[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1053 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1053

    To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to promote 
         alternative fueled vehicle fleets and infrastructure.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 22, 2015

  Mr. Franken introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to promote 
         alternative fueled vehicle fleets and infrastructure.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE FLEETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Utility Incentive Programs.--Section 546(c)(1) of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8256(c)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ``(including measures to support the use of alternative 
fueled vehicles (as defined in section 400AA(g) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(g))) or the fueling or charging 
infrastructure necessary for those vehicles)'' after ``demand''.
    (b) Energy Savings Performance Contracts.--
            (1) Authority to enter contracts.--Section 801(a)(2)(B) of 
        the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
        8287(a)(2)(B)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
        ``or petroleum'' after ``utilities''.
            (2) Payment of costs.--Section 802 of the National Energy 
        Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287a) is amended by 
        inserting ``petroleum,'' after ``water,''.
            (3) Definitions.--Section 804 of the National Energy 
        Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) a reduction in the use of petroleum through 
                the use of alternative fueled vehicles or the fueling 
                or charging infrastructure necessary for alternative 
                fueled vehicles, including the use of contracts to 
                support alternative fueled vehicles or 
                infrastructure.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) a measure to support the use of alternative 
                fueled vehicles or the fueling or charging 
                infrastructure necessary for alternative fueled 
                vehicles, including the use of contracts to support 
                alternative fueled vehicles or infrastructure.'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
                (4), as paragraphs (5), (3), (4), and (2), 
                respectively, and moving so as to appear in numerical 
                order; and
                    (D) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
            ``(1) Alternative fueled vehicle.--The term `alternative 
        fueled vehicle' has the meaning given the term in section 
        400AA(g) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
        6374(g)).''.
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