[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1449 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1449
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to add
certain medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles to the advanced technology
vehicles manufacturing incentive program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2015
Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Peters) 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 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to add
certain medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles to the advanced technology
vehicles manufacturing incentive program.
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 ``Building Better Trucks Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42
U.S.C. 17013) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii),
respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(ii) by striking ``(1) Advanced technology
vehicle.--'' and all that follows through
``meets--'' and inserting the following:
``(1) Advanced technology vehicle.--The term `advanced
technology vehicle' means--
``(A) an ultra efficient vehicle;
``(B) a light duty vehicle that meets--'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(iii) (as so
redesignated), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle that--
``(i)(I) is subject to regulations
established by the Secretary of Transportation
under parts 523, 534, and 535 of title 49, Code
of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations); or
``(II) is included in a vehicle type or
class that offers opportunities to
substantially reduce consumption of
conventional motor fuel, as determined by the
Secretary by rule; and
``(ii) reduces consumption of conventional
motor fuel by 10 percent or greater as compared
to model year 2010 medium- and heavy-duty
vehicles of a similar vehicle type or class,
unless the Secretary determines by rule that--
``(I) the percentage is not
achievable for a specific vehicle type
or class; and
``(II) an alternative percentage
for that vehicle type or class will
result in substantial reductions in
motor fuel consumption within the
United States.''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
``(4) Qualifying components.--The term `qualifying
components' means components, systems, or groups of subsystems
that the Secretary determines--
``(A) to be designed to improve fuel economy or
otherwise substantially reduce consumption of
conventional motor fuel; or
``(B) to contribute measurably to the overall
improved fuel use of an advanced technology vehicle.'';
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``or other vehicle'' after ``ultra efficient
vehicle'';
(3) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
``(f) Fees.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall charge a closing fee
of 50 basis points of the loan to cover applicable
administrative expenses.
``(2) Use of fees.--Fees collected under paragraph (1)
shall--
``(A) be deposited by the Secretary into the
general fund of the Treasury; and
``(B) remain available until expended, subject to
such other conditions as are contained in annual
appropriations Acts.''; and
(4) in subsection (h)(1)(B), by striking ``automobiles, or
components of automobiles'' and inserting ``automobiles or
other vehicles, or components of automobiles or other
vehicles''.
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