1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Fueling America Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Increased production of natural gas and liquefied
petroleum gas vehicles
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle
research, development, and demonstration projects.
Sec. 103. Study of increasing natural gas and liquefied
petroleum gas vehicles in Federal fleet.
Sec. 104. Clean school bus program.
TITLE II—Tax incentives
Sec. 201. Credit for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas
refueling property.
Sec. 202. Credit for purchase of vehicles fueled by natural gas
or liquefied petroleum gas.
<enum>I</enum><header>Increased
production of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles</header>
<section id="IDb51ce5aa2d404943b82ddfd68307e417"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="idB3AE3232C72F40778E5DF2F7CBBA0EF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id87B5F2CB2D7D468D8E84AA3F374E3B16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Natural
gas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>natural
gas</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAD03EBFB4CBF4E6B9C97FD5436279F2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compressed natural gas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2B6A6DFF1A347F0B410949C61DA768C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">liquefied natural gas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA2AE1A757454D2FB759A774E63FF684"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">biomethane; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2ED1466480B4A2A88146BB23F5FDD36"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mixtures of—</text>
<clause id="idCD1C7B3F532A463D8BEF235FF2A87CA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6501493c7b6640068cf98ac8cca36b06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>methane,
biomethane, compressed natural gas, or liquefied natural gas.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id83F3C531402441DB85E28A0EE7EF174B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDd6018126188746e8b0b606517ca2530c"><enum>102.</enum><header>Natural gas
and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration
projects</header>
<subsection id="ID577be374c50a4b06bb17e7a1ae65490d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator,
shall conduct a program of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle
research, development, and demonstration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID22ec22d81b7c4041862e0e203209d54f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the program conducted under this section are to focus on—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa587d34b248c42ddaa11fa5d51edcb34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the continued
improvement and development of new, cleaner, more efficient light-duty,
medium-duty, and heavy-duty natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle
engines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5350e6672344580861d7097174a4dbf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the integration
of those engines into light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty natural gas and
liquefied petroleum gas vehicles for onroad and offroad applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID87169fd97fb84a01a807256259de7201"><enum>(3)</enum><text>expanding product
availability by assisting manufacturers with the certification of the engines
or vehicles described in paragraph (1) or (2) to comply with Federal or
California certification requirements and in-use emission standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDed0b056f1ff04815a06e1a0b6aeeb32b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the demonstration
and proper operation and use of the vehicles described in paragraph (2) under
all operating conditions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f5176451d874be28684514c23ca307b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the development
and improvement of nationally recognized codes and standards for the continued
safe operation of vehicles described in paragraph (2) and the components of the
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID37bd870244104bf985343c5a938786c3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>improvement in
the reliability and efficiency of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas
fueling station infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID709cb2e6595e41f28d99b95d25a5fc8d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the certification
of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas fueling station infrastructure to
nationally recognized and industry safety standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0bea508c1ec4df99b2ed60f46b40279"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the improvement
in the reliability and efficiency of onboard natural gas and liquefied
petroleum gas fuel storage systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f148128a2984135b3aec33e3e884886"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the development
of new natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas fuel storage materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID31961747e81b4268a0223445d411c884"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the
certification of onboard natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas fuel storage
systems to nationally recognized and industry safety standards; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID557630731f8e4820b31c611c020f8d86"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the use of
natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas engines in hybrid vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf4c020aca80a48c0a9fa218365c9b07a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certification
of aftermarket conversion systems</header>
<paragraph id="id5195D5DF3F454046AC18E037717955A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate with the Administrator on
issues related to streamlining the certification of natural gas and liquefied
petroleum gas aftermarket conversion systems to comply with appropriate Federal
certification requirements and in-use emission standards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID51bea8e591434e64abf71056982e3439"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Streamlined
certification</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), streamlined
certification shall include providing aftermarket conversion system
manufacturers the option to continue to sell and install systems on engines and
test groups for which the manufacturers have previously received a certificate
of conformity without having to request a new certificate in future
years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb9de807a977548ae9eced759e39c4dca"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperation and
coordination with industry</header><text>In developing and carrying out the
