,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cicg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjad,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,terry7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
evaluate and report on the feasibility  
and effectiveness of using natural gas  
as a fuel source in long haul trucks4   
#a4 ,statement of policy ,it is the     
policy of ,congress that our fuel supply
 needs to be diverse and one method of  
diversification is the use of natural   
gas as a fuel source in long haul       
trucks4  #b4 ,evaluation and report ,not
 later than #abj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  

of ,transportation shall-- 7#a7 appoint 
representatives from the ,department of 
,energy1 the ,environmental ,protection 
,agency1 the ,department of ,commerce1  
,members of ,congress1 ,state           
governments1 and private sector         
individuals to evaluate the issues      
described in paragraph 7#b72 and  7#b7  
conduct an evaluation and report to     
,congress on its findings regarding the 
following3 7,a7 ,barriers to transition 
from diesel fuel to natural gas in long 
haul trucks4  7,b7 ,environmental       
benefits of using natural gas in long   
haul trucks4  7,c7 ,the benefits and    
drawbacks of using natural gas in long  
haul trucks4  7,d7 ,the expected price  
differential between traditional diesel 
oems and natural gas oems4  7,e7        
,concerns of the participating          
representatives appointed by the        
,secretary of using natural gas in long 
haul trucks4  7,f7 ,the effect of using 
natural gas in long haul trucks on the  
,highway ,trust ,fund4  #c4 ,definition 

,for purposes of this ,act1 the term    
long haul truck means a commercial      
vehicle with a #bf1jjj pound or greater 
gross vehicle weight rating4