[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 3251. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Peters) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms.
Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 150, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
SEC. 131_. GASEOUS FUEL DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES.
Section 32905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Gaseous Fuel Dual Fueled Automobiles.--
``(1) Model years 1993 through 2016.--For any model of
gaseous fuel dual fueled automobile manufactured by a
manufacturer in model years 1993 through 2016, the
Administrator shall measure the fuel economy for that model
by dividing 1.0 by the sum of--
``(A) .5 divided by the fuel economy measured under section
32904(c) of this title when operating the model on gasoline
or diesel fuel; and
``(B) .5 divided by the fuel economy measured under
subsection (c) of this section when operating the model on
gaseous fuel.
``(2) Subsequent model years.--For any model of gaseous
fuel dual fueled automobile manufactured by a manufacturer in
model year 2017 or any subsequent model year, the
Administrator shall calculate fuel economy in accordance with
section 600.510-12 (c)(2)(vii) of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this
paragraph) if the vehicle qualifies under section
32901(c).''.
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