American Fuels Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Energy Security to oversee all federal energy security programs, including coordination of all federal agency efforts to assist the United States in achieving full energy independence.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide: (1) a tax credit, against both ordinary and alternative minimum tax, for production of qualified flexible fuel motor vehicles; and (2) an alternative fuel retail sales credit.
Amends the Clayton Act and the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit restrictions on the installation of alternative fuel pumps within fuel franchise documents.
Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to ensure that diesel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States, on an annual average basis, contains specified percentages of alternative diesel fuel.
Sets forth a credit program for the generation of diesel fuel.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an excise tax credit for: (1) production of cellulosic biomass ethanol; and (2) qualifying ethanol blending and processing equipment.
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPA) to treat a medium or heavy duty hybrid vehicle as an alternative fueled vehicle.
Sets a deadline by which: (1) any federal property with at least one fuel refueling station must include at least one alternative fuel refueling station; and (2) any alternative fuel refueling station on federally-owned property must permit full public access for the purpose of refueling using alternative fuel.
Amends federal transportation law to require that any bus purchased with funds from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to be a clean fuel bus.
Amends armed forces law governing energy-related procurement to direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy to use fuel produced from domestically produced fuel using starch, sugar, cellulosic biomass, plant or animal oils, or thermal chemical conversion, thermal depolymerization, or thermal conversion processes (covered fuel). Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts to: (1) develop and operate covered fuel production facilities; and (2) provide for construction or capital modification of such facilities.
Amends the EPA to include among alternative fueled vehicles any vehicle propelled by electric drive transportation, engine dominant hybrid electric, or plug-in hybrid technology.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 133 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 133
To promote the national security and stability of the economy of the
United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil
through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 4, 2007
Mr. Obama (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Harkin) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Finance
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To promote the national security and stability of the economy of the
United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil
through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Fuels Act
of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Office of Energy Security.
Sec. 3. Credit for production of qualified flexible fuel motor
vehicles.
Sec. 4. Incentives for the retail sale of alternative fuels as motor
vehicle fuel.
Sec. 5. Freedom for fuel franchisers.
Sec. 6. Alternative diesel fuel content of diesel.
Sec. 7. Excise tax credit for production of cellulosic biomass ethanol.
Sec. 8. Incentive for Federal and State fleets for medium and heavy
duty hybrids.
Sec. 9. Credit for qualifying ethanol blending and processing
equipment.
Sec. 10. Public access to Federal alternative refueling stations.
Sec. 11. Purchase of clean fuel buses.
Sec. 12. Domestic fuel production volumes to meet Department of Defense
needs.
Sec. 13. Federal fleet energy conservation improvement.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF ENERGY SECURITY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
Energy Security appointed under subsection (c)(1).
(2) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of Energy
Security established by subsection (b).
(b) Establishment.--There is established in the Executive Office of
the President the Office of Energy Security.
(c) Director.--
(1) In general.--The Office shall be headed by a Director,
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
(2) Rate of pay.--The Director shall be paid at a rate of
pay equal to level I of the Executive Schedule under section
5312 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--The Office, acting through the Director,
shall be responsible for overseeing all Federal energy security
programs, including the coordination of efforts of Federal
agencies to assist the United States in achieving full energy
independence.
(2) Specific responsibilities.--In carrying out paragraph
(1), the Director shall--
(A) serve as head of the energy community;
(B) act as the principal advisor to the President,
the National Security Council, the National Economic
Council, the Domestic Policy Council, and the Homeland
Security Council with respect to intelligence matters
relating to energy security;
(C) with request to budget requests and
appropriations for Federal programs relating to energy
security--
(i) consult with the President and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
with respect to each major Federal budgetary
decision relating to energy security of the
United States;
(ii) based on priorities established by the
President, provide to the heads of departments
containing agencies or organizations within the
energy community, and to the heads of such
agencies and organizations, guidance for use in
developing the budget for Federal programs
relating to energy security;
(iii) based on budget proposals provided to
the Director by the heads of agencies and
organizations described in clause (ii), develop
and determine an annual consolidated budget for
Federal programs relating to energy security;
and
(iv) present the consolidated budget,
together with any recommendations of the
Director and any heads of agencies and
organizations described in clause (ii), to the
President for approval;
(D) establish and meet regularly with a council of
business and labor leaders to develop and provide to
the President and Congress recommendations relating to
the impact of energy supply and prices on economic
growth;
(E) submit to Congress an annual report that
describes the progress of the United States toward the
goal of achieving full energy independence; and
(F) carry out such other responsibilities as the
President may assign.
(e) Staff.--
(1) In general.--The Director may, without regard to the
civil service laws (including regulations), appoint and
terminate such personnel as are necessary to enable the
Director to carry out the responsibilities of the Director
under this section.
(2) Compensation.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the Director may fix the compensation of personnel
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States
Code, relating to classification of positions and
General Schedule pay rates.
(B) Maximum rate of pay.--The rate of pay for the
personnel appointed by the Director shall not exceed
the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF QUALIFIED FLEXIBLE FUEL MOTOR
VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 45O. PRODUCTION OF QUALIFIED FLEXIBLE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLES.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, in the case
of a manufacturer, the qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle production
credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an amount
equal to the incremental flexible fuel motor vehicle cost for each
qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle produced in the United States by
the manufacturer during the taxable year.
