H.R. 1612 · 109th Congress
To establish ethanol and biodiesel fuel requirements for the Federal fleet.
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Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the head of each federal agency to ensure that it purchases: (1) ethanol-blended gasoline containing at least 10 percent ethanol rather than nonethanol-blended gasoline, for its vehicles that use gasoline in areas in which ethanol-blended gasoline is reasonably available at a generally competitive price; and…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 13, 2005
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the head of each federal agency to ensure that it purchases: (1) ethanol-blended gasoline containing at least 10 percent ethanol rather than nonethanol-blended gasoline, for its vehicles that use gasoline in areas in which ethanol-blended gasoline is reasonably available at a generally competitive price; and (2) biodiesel-blended diesel fuel that contains, by certain starting dates over ten years, specified increasing percentages of biodiesel, rather than nonbiodiesel-blended diesel fuel, in locations where fleet vehicles are centrally fueled.
Exempts specified vehicles from this requirement.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To establish ethanol and biodiesel fuel requirements for the Federal fleet.
Latest action (Apr 13, 2005): Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 13, 2005
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No recorded floor vote found.