Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation by regulation to prescribe (corporate) average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for automobiles manufactured after 2008 that ensure that the CAFE achieved by automobiles manufactured after 2016 is at least 33 miles per gallon, and meets other specified criteria. Authorizes the Secretary to establish separate standards for different classes of automobiles according to size.
Requires the Secretary to establish a CAFE credit trading program to allow a manufacturer that exceeds fuel economy standards to sell credits to another manufacturer.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5543 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5543
To ensure that the average fuel economy achieved by automobiles
manufactured after 2016 is no less than 33 miles per gallon, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2006
Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To ensure that the average fuel economy achieved by automobiles
manufactured after 2016 is no less than 33 miles per gallon, 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. AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS AND CREDIT TRADING PROGRAM.
(a) Average Fuel Economy Standards.--
(1) In general.--Section 32902 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)--
(i) by striking ``(1) Subject to paragraph
(2) of this subsection, the'' and inserting
``The''; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) in
order as subsections (k) and (l), and by inserting
after subsection (h) the following:
``(i) Standards for Model Years After 2008.--The Secretary of
Transportation shall prescribe by regulation average fuel economy
standards for automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in model years
after model year 2008, that shall--
``(1) ensure that the average fuel economy achieved by
automobiles (including passenger automobiles) manufactured by a
manufacturer in model years after 2016 is no less than 33 miles
per gallon; and
``(2) ensure that improvements to fuel economy standards do
not degrade the safety of automobiles manufactured by a
manufacturer.
``(j) Sized-Based Standards.--The Secretary may establish separate
standards for different classes of automobiles (including passenger
automobiles) according to size.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(1) in the first sentence by
inserting ``and subsection (i)'' after ``of this
subsection''; and
(B) in subsection (k) (as redesignated by
subsection (a)) by striking ``or (g)'' and inserting
``(g), or (i)''.
(b) Fuel Economy Credit Trading Program.--Section 32903 of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(g) Credit Trading Among Manufacturers.--The Secretary shall
establish by regulation a corporate average fuel economy credit trading
program to allow a manufacturer that exceeds the fuel economy standards
it is required to meet to sell credits to another manufacturer.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
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