``(b) Incremental Flexible Fuel Motor Vehicle Cost.--With respect
to any qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle, the incremental flexible
fuel motor vehicle cost is an amount equal to the lesser of--
``(1) the excess of--
``(A) the cost of producing such qualified flexible
fuel motor vehicle, over
``(B) the cost of producing such motor vehicle if
such motor vehicle was not a qualified flexible fuel
motor vehicle, or
``(2) $100.
``(c) Qualified Flexible Fuel Motor Vehicle.--For purposes of this
section, the term `qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle' means a
flexible fuel motor vehicle--
``(1) the production of which is not required for the
manufacturer to meet--
``(A) the maximum credit allowable for vehicles
described in paragraph (2) in determining the fleet
average fuel economy requirements (as determined under
section 32904 of title 49, United States Code) of the
manufacturer for the model year ending in the taxable
year, or
``(B) the requirements of any other provision of
Federal law, and
``(2) which is designed so that the vehicle is propelled by
an engine which can use as a fuel a gasoline mixture of which
85 percent (or another percentage of not less than 70 percent,
as the Secretary may determine, by rule, to provide for
requirements relating to cold start, safety, or vehicle
functions) of the volume of consists of ethanol.
``(d) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' has the
meaning given such term by section 30(c)(2).
``(2) Manufacturer.--The term `manufacturer' has the
meaning given such term in regulations prescribed by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for
purposes of the administration of title II of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.).
``(3) Reduction in basis.--For purposes of this subtitle,
if a credit is allowed under this section for any expenditure
with respect to any property, the increase in the basis of such
property which would (but for this paragraph) result from such
expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so
allowed.
``(4) No double benefit.--The amount of any deduction or
credit allowable under this chapter (other than the credits
allowable under this section and section 30B) shall be reduced
by the amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) for such
vehicle for the taxable year.
``(5) Election not to take credit.--No credit shall be
allowed under subsection (a) for any vehicle if the taxpayer
elects to not have this section apply to such vehicle.
``(6) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any
vehicle produced after December 31, 2011.
``(7) Cross reference.--For an election to claim certain
minimum tax credits in lieu of the credit determined under this
section, see section 53(e).''.
(b) Credit Allowed Against the Alternative Minimum Tax.--Section
38(c)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified
credits) is amended by striking the period at the end of clause
(ii)(II) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the
following new clause:
``(iii) the credit determined under section
45O.''.
(c) Election To Use Additional AMT Credit.--Section 53 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credit for prior year
minimum tax liability) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(e) Additional Credit in Lieu of Flexible Fuel Motor Vehicle
Credit.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer making an
election under this subsection for a taxable year, the amount
otherwise determined under subsection (c) shall be increased by
any amount of the credit determined under section 45O for such
taxable year which the taxpayer elects not to claim pursuant to
such election.
``(2) Election.--A taxpayer may make an election for any
taxable year not to claim any amount of the credit allowable
under section 45O with respect to property produced by the
taxpayer during such taxable year. An election under this
subsection may only be revoked with the consent of the
Secretary.
``(3) Credit refundable.--The aggregate increase in the
credit allowed by this section for any taxable year by reason
of this subsection shall for purposes of this title (other than
subsection (b)(2) of this section) be treated as a credit
allowed to the taxpayer under subpart C.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph
(30), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting
``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(32) the qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle production
credit determined under section 45N, plus''.
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``Sec. 45O. Production of qualified flexible fuel motor vehicles.''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to motor vehicles produced in model years ending after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. INCENTIVES FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AS MOTOR
VEHICLE FUEL.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by inserting after section 40A the following new
section:
``SEC. 40B. CREDIT FOR RETAIL SALE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AS MOTOR
VEHICLE FUEL.
``(a) General Rule.--The alternative fuel retail sales credit for
any taxable year is the applicable amount for each gallon of
alternative fuel sold at retail by the taxpayer during such year.
``(b) Applicable Amount.--For purposes of this section, the
applicable amount shall be determined in accordance with the following
table:
``In the case of The applicable amount
any sale: for each gallon is:
Before 2010................................... 35 cents
During 2010 or 2011........................... 20 cents
During 2012................................... 10 cents.
``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Alternative fuel.--The term `alternative fuel' means
any fuel at least 85 percent (or another percentage of not less
than 70 percent, as the Secretary may determine, by rule, to
provide for requirements relating to cold start, safety, or
vehicle functions) of the volume of which consists of ethanol.
``(2) Sold at retail.--
``(A) In general.--The term `sold at retail' means
the sale, for a purpose other than resale, after
manufacture, production, or importation.
``(B) Use treated as sale.--If any person uses
alternative fuel (including any use after importation)
as a fuel to propel any qualified alternative fuel
motor vehicle (as defined in this section) before such
fuel is sold at retail, then such use shall be treated
in the same manner as if such fuel were sold at retail
as a fuel to propel such a vehicle by such person.