program under this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the natural gas
and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle industry to ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, cooperation between the public and the private sector.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6a12a402e6c140818fff7043e5dadce2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
program under this section shall be conducted in accordance with sections 3001
and 3002 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13541, 13542).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID55c3abfa54c34c188c4c212d70ab38ff"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation
of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4c868f62023e4f0591dafd155b3dd997"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010
through 2014.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID0b33a70cc832425196353b9ebd00f3f0"><enum>103.</enum><header>Study of
increasing natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles in Federal
fleet</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services,
in consultation with the Administrator, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id0468BE916F0B40349C9D650836FA12F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study on whether or not the
Federal fleet should increase the number of light-duty, medium-duty, and
heavy-duty natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles in the
fleet;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc58b223b022a4167b642353d1afaec3e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the
barriers to increasing the number of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas
vehicles in the fleet;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID95f7af0507734f34b481a5c886e85289"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess the
potential for maximizing the use of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas
vehicles in the fleet; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB5B2FCEF29B341E0AC0E243D425EB3DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the results of the study.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDa2fc7ab507d94f1998630e4f44403252"><enum>104.</enum><header>Clean school
bus program</header>
<subsection id="IDddd908269b834422a4da8cd2b0a8558e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 6015 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (42 U.S.C. 16091a) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9043a89e94fe46e4b484b3ba4e834ddf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb937ecab2fe74d73a090378fe818b11f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="IDb0d3681b5c1447e4a6fd0e9f93b389f4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">50</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">65</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb0d448e7f38f492dabee60ce7edb80dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>one-half</quote> and
inserting <quote>65 percent</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5179051316A54693B3CBF0BCE323BEE5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause
(i)(II), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3296B630D6474B4BAF919FECE9D92C48"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting as semicolon;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA910C61B4B444B278374687133FA0357"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F1D39B2E589493DB6DADADD56480DFF" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID9c0ce5d1bfab4217bd3942377c50614e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>clean school
buses with engines manufactured in model year 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, or 2014
that satisfy regulatory requirements established by the Administrator for
emissions of oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter to be applicable for
school buses manufactured in that model year; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf113316b20614398adc32954e8067eaf"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>clean school
buses with engines only fueled by compressed natural gas, liquefied natural
gas, or liquefied petroleum gas, except that school buses described in this
clause may be eligible for a grant that is equal to an additional 25 percent of
the acquisition costs of the school buses (including fueling
infrastructure).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92117bf29ad347318ff4ecc9c9bcb292"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause id="IDa2fe1c9996124c80bba4db2c77df70e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">25</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">50</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2c6e749de6334e60b8927738f2f581d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>one-fourth</quote> and
inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ac52e14488648b88e767a67bc259921"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2d8a5d86a75a45f9a6f4627046f1e5a8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd9ece15e382448e2866dfde24f02fa26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>2008, 2009, and 2010.</quote> and inserting <quote>2008 and
2009; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d33c44a164948baa851163aa727e8af"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id100992DDEF59491DBB4386AFE3F2CD55" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID3e2bb0467760463e9dbfb0e9257ba316"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDebedae4b868a4a97ae083a58dc9bfb23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
correction</header><text>Section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16091) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Tax
incentives</header>
<section id="ID0e982e0d50354422a7d6ff9d005f3353"><enum>201.</enum><header>Credit for
natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas refueling property</header>
<subsection id="IDf3636dde05724580ab1abbaa75dbafa8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in
credit percentage for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas refueling
property</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 30C of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="id6C8C24834E9448B48F2F029BC9CB40B8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idA69DE019FBD442E58EB2F52C20BDB9F8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Special rule
for qualified natural gas vehicle refueling property and qualified liquefied
petroleum gas vehicle refueling property</header>
<subparagraph id="id48445BDAEAB0404FAAF185450BE76D6E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of any qualified natural gas vehicle
refueling property and any qualified liquefied petroleum gas vehicle refueling
property to which paragraph (6) does not apply—</text>
<clause id="id6F2A065D928A406B83066E803616B443"><enum>(i)</enum><text>subsection (a)
