiscal-year period beginning after the date on which the 
        Secretary determines that such vehicles are commercially 
        available.''.
    (b) Definition of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle.--Section 301 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (13);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) the term `plug-in hybrid electric vehicle' means a 
        light duty vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine 
        or heat engine using--
                    ``(A) a combustible fuel;
                    ``(B) an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and
                    ``(C) a device that collects electricity from an 
                off-board source.''.
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