``(3) Qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle.--The term
`new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle' means any motor
vehicle--
``(A) which is capable of operating on an
alternative fuel,
``(B) the original use of which commences with the
taxpayer,
``(C) which is acquired by the taxpayer for use or
lease, but not for resale, and
``(D) which is made by a manufacturer.
``(d) Election To Pass Credit.--A person which sells alternative
fuel at retail may elect to pass the credit allowable under this
section to the purchaser of such fuel or, in the event the purchaser is
a tax-exempt entity or otherwise declines to accept such credit, to the
person which supplied such fuel, under rules established by the
Secretary.
``(e) Pass-Thru in the Case of Estates and Trusts.--Under
regulations prescribed by the Secretary, rules similar to the rules of
subsection (d) of section 52 shall apply.
``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any fuel sold
at retail after December 31, 2012.''.
(b) Credit Treated as Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to current year business
credit), as amended by section 4(d), is amended by striking ``plus'' at
the end of paragraph (31), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (32) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(33) the alternative fuel retail sales credit determined
under section 40B(a).''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 40A the
following new item:
``Sec. 40B. Credit for retail sale of alternative fuels as motor
vehicle fuel.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to fuel sold at retail after the date of enactment of this Act,
in taxable years ending after such date.
SEC. 5. FREEDOM FOR FUEL FRANCHISERS.
(a) Prohibition on Restriction of Installation of Alternative Fuel
Pumps.--
(1) In general.--Title I of the Petroleum Marketing
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 107. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTION OF INSTALLATION OF ALTERNATIVE
FUEL PUMPS.
``(a) Definition.--In this section:
``(1) Alternative fuel.--The term `alternative fuel' means
any fuel--
``(A) at least 85 percent of the volume of which
consists of ethanol, natural gas, compressed natural
gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas,
hydrogen, or any combination of those fuels; or
``(B) any mixture of biodiesel (as defined in
section 40A(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)
and diesel fuel (as defined in section 4083(a)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), determined without
regard to any use of kerosene and containing at least
20 percent biodiesel.
``(2) Franchise-related document.--The term `franchise-
related document' means--
``(A) a franchise under this Act; and
``(B) any other contract or directive of a
franchisor relating to terms or conditions of the sale
of fuel by a franchisee.
``(b) Prohibitions.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of a
franchise-related document in effect on the date of enactment
of this section, no franchisee or affiliate of a franchisee
shall be restricted from--
``(A) installing on the marketing premises of the
franchisee an alternative fuel pump;
``(B) converting an existing tank and pump on the
marketing premises of the franchisee for alternative
fuel use;
``(C) advertising (including through the use of
signage or logos) the sale of any alternative fuel; or
``(D) selling alternative fuel in any specified
area on the marketing premises of the franchisee
(including any area in which a name or logo of a
franchisor or any other entity appears).
``(2) Enforcement.--Any restriction described in paragraph
(1) that is contained in a franchise-related document and in
effect on the date of enactment of this section--
``(A) shall be considered to be null and void as of
that date; and
``(B) shall not be enforced under section 105.
``(c) Exception to 3-Grade Requirement.--No franchise-related
document that requires that 3 grades of gasoline be sold by the
applicable franchisee shall prevent the franchisee from selling an
alternative fuel in lieu of 1 grade of gasoline.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) In general.--Section 101(13) of the Petroleum
Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801(13)) is amended
by adjusting the indentation of subparagraph (C)
appropriately.
(B) Table of contents.--The table of contents of
the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801
note) is amended--
(i) by inserting after the item relating to
section 106 the following:
``Sec. 107. Prohibition on restriction of installation of alternative
fuel pumps.'';
and
(ii) by striking the item relating to
section 202 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 202. Automotive fuel rating testing and disclosure
requirements.''.
(b) Application of Gasohol Competition Act of 1980.--Section 26 of
the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 26a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Restriction Prohibited.--For purposes of subsection (a),
restricting the right of a franchisee to install on the premises of
that franchisee qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property
(as defined in section 30C(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)
shall be considered an unlawful restriction.''; and
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)),
by striking ``(d) As used in this section,'' and inserting the
following:
SEC. 6. ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUEL CONTENT OF DIESEL.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7535(o))
(as amended by section 1501 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-58)) established a renewable fuel program under
which entities in the petroleum sector are required to blend
renewable fuels into motor vehicle fuel based on the gasoline
motor pool;
(2) the need for energy diversification is greater as of
the date of enactment of this Act than it was only months
before the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act (Public
Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 594); and
(3)(A) the renewable fuel program under section 211(o) of
the Clean Air Act requires a small percentage of the gasoline
motor pool, totaling nearly 140,000,000,000 gallons, to contain
a renewable fuel; and
(B) the small percentage requirement described in
subparagraph (A) does not include the 40,000,000,000-gallon
diesel motor pool.
