Sec. 4. Upgrade of Postal fleet
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The Postmaster General may not award a contract for a contracted vehicle, or purchase or lease a motor vehicle for use by the Postal Service, unless, at a minimum— in the case of a passenger car, the car meets— with respect to emissions of carbon dioxide, the more stringent of— the applicable standards developed by the Environmental Protection Agency under title II of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.); or on average, less than 191 grams per mile; and with respect to average fuel economy, the more stringent of— the applicable average fuel economy standards developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code; or 43.7 miles per gallon; in the case of a light truck, the truck meets— with respect to emissions of carbon dioxide, the more stringent of— the applicable standards developed by the Environmental Protection Agency under title II of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.); or on average, less than 269 grams per mile; and with respect to average fuel economy, the more stringent of— the applicable average fuel economy standards developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code; or 31.3 miles per gallon; and in the case of a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle, the vehicle complies with applicable standards— for emissions of carbon dioxide developed by the Environmental Protection Agency under title II of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.); and for average fuel economy developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code.
The standards described in paragraph
(1)shall apply to contracted vehicles and motor vehicles purchased or leased for use by the Postal Service after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. The Postmaster General shall reduce the total consumption of petroleum products by motor vehicles in the Postal fleet by a minimum of 2 percent annually through the end of fiscal year 2029, relative to the baseline established for fiscal year 2005. The Postmaster General shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of motor vehicles in the Postal fleet to determine if the cost to maintain any such vehicle outweighs the benefit or savings of replacing the vehicle. To inform and prioritize purchases, the Postmaster General shall review and identify Postal delivery routes, including geography and types of motor vehicles that could be used on such routes, to determine if motor vehicles used on such routes can be replaced with motor vehicles that use technologies that increase average fuel economy or reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. The Postmaster General shall submit a report to Congress— not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, that contains a plan to achieve the requirements of subsection
(a)and recommendations for vehicle body design specifications for motor vehicles purchased for the Postal fleet that would increase average fuel economy and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide of any such vehicle; and annually, that describes— the progress in meeting the annual target described in subsection (a)(3); and any changes to Postal delivery routes or motor vehicle purchase strategies made pursuant to subsection (c). To meet the requirements of this Act, the Postmaster General may not— reduce the frequency of delivery of mail to fewer than 6 days each week; close post offices or postal distribution facilities; take any action that would restrict or diminish a collective bargaining agreement or eliminate or reduce any employee benefits; or enter into a contract with a private company to perform duties that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are performed by bargaining unit employees.
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