---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 17053"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "17053"
heading: "Federal fleet fueling centers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/17053"
units:
  - "Chapter 152 — Energy Independence and Security"
  - "Subchapter II — Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels"
  - "Part C — Biofuels Infrastructure"
---

# §17053. Federal fleet fueling centers

- (a) **In general—** Not later than January 1, 2010, the head of each Federal [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) shall install at least 1 renewable fuel pump at each Federal fleet fueling center in the United States under the jurisdiction of the head of the Federal [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1).
- (b) **Report—** Not later than October 31 of the first calendar year beginning after December 19, 2007, and each October 31 thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report that describes the progress toward complying with [subsection (a)](#a), including identifying—
  - (1) the number of Federal fleet fueling centers that contain at least 1 renewable fuel pump; and
  - (2) the number of Federal fleet fueling centers that do not contain any renewable fuel pumps.
- (c) **Department of Defense facility—** This section shall not apply to a [Department](/usc/42/17001.md?p=1) of Defense fueling center with a fuel turnover rate of less than 100,000 gallons of fuel per year.
- (d) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–140, title II, § 246, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1547.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.