[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2174

   To exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum fuel economy 
              increase standards, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2012

  Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum fuel economy 
              increase standards, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATURAL GAS VEHICLES.

    (a) Maximum Fuel Economy Increase for Alternative Fuel 
Automobiles.--Section 32906(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``(except an electric automobile)'' and inserting 
``(except an electric or natural gas automobile)''.
    (b) Automobile Fuel Economy Definitions.--Section 32901(a)(8) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, but the 
inclusion of a reserve gasoline tank for incidental or emergency use in 
the event of alternative fuel depletion shall not detract from the 
dedicated nature of the automobile'' before the period at the end.
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