Bill113th CongressFiled Jul 24, 2013Transportation and Public Works
S. 1355
A bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 24, 2013)
Modifies average vehicle fuel economy standards, with respect to alternative fuel automobiles, by:
- excepting natural gas automobiles from maximum fuel economy increase requirements for model years 1993 through 2019 and from minimum driving range requirements for dual fueled automobiles;
- allowing inclusion in an alternative fuel vehicle of a reserve gasoline tank for incidental or emergency use;
- requiring reasonably comparable energy efficiency, as compared to a gasoline- or diesel fuel-vehicle (under current law, "equal or superior energy efficiency"); and
- revising the formula for measuring the fuel economy of a model of gaseous fuel dual fueled automobiles manufactured in models years 1993 through 2019, including by using the model's alternative fuel range as a base.
What just happenedJul 24, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK](R-OK)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateJul 24, 2013
- Jul 24, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 24, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate