[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3433 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3433

   To prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of 
  Mexico, and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental 
             Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 27 (legislative day, May 26), 2010

  Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of 
  Mexico, and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental 
             Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards.

    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 ``Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act 
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) according to the Energy Information Administration, 
        opening all areas in the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of 
        Mexico, and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer 
        Continental Shelf that were subject to a moratorium that 
        expired in 2008 to drilling would--
                    (A) save consumers only 3 cents per gallon of gas 
                in 2030; and
                    (B) produce an estimated 500,000 barrels of oil per 
                day by 2030;
            (2) fuel economy standards that achieve 35.5 miles per 
        gallon by 2016, are projected to save--
                    (A) consumers the equivalent of $1 per gallon of 
                gas by 2030; and
                    (B) 2,000,000 barrels per day of oil by 2030;
            (3) increasing fuel economy to 55 miles per gallon by 2030 
        would--
                    (A) save consumers the equivalent of $1.43 or more 
                per gallon of gas by 2030; and
                    (B) save 3,900,000 barrels of oil per day by 2030, 
                and 1,423,500,000 barrels of oil annually in 2030;
            (4) the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico stemming from 
        the incident at the Deepwater Horizon rig has led to--
                    (A) the loss of life;
                    (B) the release of an estimated hundreds of 
                thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico 
                every day since the April 20, 2010, disaster; and
                    (C) an environmental cleanup and economic damages 
                estimated to cost tens of billions of dollars;
            (5) the limited benefits of continued offshore drilling are 
        outweighed by the substantial risks of offshore drilling;
            (6) there are cleaner and safer ways to reduce the price of 
        gasoline than offshore drilling, such as strong fuel economy 
        standards;
            (7) China--
                    (A) already achieves a fuel economy standard of 
                36.8 miles per gallon for new passenger vehicles; and
                    (B) is raising fuel economy to more than 42 miles 
                per gallon by 2015; and
            (8) in Japan and in Europe current fuel economy standards 
        are higher than 42 miles per gallon.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN THE PACIFIC, ATLANTIC, 
              EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO, AND CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO 
              REGIONS.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in the Atlantic, Pacific, 
Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, the 
Secretary shall not issue a lease or permit for the exploration, 
development, or production of oil or natural gas in--
            ``(1) the Pacific Region of the outer Continental Shelf;
            ``(2) the Atlantic Region of the outer Continental Shelf; 
        or
            ``(3) the areas in the Gulf of Mexico described in section 
        104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 
        U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432).''.

SEC. 4. FUEL ECONOMY AND MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS.

    (a) Fuel Economy Standards.--Section 32902(b)(2)(B) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Automobile fuel economy average for model 
                years 2017 through 2030.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
                an average fuel economy standard for passenger and non-
                passenger automobiles for each model year beginning 
                with model year 2017 to achieve a combined fuel economy 
                average for model year 2030 of at least 55 miles per 
                gallon for the total fleet of passenger and non-
                passenger automobiles manufactured for sale in the 
                United States for that model year (excluding light-duty 
                vehicles that draw motive power from a battery with a 
                capacity larger than 4 kilowatt-hours).''.
    (b) Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Standards.--In 
accordance with section 202 of the National Emission Standards Act (42 
U.S.C. 7521) and section 32902 of title 49, United States Code, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration 
with the Administrator of the National Highway Transportation Safety 
Administration, and in consultation with the State of California and 
representatives of the automotive industry and other relevant parties, 
shall ensure continued progress in significantly improving motor 
vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 
setting motor vehicle emission and fuel economy standards for model 
year 2017 and subsequent model years that reflect the greatest emission 
reductions and fuel efficiency improvement achievable through the 
application of technology that the Administrators determine will be 
available for the model year to which the standards apply, considering 
the costs associated with the application of the technology and other 
factors, as appropriate.
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