[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 16 (Monday, April 26, 1993)]
[Pages 640-641]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 12844--Federal Use of Alternative Fueled Vehicles

 April 21, 1993

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), the Motor 
Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1901 et 
seq.), the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486), and section 
301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
    Section 1. Federal Leadership and Goals. The use of alternative 
fueled motor vehicles can, in some applications, substantially reduce 
pollutants in the atmosphere, create significant domestic economic 
activity and stimulate jobs creation, utilize domestic fuel sources as 
defined by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and reduce vehicle maintenance 
costs.
    Moreover, Federal action can provide a significant market impetus 
for the development and manufacture of alternative fueled vehicles, and 
for the expansion of the fueling infrastructure necessary to support 
large numbers of privately owned alternative fueled vehicles.
    The Federal Government can exercise leadership in the use of 
alternative fueled vehicles. To that end, each agency shall adopt 
aggressive plans to substantially exceed the alternative fueled vehicle 
purchase requirements established by the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
    Sec. 2. Alternative Fueled Vehicle Requirements. The Federal 
Government shall acquire, subject to the availability of funds and 
considering life cycle costs, alternative fueled vehicles in numbers 
that exceed by 50 percent the requirements for 1993 through 1995 set 
forth in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The Federal fleet vehicle 
acquisition program shall be structured with the objectives of: (a) 
continued reduction in the incremental cost associated with specific 
vehicle and fuel combinations; (b) long-term movement toward increasing 
availability of alternative fueled vehicles produced as standard 
manufacturers' models; and (c) minimizing life cycle costs in the 
acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles. In addition, there is 
established, for a period not to exceed 1 year, the Federal Fleet 
Conversion Task Force, a Federal interagency implementation committee to 
be constituted by the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with a Task 
Force Chairman to be named by the President. The Task Force will advise 
on the implementation of this Executive order. The Task Force will issue 
a public report within 90 days setting forth a recommended plan and 
schedule of implementation and, no later than 1 year from the date of 
this order, in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, file a report 
on the status of the conversion effort.
    Sec. 3. Alternative Fueled Vehicle Acquisition Assistance. Within 
available appropriations, and as required by the Energy Policy Act of 
1992, the Secretary of Energy shall provide assistance to other agencies 
that acquire alternative fueled vehicles. This assistance includes 
payment of incremental costs of alternative fueled vehicles, including 
any incremental costs associated with acquisition and disposal. All 
vehicles, whether conversions or purchases as original equipment

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manufacturer models, shall comply with all applicable Federal and State 
emissions and safety standards, consistent with those requirements 
placed on original equipment manufacturers, including years and mileage.
    Sec. 4. Alternative Fueled Vehicle Purchase and Use Incentives. The 
Administrator of the General Services Administration, to the extent 
allowed by law, may provide incentives to purchase alternative fueled 
vehicles, including priority processing of procurement requests, and, 
with the Secretary of Energy, provide any other technical or 
administrative assistance aimed at accelerating the purchase and use of 
Federal alternative fueled vehicles.
    Sec. 5. Cooperation with Industry and State and Local Authorities on 
Alternative Fueled Vehicle Refueling Capabilities. The Secretary of 
Energy shall coordinate Federal planning and siting efforts with private 
industry fuel suppliers, and with State and local governments, to ensure 
that adequate private sector refueling capabilities exist or will exist 
wherever Federal fleet alternative fueled vehicles are sited. Each 
agency's fleet managers are expected to work with appropriate 
organizations at their respective locations on initiatives to promote 
alternative fueled vehicle use.
    Sec. 6. Reporting. The head of each agency shall report annually to 
the Secretary of Energy on actions and progress under this order, 
consistent with guidance provided by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
prepare a consolidated annual report to the President and to the 
Congress on the implementation of this order. As part of the report, the 
Secretary and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
complete a thorough, objective evaluation of alternative fueled 
vehicles. The evaluation shall consider operating and acquisition costs, 
fuel economy, maintenance, and other factors as appropriate.
    Sec. 7. Definitions. For the purpose of this order, the terms 
``agency'' and ``alternative fueled vehicle'' have the same meanings 
given such terms in sections 151 and 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992, respectively.
    Sec. 8. Exceptions. The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, and the Attorney General, consistent with the national 
security and protective and law enforcement activities of their 
respective agencies, shall determine the extent to which the 
requirements of this order apply to the national security and protective 
and law enforcement activities of their respective agencies.
    Sec. 9. Judicial Review. This order is not intended to create any 
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by a non-
Federal party against the United States, its officers or employees, or 
any other person.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
April 21, 1993.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:33 a.m., April 22, 
1993]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on 
April 23.