(b) Alternative Diesel Fuel Program for Diesel Motor Pool.--Section
211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) is amended by inserting after
subsection (o) the following:
``(p) Alternative Diesel Fuel Program for Diesel Motor Pool.--
``(1) Definition of alternative diesel fuel.--
``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term
`alternative diesel fuel' means biodiesel (as defined
in section 312(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13220(f))) and any blending components derived
from alternative fuel (provided that only the
alternative fuel portion of any such blending component
shall be considered to be part of the applicable volume
under the alternative diesel fuel program established
by this subsection).
``(B) Inclusions.--The term `alternative diesel
fuel' includes a diesel fuel substitute produced from--
``(i) animal fat;
``(ii) plant oil;
``(iii) recycled yellow grease;
``(iv) single-cell or microbial oil;
``(v) thermal depolymerization;
``(vi) thermochemical conversion;
``(vii) a coal-to-liquid process (including
the Fischer-Tropsch process) that provides for
the sequestration of carbon emissions;
``(viii) a diesel-ethanol blend of not less
than 7 percent ethanol; or
``(ix) sugar, starch, or cellulosic
biomass.
``(2) Alternative diesel fuel program.--
``(A) Regulations.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this subsection,
the Administrator shall promulgate regulations
to ensure that diesel sold or introduced into
commerce in the United States (except in
noncontiguous States or territories), on an
annual average basis, contains the applicable
volume of alternative diesel fuel determined in
accordance with subparagraph (B).
``(ii) Provisions of regulations.--
Regardless of the date of promulgation, the
regulations promulgated under clause (i)--
``(I) shall contain compliance
provisions applicable to refineries,
blenders, distributors, and importers,
as appropriate, to ensure that the
requirements of this paragraph are met;
but
``(II) shall not--
``(aa) restrict geographic
areas in which alternative
diesel fuel may be used; or
``(bb) impose any per-
gallon obligation for the use
of alternative diesel fuel.
``(iii) Requirement in case of failure to
promulgate regulations.--If the Administrator
fails to promulgate regulations under clause
(i), the percentage of alternative diesel fuel
in the diesel motor pool sold or dispensed to
consumers in the United States, on a volume
basis, shall be 0.6 percent for calendar year
2009.
``(B) Applicable volume.--
``(i) Calendar years 2009 through 2016.--
For the purpose of subparagraph (A), the
applicable volume for any of calendar years
2009 through 2016 shall be determined in
accordance with the following table:
``Applicable volume of Alternative
diesel fuel in diesel motor
pool (in millions of Calendar year:
gallons):
250.................................................... 2009
500.................................................... 2010
750.................................................... 2011
1,000.................................................. 2012
1,250.................................................. 2013
1,500.................................................. 2014
1,750.................................................. 2015
2,000.................................................. 2016.
``(ii) Calendar year 2017 and thereafter.--
The applicable volume for calendar year 2017
and each calendar year thereafter shall be
determined by the Administrator, in
coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Energy, based on a review
of the implementation of the program during
calendar years 2009 through 2016, including a
review of--
``(I) the impact of the use of
alternative diesel fuels on the
environment, air quality, energy
security, job creation, and rural
economic development; and
``(II) the expected annual rate of
future production of alternative diesel
fuels to be used as a blend component
or replacement to the diesel motor
pool.
``(iii) Minimum applicable volume.--For the
purpose of subparagraph (A), the applicable
volume for calendar year 2017 and each calendar
year thereafter shall be equal to the product
obtained by multiplying--
``(I) the number of gallons of
diesel that the Administrator estimates
will be sold or introduced into
commerce during the calendar year; and
``(II) the ratio that--
``(aa) 2,000,000,000
gallons of alternative diesel
fuel; bears to
``(bb) the number of
gallons of diesel sold or
introduced into commerce during
calendar year 2016.
``(3) Applicable percentages.--
``(A) Provision of estimate of volumes of diesel
sales.--Not later than October 31 of each of calendar
years 2008 through 2016, the Administrator of the
Energy Information Administration shall provide to the
Administrator an estimate, with respect to the
following calendar year, of the volumes of diesel
projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the
United States.
``(B) Determination of applicable percentages.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than November
30 of each of calendar years 2009 through 2016,
based on the estimate provided under
subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall
determine and publish in the Federal Register,
with respect to the following calendar year,
the alternative diesel fuel obligation that
ensures that the requirements of paragraph (2)
are met.
``(ii) Required elements.--The alternative
diesel fuel obligation determined for a
calendar year under clause (i) shall--
``(I) be applicable to refineries,
blenders, and importers, as
appropriate;
``(II) be expressed in terms of a
volume percentage of diesel sold or
introduced into commerce in the United
States; and
``(III) subject to subparagraph
(C), consist of a single applicable
percentage that applies to all
categories of persons described in
subclause (I).
``(C) Adjustments.--In determining the applicable
percentage for a calendar year, the Administrator shall
make adjustments to prevent the imposition of redundant
obligations on any person described in subparagraph
(B)(ii)(I).
``(4) Credit program.--
``(A) In general.--The regulations promulgated
pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) shall provide for the
generation of an appropriate amount of credits by any
person that refines, blends, or imports diesel that
contains a quantity of alternative diesel fuel that is
greater than the quantity required under paragraph (2).
