1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Clean Federal Fleet Act of 2020”.
Clean Federal Fleet Act of 2020
A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to ensure that vehicles in Federal fleets comply with certain low greenhouse gas emission standards, and for other purposes.
2. Federal fleet emission requirements
in paragraph (1), by—
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
“(A) Covered Federal entity—The term “covered Federal entity” means any entity that owns, operates, leases, or otherwise controls or is assigned a Federal fleet (as such term is defined in subsection (b)(3)).”
striking subparagraph (C);
redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
“(B) Low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle—The term “low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle” means a light duty or medium duty vehicle that meets, at a minimum—
“(i) if a model year 2012 through 2016 vehicle, the requirements of the greenhouse gas emission standards for such vehicle that were published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation on May 7, 2010, in the final rule titled “Light Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards” (75 Fed. Reg. 25324); or
“(ii) if a model year 2017 or later vehicle, the requirements of the greenhouse gas emission standards for such vehicle that were published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation on October 15, 2012, in the final rule titled “2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards” (77 Fed. Reg. 62624).”
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “Federal agency” and inserting “covered Federal entity”;
in subparagraph (B), by striking “agency” each place it appears and inserting “covered Federal entity”; and
by striking subparagraph (C).
Guidance— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—
issue guidance identifying the makes and model numbers of vehicles that are low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles, as required by section 303(f)(3)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(f)(3)(A)); and
in issuing such guidance, utilize the definition of “low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle” in section 303(f)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 13212(f)(1)(B)), as amended by subsection (a).
Effect on acquisitions— The amendments in subsection (a) shall apply with respect to acquisitions made after the date on which guidance is issued pursuant to subsection (b).