II 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3433 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 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010.

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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.

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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). .

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Fuel economy and motor vehicle emission standards

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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.