``(B) Use of credits.--A person that generates a
credit under subparagraph (A) may use the credit, or
transfer all or a portion of the credit to another
person, for the purpose of complying with regulations
promulgated pursuant to paragraph (2).
``(C) Duration of credits.--A credit generated
under this paragraph shall be valid during the 1-year
period beginning on the date on which the credit is
generated.
``(D) Inability to generate or purchase sufficient
credits.--The regulations promulgated pursuant to
paragraph (2)(A) shall include provisions allowing any
person that is unable to generate or purchase
sufficient credits under subparagraph (A) to meet the
requirements of paragraph (2) by carrying forward a
credit generated during a previous year on the
condition that the person, during the calendar year
following the year in which the alternative diesel fuel
deficit is created--
``(i) achieves compliance with the
alternative diesel fuel requirement under
paragraph (2); and
``(ii) generates or purchases additional
credits under subparagraph (A) to offset the
deficit of the previous year.
``(5) Waivers.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of Energy, may waive the requirements of
paragraph (2) in whole or in part on receipt of a
petition of 1 or more States by reducing the national
quantity of alternative diesel fuel for the diesel
motor pool required under paragraph (2) based on a
determination by the Administrator, after public notice
and opportunity for comment, that--
``(i) implementation of the requirement
would severely harm the economy or environment
of a State, a region, or the United States; or
``(ii) there is an inadequate domestic
supply of alternative diesel fuel.
``(B) Petitions for waivers.--Not later than 90
days after the date on which the Administrator receives
a petition under subparagraph (A), the Administrator,
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and
the Secretary of Energy, shall approve or disapprove
the petition.
``(C) Termination of waivers.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), a waiver under subparagraph (A)
shall terminate on the date that is 1 year
after the date on which the waiver is provided.
``(ii) Exception.--The Administrator, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Energy, may extend a
waiver under subparagraph (A), as the
Administrator determines to be appropriate.''.
(c) Penalties and Enforcement.--Section 211(d) of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7545(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or (o)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``(o), or (p)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and (o)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``(o), and (p)''.
(d) Technical Amendments.--Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7545) is amended--
(1) in subsection (i)(4), by striking ``section 324'' each
place it appears and inserting ``section 325'';
(2) in subsection (k)(10), by indenting subparagraphs (E)
and (F) appropriately;
(3) in subsection (n), by striking ``section 219(2)'' and
inserting ``section 216(2)'';
(4) by redesignating the second subsection (r) and
subsection (s) as subsections (s) and (t), respectively; and
(5) in subsection (t)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph
(4)), by striking ``this subtitle'' and inserting ``this
part''.
SEC. 7. EXCISE TAX CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETHANOL.
(a) Allowance of Excise Tax Credit.--
(1) In general.--Section 6426 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and
alternative fuel mixtures) is amended by redesignating
subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h),
respectively, and by inserting after subsection (e) the
following new subsection:
``(f) Cellulosic Biomass Ethanol Credit.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, in the
case of a cellulosic biomass ethanol producer, the cellulosic
biomass ethanol credit is the product of--
``(A) the product of 51 cents times the equivalent
number of gallons of renewable fuel specified in
section 211(o)(4) of the Clean Air Act, times
``(B) the number of gallons of qualified cellulosic
biomass ethanol fuel production of such producer.
``(2) Definitions.--
``(A) Cellulosic biomass ethanol.--The term
`cellulosic biomass ethanol' has the meaning given such
term under section 211(o)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act.
``(B) Qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol fuel
production.--The term `qualified cellulosic biomass
ethanol fuel production' means any alcohol which is
cellulosic biomass ethanol which during the taxable
year--
``(i) is sold by the producer to another
person --
``(I) for use by such other person
in the production of an alcohol fuel
mixture in such other person's trade or
business (other than casual off-farm
production),
``(II) for use by such other person
as a fuel in a trade or business, or
``(III) who sells such cellulosic
biomass ethanol at retail to another
person and places such ethanol in the
fuel tank of such other person, or
``(ii) is used or sold by the producer for
any purpose described in clause (i).
``(3) Denial of double benefit.--No credit shall be allowed
under subsection (b) or (c) to any taxpayer with respect to any
fuel to the extent that a credit has been allowed with respect
to such fuel to any taxpayer under this subsection or a payment
has been made with respect to such fuel under section 6427(e).
``(4) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any
sale or use for any period after December 31, 2008.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 6426(a) of such Code is amended--
(i) by striking ``subsection (d)'' in
paragraph (2) and inserting ``subsections (d)
and (f)'', and
(ii) by striking ``and (e)'' in the last
sentence and inserting ``, (e), and (f)''.
(B) The heading for section 6426 of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6426. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN FUELS AND FUEL MIXTURES.''.
(C) The table of section for subchapter B of
chapter 65 of such Code is amended by striking the item
relating to section 6426 and inserting the following
new item:
``Sec. 6426. Credit for certain fuels and fuel mixtures.''.
