[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1355 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1355

 To provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2013

    Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Casey) 
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 provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, 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) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), 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; and
            (2) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking ``provides equal or 
        superior energy efficiency'' and inserting ``provides 
        reasonably comparable energy efficiency''.
    (c) Minimum Driving Ranges for Dual Fueled Passenger Automobiles.--
Section 32901(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(except electric 
        automobiles)'' and inserting ``(except electric or natural gas 
        automobiles)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(except electric 
        automobiles)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(except 
        electric or natural gas automobiles)''.
    (d) Manufacturing Provision for Alternative Fuel Automobiles.--
Section 32905(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the percentage utilization of the model on gasoline 
        or diesel fuel, as determined by a formula based on the model's 
        alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy measured 
        under section 32904(c); and
            ``(2) the percentage utilization of the model on gaseous 
        fuel, as determined by a formula based on the model's 
        alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy measured 
        under subsection (c).''.
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