shall be applied by substituting <quote>50 percent</quote> for <quote>30
percent</quote>,</text>
</clause><clause id="id79DA71618AE849E3922B4FABB03A75A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subsection
(b)(1) shall be applied by substituting <quote>$50,000</quote> for
<quote>$30,000</quote>, and</text>
</clause><clause id="id76695670531441D694C0852B7FD63189"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>subsection
(b)(2) shall be applied by substituting <quote>$2,000</quote> for
<quote>$1,000</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C2813455FB24425AD844A57DFB5EA41"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualified
natural gas vehicle refueling property</header><text>For purposes of this
paragraph, the term <term>qualified natural gas vehicle refueling
property</term> has the same meaning as the term <term>qualified alternative
fuel vehicle refueling property</term> would have under subsection (c) if only
natural gas, compressed natural gas, and liquefied natural gas were treated as
clean-burning fuels for purposes of section 179A(d).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id577A87C33D5046D4B8060D46F15CAB30"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Qualified
liquefied petroleum gas vehicle refueling property</header><text>For purposes
of this paragraph, the term <term>qualified liquefied petroleum gas vehicle
refueling property</term> has the same meaning as the term <term>qualified
alternative fuel vehicle refueling property</term> would have under subsection
(c) if only liquefied petroleum gas were treated as a clean-burning fuel for
purposes of section
179A(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID95175d3123f44a20affe96932685732f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
credit</header><text>Subsection (g) of section 30C of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id711BCE3051E9499D9B00D77B76F5FD10" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID7bfdcc9614ea437281905b3887c16a00"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply to any property placed in service after December 31,
2014.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb07fe1c866784995a1429b5464594441"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2008, in taxable years ending after such
date.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDaaaeecb8a08544f8ab3a590d568a34f9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Credit for
purchase of vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas</header>
<subsection id="IDd36f2d23e6ba46b9874f84340195e00e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 30B of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66CE43568EA043DE8ACF579CC0EB41FC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID255f516644a141cbb19b5106846309ef"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Higher
incremental cost limits for natural gas vehicles and liquefied petroleum gas
vehicles</header>
<subparagraph id="id0FC9A9C9FCB048DBA768B178B8C1B29E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of any eligible natural gas motor vehicle and
any eligible liquefied petroleum gas motor vehicle, paragraph (3) shall be
applied by multiplying each of the dollar amounts contained in such paragraph
by 2.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE39FBFA84EE949318F0D06F5A5BC0AF3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
natural gas motor vehicle</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the
term <term>eligible natural gas motor vehicle</term> means (except as provided
in clause (ii)) a new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle or aftermarket
conversion system the final assembly of which is in the United States and
that—</text>
<clause id="id3CA6E5DB15A940F48CB7D0B44D0F8168"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is only capable
of operating on compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas, or</text>
</clause><clause id="id58BE9436B0134ED5A1D4A6033276A305"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is capable of
operating for more than 175 miles on compressed natural gas or liquefied
natural gas and is capable of operating on gasoline or diesel fuel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18111B8532DF46CA9EC7CFE650C8EB2A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible
liquefied petroleum gas motor vehicle</header><text>For purposes of this
paragraph, the term <term>eligible liquefied petroleum gas motor vehicle</term>
means (except as provided in clause (ii)) a new qualified alternative fuel
motor vehicle or aftermarket conversion system the final assembly of which is
in the United States and that—</text>
<clause id="id52260EBCEF8747B28C9440CBE5742E3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is only capable
of operating on liquefied petroleum gas, or</text>
</clause><clause id="idF17A286CB2124489A02DD7572E71C61E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is capable of
operating for more than 175 miles on liquefied petroleum gas and is capable of
operating on gasoline or diesel fuel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id806D72BC91FC498FADD714F7F31AA182"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Aftermarket
conversion system</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<term>aftermarket conversion system</term> means property that converts a
vehicle that is not described in this paragraph into an eligible natural gas
motor vehicle (for purposes of subparagraph (B)) or an eligible liquefied
petroleum gas motor vehicle (for purposes of subparagraph
(C)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID21291f04971f4500a19afcc626cd3372"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
credit for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas
vehicles</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 30B(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0F31C82992194A99B0022D1A52B43413"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3),</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE799D9A1D7694B4496FCA9C38EBA9A2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84BEF42E3C3740D6903CDA790DAEDE72"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(as described in subsection (e))</quote> in paragraph (4) and inserting
<quote>(as described in paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (e))</quote>,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA07684D6625D492BAB329425E7407783"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id384A70CB1BA242718BF6330079F32735" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDa87a78d55087454d8e44ac3a1c44aff5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the case of a
new qualified alternative fuel vehicle described in subsection (e)(6), December
31,
2014.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6d4184beaa5943469f9d54a2b5f80821"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to vehicles
placed in service after December 31, 2008, in taxable years ending after such
date.</text>
</subsection></section>