,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjac ,mr4  
,engel introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to enable ,/ate & 
local promotion ( natural gas1 flexible 
fuel1 & high-effici5cy motor vehicle    
fleets4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,/ate & ,local ,fleet       
,effici5cy ,act4  #b4 ,/ate & local     
promotion ( natural gas1 flexible fuel1 
& high-effici5cy motor vehicle fleets   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7      
,fleet  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m fleet means
 a gr\p ( #bj or m light duty motor     
vehicles1 m$ium duty motor vehicles1 or 
heavy duty motor vehicles capable (     
c>ry+ #ad or m pass5g]s1 op]at+ prim>ily
 9 a metropolitan /ati/ical area or     
consolidat$ metropolitan /ati/ical area1
 z e/abli%$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 ) a
 #bjjj population ( m ?an #bej1jjj1 t   
are--  7i7 c5trally dispat*$2 or  7ii7  
7,i7 c5trally fuel$ or capable ( be+    

c5trally fuel$2 &  7,,ii7 own$1 op]at$1 
leas$1 or o!rwise controll$ by a        
gov]nm5tal entity or o!r p]son :o owns1 
op]ates1 leases1 or o!rwise controls #ej
 or m su* vehicles1 by any p]son :o     
controls su* p]son1 by any p]son        
controll$ by su* p]son1 or by any p]son 
"u common control ) su* p]son4  7,b7    
,exclud$ vehicles ,! t]m fleet does n   
include--  7i7 motor vehicles held =    
lease or r5tal to ! g5]al public2  7ii7 
motor vehicles held = sale by motor     
vehicle deal]s1 includ+ demon/ration    
motor vehicles2  7iii7 motor vehicles   
us$ = motor vehicle manufactur] product 
evaluations or te/s2  7iv7 law en=cem5t 
motor vehicles2  7v7 em]g5cy motor      
vehicles2 or  7vi7 motor vehicles       
acquir$ & us$ = milit>y purposes t !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se has c]tifi$ to !    
,secret>y ( ,en]gy mu/ be exempt =      
national security reasons4  7#b7        
,pur*ase requirem5t ,! t]m pur*ase      
requirem5t means a ,/ate or local legal 
requirem5t apply+ to ! acquisition (    

fleet vehicles4 ,su* a requirem5t may   
specify t :5 a fleet own] or op]ator    
acquires a new fleet vehicle1 su* own]  
or op]ator may acquire only new fleet   
vehicles t--  7,a7 utilize natural gas z
 a fuel2  7,b7 are flexible fuel        
vehicles1 mean+ vehicles t h be5 w>rant$
 by _! manufactur] to op]ate on gasol9e 
& ,e#he1 or gasol9e & ,m#he2 or  7,c7   
meet a te*nology or p]=mance-bas$       
*>act]i/ic t is comm]cially available4  
7b7 ,/ate & local fleet requirem5ts     
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or 9 any o!r provision 
( law %all be con/ru$ to limit !        
au?ority ( any ,/ate or local gov]nm5t  
to e/abli% pur*ase requirem5ts          
applicable to fleets op]at+ prim>ily )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate or local       
gov]nm5t if su* requirem5ts are int5d$  
to fur!r any policy reg>d+ climate      
*ange1 ! control ( air pollution1 en]gy 
indep5d5ce1 or local economic b5efits4  
,no su* ,/ate or local requirem5t %all  
be consid]$ to be an undue burd5 on     
int]/ate comm]ce4 ,a fleet op]at+ 9 m   

?an "o jurisdiction 9 any cal5d> ye>    
%all be treat$ z op]at+ prim>ily 9 !    
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! l>ge/ numb] (      
vehicle miles 7 travel$ by vehicles 9 ! 
fleet 9 ! #e-;cal5d>-ye> p]iod          
imm$iately prec$+ su* cal5d> ye>4  7c7  
,sav+s ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ 
z grant+ additional au?ority to ,/ate or
 local gov]nm5ts to e/abli% requirem5ts 
^u ! manufactur]s ( automobiles4