---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7588"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "7588"
heading: "Federal agency fleets"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/7588"
units:
  - "Chapter 85 — Air Pollution Prevention and Control"
  - "Subchapter II — Emission Standards for Moving Sources"
  - "Part C — Clean Fuel Vehicles"
---

# §7588. Federal agency fleets

- (a) **Additional provisions applicable—** The provisions of this section shall apply, in addition to the other provisions of this part, in the case of [covered fleet vehicles](/usc/42/7581.md?p=6) owned or operated by an [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), department, or instrumentality of the United States, except as otherwise provided in [subsection (e)](#e).
- (b) **Cost of vehicles to Federal agency—** Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 601–611 of title 40, the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) of General Services shall not include the incremental costs of [clean-fuel vehicles](/usc/42/7581.md?p=7) in the amount to be reimbursed by Federal [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) if the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) of General Services determines that appropriations provided pursuant to this paragraph are sufficient to provide for the incremental cost of such vehicles over the cost of comparable conventional vehicles.
- (c) **Limitations on appropriations—** Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization under this paragraph shall be applicable only—
  - (1) to the portion of the cost of acquisition, maintenance and operation of vehicles acquired under this subparagraph which exceeds the cost of acquisition, maintenance and operation of comparable conventional vehicles;
  - (2) to the portion of the costs of fuel storage and dispensing equipment attributable to such vehicles which exceeds the costs for such purposes required for conventional vehicles; and
  - (3) to the portion of the costs of acquisition of [clean-fuel vehicles](/usc/42/7581.md?p=7) which represents a reduction in revenue from the [disposal](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=7) of such vehicles as compared to revenue resulting from the [disposal](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=7) of comparable conventional vehicles.
- (d) **Vehicle costs—** The incremental cost of vehicles acquired under this part over the cost of comparable conventional vehicles shall not be applied to any calculation with respect to a limitation under law on the maximum cost of individual vehicles which may be required by the United States.
- (e) **Exemptions—** The requirements of this part shall not apply to vehicles with respect to which the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Defense has certified to the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) that an exemption is needed based on national security consideration.
- (f) **Acquisition requirement—** Federal [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), to the extent practicable, shall obtain [clean-fuel vehicles](/usc/42/7581.md?p=7) from original equipment [manufacturers](/usc/42/7550.md?p=1).
- (g) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be required to carry out the provisions of this section: Provided, That such sums as are appropriated for the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) of General Services pursuant to the authorization under this section shall be added to the General Supply Fund established in [section 321 of title 40](/usc/40/321.md).

## Source credit

(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 248, as added Pub. L. 101–549, title II, § 229(a), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2524.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

In subsec. (b), “sections 601–611 of title 40” substituted for “section 211 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949”, and, in subsec. (g), “the General Supply Fund established in section 321 of title 40” substituted for “the General Supply Fund established in section 109 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949”, on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Abolition of General Supply Fund

The General Supply Fund, referred to in subsec. (g), was abolished and its capital assets and balances transferred to the Acquisition Services Fund by section 3(a)–(c) of Pub. L. 109–313, set out as an Acquisition Services Fund note under section 321 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.