[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 612 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 612

    To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the 
  Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a strategic petroleum 
demand response plan to reduce the consumption of petroleum products by 
                        the Federal Government.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2011

Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Merkley) 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 amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the 
  Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a strategic petroleum 
demand response plan to reduce the consumption of petroleum products by 
                        the Federal Government.

    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 ``Strategic Petroleum Demand Response 
Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM DEMAND RESPONSE PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Part F of title III of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 384. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM DEMAND RESPONSE PLAN.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of 
other applicable Federal agencies, shall develop and implement a 
strategic petroleum demand response plan to reduce the consumption of 
petroleum products by the Federal Government.
    ``(b) Activities.--The strategic petroleum demand response plan may 
include activities such as--
            ``(1) flexible work schedules by Federal employees to 
        reduce congestion;
            ``(2) telecommuting by Federal employees;
            ``(3) suspension of noncritical travel by Federal 
        employees;
            ``(4) reduction of consumption of oil to heat or cool 
        Federal buildings, including the use of energy efficiency 
        measures;
            ``(5) expanded use of electric or alternative fuel 
        vehicles; and
            ``(6) any other activity that reduces the consumption of 
        petroleum products by Federal agencies and employees.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The strategic petroleum demand response plan 
shall not significantly--
            ``(1) affect the critical functions of the Federal 
        Government; or
            ``(2) reduce the national security of the United States.
    ``(d) Voluntary Response Plan.--The Secretary shall develop and 
implement a voluntary response plan to encourage individual companies 
and State and local governments to reduce the consumption of petroleum 
products in conjunction with the strategic petroleum demand response 
plan.
    ``(e) Use of Sale Proceeds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the proceeds from the sale of any petroleum products from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve under subtitle B of title I shall be used--
            ``(1) to carry out the strategic petroleum demand response 
        plan required by this section;
            ``(2) to procure electric vehicles for the Federal 
        Government; or
            ``(3) to work with the rental car industry to expand 
        electric vehicle options for Federal employees.
    ``(f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives--
            ``(1) the strategic petroleum demand response plan required 
        by this section; and
            ``(2) any recommendations for amendments to this section to 
        reduce the consumption of petroleum products under the 
        strategic petroleum demand response plan.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
section of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 
6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part F 
of title III the following:

``Sec. 384. Strategic petroleum demand response plan.''.
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