S. 357 (110th): Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act

Introduced:
Jan 22, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on May 8, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jan 22, 2007
Referred to Committee Jan 22, 2007
Reported by Committee May 08, 2007
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors (13D, 2I, 2R) (show)
Committees

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Full Title

A bill to improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Apr 07, 2008.
64 pages

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4/7/2008--Reported to Senate amended.
Title I - Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act -
Section 102 -
Amends federal transportation law to instruct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe average fuel economy standards for automobiles, medium-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks for model years 2011-2030.
Provides for increased average fuel economy standards for medium-duty trucks and heavy-duty trucks through 2030.
Requires the Secretary to prescribe average fuel economy standards for automobiles beginning in model year 2011 that achieve a combined fuel economy standard for model year 2020 of at least 35 miles per gallon, with at least a four percent greater average fuel economy standard than the standard for the previous model year required for each of model years 2021-2030.
Section 103 -
Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe a lower model year fuel economy standard for automobiles, medium-duty trucks, or heavy-duty trucks if clear and convincing evidence shows the prescribed standard is not cost-effective.
Revises requirements for the Secretary's considerations when deciding maximum feasible average fuel economy to include:
(1) environmental impacts;
(2) economic security;
(3) the impact of oil or energy intensity of the U.S. economy on its sensitivity to oil and other fuel price changes;
(4) national security;
(5) the uninternalized costs of pipeline and storage oil seepage, and the risk of oil spills; and
(6) the emissions of pollutants, including greenhouse gases, over the lifecycle of the fuel and the resulting costs to human health, the economy, and the environment.
Requires the Secretary to ensure that each standard is the highest one that is technologically achievable (as under current law), cost-effective, not less than the standard for the same class of vehicles from any prior year, and achievable also without materially reducing the overall safety of automobiles, medium-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks manufactured or sold in the United States.
Section 105 -
Requires the Secretary to issue a motor vehicle safety standard that addresses better management of crash forces in multiple vehicle frontal and side impact crashes between different types, sizes, and weights of automobiles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less in order to decrease occupant deaths and injuries.
Section 106 -
Authorizes the Secretary to establish a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) credit trading program that allows manufacturers whose automobiles exceed prescribed CAFE standards to earn credits to be sold to manufacturers whose automobiles fail to achieve such standards.
Section 107 -
Revises fuel economy labeling information requirements to include fuel economy and greenhouse gas and other emissions consequences of operation of an automobile (green label).
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) to implement a green label consumer education program.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Fuelstar Program allowing manufacturers to post on fuel economy labels:
(1) a green star for meeting the average fuel economy standard, plus an additional green star for each two miles per gallon by which such standard is exceeded; and
(2) a gold star for attaining a fuel economy of at least 50 miles per gallon.
Section 109 -
Directs the Secretary to execute an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to develop a report evaluating vehicle fuel economy standards.
Section 110 -
Modifies standards governing federal executive agency automobiles to require the head of a federal executive agency to ensure that each new automobile procured by the agency is as fuel efficient as practicable.
Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to evaluate and report to Congress on the efforts of executive agency heads to comply with this fuel efficiency requirement for FY2009. Repeals the requirement that the President prescribe regulations that require passenger automobiles leased for at least 60 consecutive days or bought by executive agencies in a fiscal year to achieve a specified minimum fleet average fuel economy.
Section 111 -
Requires the manufacture each model year of increasing percentages of flexible fuel automobiles (capable of operating on gasoline or diesel fuel).
Section 112 -
Instructs the Secretary to prescribe regulations that require the manufacturer of automobiles for sale in the United States to: (1) display prominently on each automobile a permanent badge or emblem that indicates it is capable of operating on alternative fuel; and (2) include related information in the owner's manual.
Section 113 -
Requires the Secretary to reevaluate every five years and report to Congress on the accuracy of fuel economy labeling procedures.
Section 114 -
Directs the Secretary to promulgate rules establishing a national tire fuel efficiency consumer information program for tires designed for use on motor vehicles. Sets forth a civil penalty for any person who fails to comply with such program.
Section 115 -
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) implement an Advanced Battery Initiative to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of battery technologies through competitively-awarded grants; and (2) select an Industry Alliance to represent private, for-profit firms whose primary business is the manufacture of batteries. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.
Section 116 -
Directs the President to promulgate standards for biodiesel blend sold or introduced into commerce in the United States.
Section 117 -
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer civil penalties obtained through legal actions to enforce this Act: (1) 50% to the Secretary to carry out a program of research and development into fuel-saving automotive technologies; and (2) 50% to the Energy Security Fund.
Section 118 -
Establishes the Energy Security Fund to implement the Alternative Fuels Grant Program, which the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities Program, shall establish to expand the availability of alternative fuels to consumers.
Section 119 -
Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2021 to carry out automobile fuel economy programs.
Title II - Price Gouging
Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act -
Section 203 -
Declares it unlawful for suppliers to sell crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates at unconscionably excessive prices during any period declared by the President to be an energy emergency.
Section 204 -
Declares unlawful any: (1) direct or indirect market manipulation or deception in connection with the wholesale purchase or sale of crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates; or (2) reporting of false information regarding such products.
Section 206 -
Sets forth conditions of supply shortages under which the President is authorized to declare that a federal energy emergency exists.
Section 207 -
Empowers both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state Attorneys General to enforce this Act.
Section 209 -
Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this title.

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  • 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301
  • 49 U.S.C. Chapter 329