Fuel Freedom Act of 2008

Fuel Freedom Act of 2008 - Requires each automobile manufactured after model year 2018 to be an alternative fueled automobile.

Makes a manufacturer liable for a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each automobile manufactured in violation of this requirement.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 6231 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6231

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that any automobile 
manufactured by a manufacturer after model year 2018 be an alternative 
                           fueled automobile.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2008

 Mr. Tancredo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that any automobile 
manufactured by a manufacturer after model year 2018 be an alternative 
                           fueled automobile.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Freedom Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUEL REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 32920. Alternative fuel requirement
    ``Each automobile manufactured by a manufacturer after model year 
2018 shall be an alternative fueled automobile.''.
    (b) Penalty.--Section 32912 of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Penalty for Manufacturer Violations of Alternative Fuel 
Requirement.--A manufacturer is liable to the United States Government 
for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each automobile 
manufactured in violation of section 32920.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Compliance.--Section 32911(a) of such title is amended 
        by striking ``and 32918'' and inserting ``32918, and 32920''.
            (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents for chapter 
        329 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new item:

            ``32920. Alternative fuel requirement.''.
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