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S 146 IS
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 146
To require the Federal Government to purchase fuel efficient automobiles, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 4, 2007
Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To require the Federal Government to purchase fuel efficient automobiles, 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.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FLEET FUEL ECONOMY.
Section 32917 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(c) New Vehicles-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in paragraph (2), each passenger vehicle purchased, or leased for at least 60 consecutive days, by an executive agency after the date of the enactment of the Government Fleet Fuel Economy Act of 2007 shall be as fuel efficient as possible.
`(2) WAIVER- An executive agency may submit a written request to Congress for a waiver of the requirement under paragraph (1) in an emergency situation.'.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.146 as Introduced in Senate Government Fleet Fuel Economy Act of 2007
