Sec. 3. Calculation of average fuel economy
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Section 32901(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(7)through
(19)as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (13), (16), (17), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), and (26), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(6)the following: biodiesel — means liquid fuel derived from biomass that meets— the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 211 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545 ); and the requirements of the American Society of Testing Materials Standard D6751; and does not include any liquid with respect to which a credit may be determined under section 40 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ; by inserting after paragraph
(10)(as so redesignated) the following: E85 means a fuel mixture that— contains between 51 and 83 percent ethanol; and meets the specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials Standard D5798. flexible fuel vehicle means a vehicle that has been warranted to operate on gasoline, E85, and M85. ; by inserting after paragraph
(13)(as so redesignated) the following: fuel choice enabling manufacturer means a manufacturer whose total fleet of automobiles manufactured for the most recent model year for sale in the United States contains not less than 50 percent fuel choice enabling vehicles. fuel choice enabling vehicle means an automobile that— has been warranted to operate on natural gas, hydrogen, propane, or at least 20 percent biodiesel; is a flexible fuel vehicle; is a plug-in electric drive vehicle; is propelled by a fuel cell that can produce power without the use of petroleum or a petroleum-based fuel; or is propelled by something other than an internal combustion engine; and is warranted to operate on something other than petroleum-based fuel. ; by inserting after paragraph
(17)(as so redesignated) the following: M85 means a fuel mixture that— contains up to 85 percent methanol; and meets the specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials International Standard D5797. ; and by inserting after paragraph
(24)(as so redesignated) the following: plug-in electric drive vehicle has the meaning given the term in section 508(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 13258(a) ). . Section 32902 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: If a fuel choice enabling manufacturer is in compliance with all applicable standards prescribed under this section for model year 2020 or any subsequent model year, the automobiles manufactured by that manufacturer in that model year are deemed to be in compliance with all applicable greenhouse gas regulations established by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 202 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521 ). . Section 32903(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: any of the 5 consecutive model years immediately after the model year for which the credits are earned, to the extent that those credits are not used under paragraph (1). . Section 32904 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections
(d)and
(e)as subsections
(e)and (f), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: The average fuel economy of a fuel choice enabling manufacturer for a model year is the sum of— the average fuel economy of the fuel choice enabling manufacturer for that model year, as otherwise calculated under this section; and 8 miles per gallon. . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to automobiles manufactured for model year 2020 or for any subsequent model year.
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