State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act
Latest action · Jan 18, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 18, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act
This bill recognizes the authority of states or local governments to require fleet owners or operators to acquire only new fleet vehicles that are alternative fuel or high-efficiency motor vehicles that:
- operate on natural gas, hydrogen, or biodiesel;
- are flexible fuel vehicles that operate on gasoline, E85, and M85;
- are plug-in electric drive vehicles;
- are propelled solely by a fuel cell that produces power without the use of petroleum or a petroleum-based fuel;
- are propelled solely by something other than an internal combustion engine and produce power without the use of petroleum or a petroleum-based fuel; or
- meet a technology or performance-based characteristic that is commercially available.
A fleet is a group of 20 or more light-duty motor vehicles, medium-duty motor vehicles, or heavy-duty motor vehicles carrying 14 or more passengers operating primarily in a metropolitan area with a population of more than 250,000 that are: (1) centrally dispatched; or (2) centrally fueled, or capable of being centrally fueled, and controlled by a governmental entity or other person meeting specified criteria. The bill excludes certain motor vehicles from the term "fleet," including vehicles rented to the general public, law enforcement vehicles, and emergency vehicles.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2018Introduced in House
- Jan 18, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Motor carriers
- Motor fuels
- Motor vehicles
- Oil and gas
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local government operations
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2018Introduced in House
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