(b) Cellulosic Biomass Ethanol Not Used for a Taxable Purpose.--
(1) In general.--Section 6427(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3) through
(5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively, and by
inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
``(3) Cellulosic biomass ethanol.--If any person sells or
uses cellulosic biomass ethanol (as defined in section
6426(f)(2)(A)) for a purpose described in section 6426(f)(2)(B)
in such person's trade or business, the Secretary shall pay
(without interest) to such person an amount equal to the
cellulosic biomass ethanol credit with respect to such fuel.''.
(2) Denial of double benefit.--Paragraph (4) of section
6427(e) of such Code, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is
amended to read as follows:
``(4) Coordination with other repayment provisions.--
``(A) In general.--No amount shall be payable under
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) with respect to any mixture,
alternative fuel, or cellulosic biomass ethanol with
respect to which an amount is allowed as a credit under
section 6426.
``(B) Cellulosic biomass ethanol.--No amount shall
be payable under paragraph (1) or (2) with respect to
any cellulosic biomass ethanol if a payment has been
made with respect to such ethanol under paragraph
(3).''.
(3) Termination.--Paragraph (6) of section 6427(e) of such
Code, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period
at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, and'', and by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(E) any cellulosic biomass ethanol credit (as
defined in section 6426(f)(2)(A)) sold or used after
December 31, 2008.''.
(4) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (5) of section 6427(e)
of such Code, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended by
striking ``or alternative fuel mixture credit'' and inserting
``, alternative fuel mixture credit, or cellulosic biomass
ethanol credit''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to fuel sold or used after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 8. INCENTIVE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FLEETS FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY
DUTY HYBRIDS.
Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or a dual fueled
vehicle'' and inserting ``, a dual fueled vehicle, or a medium
or heavy duty vehicle that is a hybrid vehicle'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), (13), and (14)
as paragraphs (12), (14), (15), and (16), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
``(11) the term `hybrid vehicle' means a vehicle powered
both by a diesel or gasoline engine and an electric motor that
is recharged as the vehicle operates;''; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) the following:
``(13) the term `medium or heavy duty vehicle' means a
vehicle that--
``(A) in the case of a medium duty vehicle, has a
gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 pounds
but not more than 14,000 pounds; and
``(B) in the case of a heavy duty vehicle, has a
gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000
pounds;''.
SEC. 9. CREDIT FOR QUALIFYING ETHANOL BLENDING AND PROCESSING
EQUIPMENT.
(a) Allowance of Qualifying Ethanol Blending and Processing
Equipment Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to amount of credit) is amended by striking ``and'' at the
end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(4) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) the qualifying ethanol blending and processing
equipment credit.''.
(b) Amount of Qualifying Ethanol Blending and Processing Equipment
Credit.--Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rules for computing
investment credit) is amended by inserting after section 48B the
following new section:
``SEC. 48C. QUALIFYING ETHANOL BLENDING AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 46, the qualifying
ethanol blending and processing equipment credit for any taxable year
is an amount equal to 50 percent of the basis of the qualifying ethanol
blending and processing equipment placed in service at a qualifying
facility during such taxable year.
``(b) Limitation.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) for
qualifying ethanol blending and processing equipment placed in service
at any 1 qualifying facility during any taxable year shall not exceed
$2,000,000.
``(c) Qualifying Ethanol Blending and Processing Equipment.--For
purposes of this section, the term `qualifying ethanol blending and
processing equipment' means any technology installed in or on a
qualifying facility for blending ethanol with petroleum fuels for the
purpose of direct retail sale, including in-line blending equipment,
storage tanks, pumps and piping for denaturants, and load-out
equipment.
``(d) Qualifying Facility.--For purposes of this section, the term
`qualifying facility' means any facility which produces not less than
1,000,000 gallons of ethanol during the taxable year.
``(e) Special Rule for Certain Subsidized Property.--Rules similar
to section 48(a)(4) shall apply for purposes of this section.
``(f) Certain Qualified Progress Expenditures Rules Made
Applicable.--Rules similar to the rules of subsections (c)(4) and (d)
of section 46 (as in effect on the day before the enactment of the
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of this
subsection.
``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply to property placed
in service after December 31, 2014.''.
(c) Recapture of Credit Where Emissions Reduction Offset Is Sold.--
Paragraph (1) of section 50(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by
inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Special rule for qualifying ethanol blending
and processing equipment.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A), any investment property which is qualifying
ethanol blending and processing equipment (as defined
in section 48C(c)) shall cease to be investment credit
property with respect to a taxpayer if such taxpayer
receives a payment in exchange for a credit for
emission reductions attributable to such qualifying
pollution control equipment for purposes of an offset
requirement under part D of title I of the Clean Air
Act.''.
(d) Special Rule for Basis Reduction; Recapture of Credit.--
Paragraph (3) of section 50(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to basis adjustment to investment credit property) is amended
by inserting ``or qualifying ethanol blending and processing equipment
credit'' after ``energy credit''.
(e) Certain Nonrecourse Financing Excluded From Credit Base.--
Section 49(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
credit base) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii),
by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(v) the basis of any property which is
part of any qualifying ethanol blending and
processing equipment under section 48C.''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2007, in taxable
years ending after such date, under rules similar to the rules of
section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act
of 1990).
SEC. 10. PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERAL ALTERNATIVE REFUELING STATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Alternative fuel refueling station.--The term
``alternative fuel refueling station'' has the meaning given
the term ``qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling
property'' in section 30C(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) Access to Federal Alternative Refueling Stations.--Not later
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act--
(1) except as provided in subsection (d)(1), any Federal
property that includes at least 1 fuel refueling station shall
include at least 1 alternative fuel refueling station; and
(2) except as provided in subsection (d)(2), any
alternative fuel refueling station located on property owned by
the Federal government shall permit full public access for the
purpose of refueling using alternative fuel.
(c) Duration.--The requirements described in subsection (b) shall
remain in effect until the sooner of--
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of
this Act; or
(2) the date on which the Secretary determines that not
less than 5 percent of the commercial refueling infrastructure
in the United States offers alternative fuels to the general
public.
(d) Exceptions.--
(1) Waiver.--Subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to any
Federal property under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency if
the Secretary determines that alternative fuel is not
reasonably available to retail purchasers of the fuel, as
certified by the head of the agency to the Secretary.
(2) National security exemption.--Subsection (b)(2) does
not apply to property of the Federal government that the
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, has
certified must be exempt for national security reasons.
(e) Report.--Not later than October 31 of each year beginning after
the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
Congress a report that describes the progress of the agencies of the
Federal Government (including the Executive Office of the President) in
complying with--
(1) the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13201 et
seq.);
(2) Executive Order 13149 (65 Fed. Reg. 24595; relating to
greening the government through Federal fleet and
transportation efficiency); and
(3) the fueling center requirements of this section.
SEC. 11. PURCHASE OF CLEAN FUEL BUSES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5325 the following:
``Sec. 5326. Purchase of clean fuel buses
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Alternative diesel fuel.--
``(A) In general.--The term `alternative diesel
fuel' means--
``(i) biodiesel (as defined in section
312(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13220(f))); and
``(ii) any blending components derived from
alternative fuel.
``(B) Inclusions.--The term `alternative diesel
fuel' includes a diesel fuel substitute produced from--
``(i) animal fat;
``(ii) plant oil;
``(iii) recycled yellow grease;
``(iv) single-cell or microbial oil;
``(v) thermal depolymerization;
``(vi) thermochemical conversion;
``(vii) a coal-to-liquid process (including
the Fischer-Tropsch process) that provides for
the sequestration of carbon emissions; or
``(viii) a diesel-ethanol blend of not less
than 7 percent ethanol.
``(2) Cellulosic biomass ethanol.--The term `cellulosic
biomass ethanol' means ethanol derived from any lignocellulosic
or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or
recurring basis, including--
``(A) dedicated energy crops and trees;
``(B) wood and wood residues;
``(C) plants;
``(D) grasses;
``(E) agricultural residues;
``(F) fibers;
``(G) animal wastes and other waste materials; and
``(H) municipal solid waste.
``(3) Clean fuel bus.--The term `clean fuel bus' means a
vehicle that--
``(A) is capable of being powered by--
``(i) compressed natural gas;
``(ii) liquefied natural gas;
``(iii) 1 or more batteries;
``(iv) a fuel that is composed of at least
85 percent ethanol (or another percentage of
not less than 70 percent, as the Secretary may
determine, by rule, to provide for requirements
relating to cold start, safety, or vehicle
functions);
``(v) electricity (including a hybrid
electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle);
``(vi) a fuel cell;
``(vii) a fuel that is composed of at least
22 percent biodiesel (as defined in section
312(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13220(f)) (or another percentage of not
less than 10 percent, as the Secretary may
determine, by rule, to provide for requirements
relating to cold start, safety, or vehicle
functions);
``(viii) ultra-low sulfur diesel; or
``(ix) liquid fuel manufactured with a coal
feedstock; and
``(B) has been certified by the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency to significantly
reduce harmful emissions, particularly in a
nonattainment area (as defined in section 171 of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501)).
``(4) Qualified alternative fuel producer.--The term
`qualified alternative fuel producer' means a producer of
qualified fuels that, during the applicable taxable year--
``(A) are sold by the producer to another person--
``(i) for use by the person in the
production of a mixture of qualified fuels in
the trade or business of the person (other than
casual off-farm production);
``(ii) for use by the other person as a
fuel in a trade or business; or
``(iii) that--
``(I) sells to another person the
qualified fuel at retail; and
``(II) places the qualified fuel in
the fuel tank of the person that
purchased the qualified fuel; or
``(B) are used or sold by the producer for any
purpose described in subparagraph (A).
``(5) Qualified fuel.--The term `qualified fuel' includes--
``(A) cellulosic biomass ethanol;
``(B) ethanol produced in facilities in which
animal waste or other waste materials are digested or
otherwise used to displace at least 90 percent of the
fossil fuels that would otherwise be used in the
production of ethanol;
``(C) renewable fuels;
``(D) alternative diesel fuels;
``(E) sugar, starch, or cellulosic biomass; and
``(F) any other fuel that is not substantially
petroleum.
