To amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased increases in the fuel efficiency standards applicable to light trucks, to require fuel economy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, to increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles, and for other purposes.

April 21, 2005

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. DURBIN, and Ms. CANTWELL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased increases in the fuel efficiency standards applicable to light trucks, to require fuel economy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, to increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of 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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Automobile Fuel Economy Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. INCREASED AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD FOR LIGHT TRUCKS.

(a) Definition of Light Truck- Section 32901(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in each of paragraphs (1) through (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and';

(3) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16) as paragraphs (13) through (17), respectively; and

(4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:

`(12) `light truck' has the meaning given that term in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in the administration of this chapter;'.

(b) Requirement for Increased Standard- Section 32902(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by inserting `(1)' after `automobiles- ';

(2) by striking `The Secretary' and inserting `Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary'; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

`(2) The average fuel economy standard for light trucks manufactured by a manufacturer may not be less than--

`(A) 23.5 miles per gallon for model year 2008;

`(B) 24.8 miles per gallon for model year 2009;

`(C) 26.1 miles per gallon for model year 2010; and

`(D) 27.5 miles per gallon for model year 2011 and each model year thereafter.'.

(c) Applicability- Section 32902(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (b)(3), shall not apply with respect to light trucks manufactured before model year 2009.

SEC. 3. FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILES UP TO 10,000 POUNDS GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT.

(a) Vehicles Defined as Automobiles- Section 32901(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking `rated at--' and all that follows and inserting `rated at not more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2011.

SEC. 4. FUEL ECONOMY OF THE FEDERAL FLEET OF VEHICLES.

(a) Definitions- In this section--

(1) the term `class of vehicles' means a class of vehicles for which an average fuel economy standard is in effect under chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code;

(2) the term `executive agency' has the meaning given the term in section 4(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)); and

(3) the term `new vehicle', with respect to the fleet of vehicles of an executive agency, means a vehicle procured by or for the agency after September 30, 2007.

(b) Baseline Average Fuel Economy- The head of each executive agency shall determine the average fuel economy for all of the vehicles in each class of vehicles in the agency's fleet of vehicles in fiscal year 2006.

(c) Increase of Average Fuel Economy- The head of each executive agency shall manage the procurement of vehicles in each class of vehicles for that agency to ensure that--

(1) not later than September 30, 2008, the average fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agency's fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not less than 3 miles per gallon higher than the baseline average fuel economy determined for that class; and

(2) not later than September 30, 2011, the average fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agency's fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not less than 6 miles per gallon higher than the baseline average fuel economy determined for that class.

(d) Calculation of Average Fuel Economy- For purposes of this section--

(1) average fuel economy shall be calculated in accordance with guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation for the implementation of this section; and

(2) average fuel economy calculated under subsection (b) for an agency's vehicles in a class of vehicles shall be the baseline average fuel economy for the agency's fleet of vehicles in that class.

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