II Calendar No. 622 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2843 [Report No. 111–335] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2009 Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Bayh) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources September 28, 2010 Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy.

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Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—Vehicle research and development Sec. 101. Program. Sec. 102. Sensing and communications technologies. Sec. 103. Manufacturing. Sec. 104. User testing facilities. Sec. 105. Reports. Sec. 106. Innovative Automotive Demonstration Program. TITLE II—Medium and heavy duty commercial and transit vehicles Sec. 201. Program. Sec. 202. Class 8 truck and trailer systems demonstration. Sec. 203. Technology testing and metrics. Sec. 204. Nonroad systems pilot program. TITLE III—Authorization of appropriations Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

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Findings and purposes

(a)

Findings

Congress finds that— (1)according to the Energy Information Administration, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 28 percent of the United States primary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, and 24 percent of global oil demand; (2)the United States transportation sector is over 95 percent dependent on petroleum, and over 60 percent of petroleum demand is met by imported supplies; (3)United States heavy truck fuel consumption will increase 23 percent by 2030, while overall transportation energy use will decline by 1 percent; (4)the domestic automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturing sectors have increasingly limited resources for research, development, and engineering of advanced technologies; (5)domestic vehicle, engine, and component manufacturers are playing a more important role in vehicle technology development, and should be better integrated into Federal research efforts; (6)priorities for vehicle technologies research of the Department of Energy have shifted drastically in recent years among diesel hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and plug-in electric hybrids, with little continuity among the vehicle technologies; (7)the integration of vehicle, communication, and infrastructure technologies has great potential for efficiency gains through better management of the total transportation system; and (8)the Federal Government should balance the role of the Federal Government in researching longer-term exploratory concepts and developing nearer-term transformational technologies for domestic-made vehicles. (b)

Purposes

The purposes of this Act are— (1)to develop and promote the deployment of technologies and practices that— (A)improve the fuel efficiency and emissions of all vehicles produced in the United States; and (B)reduce vehicle reliance on petroleum-based fuels; (2)to support domestic research, development, demonstration, deployment, engineering, and commercial application and domestic manufacturing of advanced vehicles, engines, and components; (3)to enable vehicles to move larger volumes of goods and more passengers with less energy and emissions; (4)to develop cost-effective advanced technologies for wide-scale utilization throughout the passenger, commercial, government, and transit vehicle sectors; (5)to allow for greater consumer choice of domestic-made vehicle technologies and fuels; (6)to shorten technology development and integration cycles in the domestic vehicle industry; (7)to ensure a proper balance and diversity of Federal investment in domestic-made vehicle technologies; (8)to promote the integration of intelligent vehicle technologies with infrastructure-based information and communications systems and the electrical grid; and (9)to strengthen partnerships between Federal and State governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.

3.

Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Department

The term Department means the Department of Energy. (2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.

1.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2010. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—Vehicle research and development Sec. 101. Program. Sec. 102. Sensing and communications technologies. Sec. 103. Manufacturing. Sec. 104. User testing facilities. Sec. 105. Reports. Sec. 106. Innovative Automotive Demonstration Program. TITLE II—Medium and heavy duty commercial and transit vehicles Sec. 201. Program. Sec. 202. Class 8 truck and trailer systems demonstration. Sec. 203. Technology testing and metrics. Sec. 204. Nonroad systems pilot program. TITLE III—Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program Sec. 301. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program. TITLE IV—Natural gas vehicles Sec. 401. Natural gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration projects. Sec. 402. Study of increasing natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles in Federal fleet. TITLE V—Authorization of appropriations Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 502. Cost-sharing requirement.

2.

Findings and purposes

(a)

Findings

Congress finds that— (1)according to the Energy Information Administration, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 28 percent of the United States primary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, and 24 percent of global oil demand; (2)the United States transportation sector is over 95 percent dependent on petroleum, and over 60 percent of petroleum demand is met by imported supplies; (3)United States heavy truck fuel consumption will increase 23 percent by 2030, while overall transportation energy use will decline by 1 percent; (4)the domestic automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturing sectors have increasingly limited resources for research, development, and engineering of advanced technologies; (5)domestic vehicle, engine, and component manufacturers are playing a more important role in vehicle technology development, and should be better integrated into Federal research efforts; (6)priorities for vehicle technologies research of the Department of Energy have shifted drastically in recent years among diesel hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and plug-in electric hybrids, with little continuity among the vehicle technologies; (7)the integration of vehicle, communication, and infrastructure technologies has great potential for efficiency gains through better management of the total transportation system; and (8)the Federal Government should balance the role of the Federal Government in researching longer-term exploratory concepts and developing nearer-term transformational technologies for domestic-made vehicles. (b)

Purposes

The purposes of this Act are— (1)to reform and reorient the vehicle technologies programs of the Department of Energy; (2)to develop and promote the deployment of technologies and practices that— (A)improve the fuel efficiency and emissions of all vehicles produced in the United States; and (B)reduce vehicle reliance on petroleum-based fuels; (3)to support domestic research, development, demonstration, deployment, engineering, and commercial application and domestic manufacturing of advanced vehicles, engines, and components; (4)to enable vehicles to move larger volumes of goods and more passengers with less energy and emissions; (5)to develop cost-effective advanced technologies for wide-scale utilization throughout the passenger, commercial, government, and transit vehicle sectors; (6)to allow for greater consumer choice of domestic-made vehicle technologies and fuels; (7)to shorten technology development and integration cycles in the domestic vehicle industry; (8)to ensure a proper balance and diversity of Federal investment in domestic-made vehicle technologies; (9)to promote the integration of intelligent vehicle technologies with infrastructure-based information and communications systems and the electrical grid; and (10)to strengthen partnerships between Federal and State governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.

3.

Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2)

Department

The term Department means the Department of Energy. (3)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.

September 28, 2010 Reported with an amendment