``(6) Renewable fuel.--The term `renewable fuel' means
fuel, at least 85 percent of the volume of which--
``(A)(i) is produced from grain, starch, oilseeds,
vegetable, animal, or fish materials including fats,
greases, and oils, sugarcane, sugar beets, sugar
components, tobacco, potatoes, or other biomass; or
``(ii) is natural gas produced from a biogas
source, including a landfill, sewage waste treatment
plant, feedlot, or other place in which decaying
organic material is found; and
``(B) is used to substantially replace or reduce
the quantity of fossil fuel present in a fuel mixture
used to operate a motor vehicle.
``(b) Purchase of Buses.--Subject to subsections (c) and (d),
beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of
this section, a bus purchased using funds made available from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund shall be a clean fuel bus.
``(c) Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
more than 20 percent of the amount of the funds provided to a
recipient to purchase buses under this section may be used by
the recipient to purchase clean fuel buses that are capable of
being powered by a fuel described in clause (iv), (vii),
(viii), or (ix) of subsection (a)(3)(A).
``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the
recipient enters into a 3-year purchase agreement with a
qualified alternative fuel producer to acquire qualified fuels
in a volume sufficient to power the clean fuel buses purchased
using amounts made available under this section.
``(d) Use of Certain Alternative Fuels.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive funds under
subsection (c)(2) for the purchase of a clean fuel bus that is
capable of being powered by a fuel described in clause (iv),
(vii), or (ix) of subsection (a)(3)(A), an applicant or
recipient shall submit to the Secretary--
``(A) a certification that the applicant will
operate the clean fuel bus only with the fuel at all
times in accordance with the fuel capacity and use of
the fuel recommended by the manufacturer of the clean
fuel bus; and
``(B) not later than 180 days after the purchase of
the clean fuel bus and every 180 days thereafter, a
report that documents that the fuel was used in
accordance with subparagraph (A) during the 180-day
period ending on the date of the report.
``(2) Noncompliance.--Failure of an applicant or recipient
of funds to provide the certification or documentation required
under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) be considered a violation of the agreement to
receive the funds; and
``(B) require the applicant or recipient to
reimburse the Secretary the full amount of the funds
not later than 90 days after the Secretary has
determined that a violation has occurred.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 5325 the following:
``5326. Clean fuel buses.''.
SEC. 12. DOMESTIC FUEL PRODUCTION VOLUMES TO MEET DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NEEDS.
Section 2922d of title 10, United States Code is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``and tar sands'' and
inserting ``tar sands, and other sources'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``fuel produced, in
whole or in part, from coal, oil shale, and tar sands (referred
to in this section as a `covered fuel') that are extracted by
either mining or in-situ methods and refined or otherwise
processed in the United States'' and inserting ``fuel produced,
in whole or in part, from coal, oil shale, and tar sands that
are extracted by either mining or in-situ methods and refined
or otherwise processed in the United States and fuel produced
in the United States using starch, sugar, cellulosic biomass,
plant or animal oils, or thermal chemical conversion, thermal
depolymerization, or thermal conversion processes (referred to
in this section as a `covered fuel')'';
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``1 or more years'' and
inserting ``up to 5 years'';
(4) in subsection (e), by striking the period at the end
and inserting the following: ``, with consideration given to
military installations closed or realigned under a round of
defense base closure and realignment.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Production Facilities for Covered Fuels.--The Secretary of
Defense may enter into contracts or other agreements with private
companies or other entities to develop and operate production
facilities for covered fuels, and may provide for the construction or
capital modification of production facilities for covered fuels.''.
SEC. 13. FEDERAL FLEET ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13211) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon at
the end the following: ``, including a vehicle that is
propelled by electric drive transportation technology, engine
dominant hybrid electric technology, or plug-in hybrid
technology'';
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(3) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) the term `electric drive transportation technology'
means--
``(A) technology that uses an electric motor for
all or part of the motive power of a vehicle
(regardless of whether off-board electricity is used),
including--
``(i) a battery electric vehicle;
``(ii) a fuel cell vehicle;
``(iii) an engine dominant hybrid electric
vehicle;
``(iv) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle;
``(v) a plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicle;
and
``(vi) an electric rail vehicle; or
``(B) technology that uses equipment for
transportation (including transportation involving any
mobile source of air pollution) that uses an electric
motor to replace an internal combustion engine for all
or part of the work of the equipment, including corded
electric equipment that is linked to transportation or
a mobile source of air pollution;
``(16) the term `engine dominant hybrid electric vehicle'
means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that--
``(A) is propelled by an internal combustion engine
or heat engine using--
``(i) any combustible fuel; and
``(ii) an on-board, rechargeable storage
device; and
``(B) has no means of using an off-board source of
electricity; and
``(17) the term `plug-in hybrid electric vehicle' means an
on-road or nonroad vehicle that is propelled by an internal
combustion engine or heat engine using--
``(A) any combustible fuel;
``(B) an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and
``(C) a means of using an off-board source of
electricity.''.
(b) Minimum Federal Fleet Requirement.--Section 303(b)(1) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``fiscal year 1999 and
thereafter,'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1999 through
2013; and''; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
``(E) 100 percent in fiscal year 2014 and
thereafter,''.
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