,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cifc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 ,huffman 7for himself and ,mr4 ,connolly7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 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 provide for the upgrade of the vehicle fleet of the ,united ,states ,postal ,service1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,leadership in ,energy ,efficient ,transportation ,act of #bjad or the ,,fleet ,act4 #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are to provide for the upgrade of the vehicle fleet of the ,united ,states ,postal ,service1 to improve mail delivery services to benefit customers and the environment1 to increase savings by reducing maintenance or other costs1 and to set benchmarks to maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions for the ,postal fleet with the goal of making the ,postal ,service a national leader in efficiency and technology innovation4 #c4 ,authority to enter into energy savings performance contracts ,section #hjd7d7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg;c7#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or after the semicolon2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7c7 in the case of a contract in which the ,united ,states ,postal ,service is a party-- 7i7 the purchase or lease of low emission and fuel efficient vehicles2 7ii7 a measure to upgrade a vehicle owned1 operated1 leased1 or otherwise controlled by or assigned to the ,united ,states ,postal ,service to increase average fuel economy and reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide of such vehicle2 or 7iii7 the construction of infrastructure1 including electric vehicle charging stations1 to support vehicles described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii74 4 #d4 ,upgrade of ,postal fleet 7a7 ,postal fleet requirements 7#a7 ,motor vehicle standards ,the ,postmaster ,general shall develop guidelines for contracted vehicles and vehicles purchased or leased for use by the ,postal ,service1 that1 at a minimum1 provide-- 7,a7 for light-duty vehicles-- 7i7 that emissions of carbon dioxide comply with applicable standards developed by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency under title ,,ii of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geba et seq47 and may not exceed1 on average1 #bej grams per mile2 and 7ii7 to meet applicable average fuel economy standards developed by the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration under chapter #cbi of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 of #cd4a miles per gallon2 and 7,b7 for medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles1 that comply with applicable standards-- 7i7 for emissions of carbon dioxide developed by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency under title ,,ii of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geba et seq472 and 7ii7 for average fuel economy developed by the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration under chapter #cbi of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,applicability ,the standards described in paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to contracted vehicles and vehicles purchased or leased for use by the ,postal ,service after the date that is #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,reduction in consumption of petroleum products ,the ,postmaster ,general shall reduce the total consumption of petroleum products by vehicles in the ,postal fleet by a minimum of #b percent annually through the end of fiscal year #bjbe1 relative to the baseline established for fiscal year #bjje4 7b7 ,replacing vehicles within the ,postal fleet ,the ,postmaster ,general shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of vehicles in the ,postal fleet to determine if the cost to maintain any such vehicle outweighs the benefit or savings of replacing the vehicle4 7c7 ,route requirements ,to inform and prioritize purchases1 the ,postmaster ,general shall review and identify ,postal delivery routes to determine if motor vehicles used on such routes can be replaced with technologies that increase average fuel economy or reduce emissions of carbon dioxide4 7d7 ,reporting requirements ,the ,postmaster ,general shall submit a report to ,congress-- 7#a7 not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 that contains a plan to achieve the requirements of subsection 7a7 and recommendations for vehicle body design specifications for vehicles purchased for the ,postal fleet that would increase average fuel economy and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide of any such vehicle2 and 7#b7 annually1 that describes-- 7,a7 the progress in meeting the annual target described in subsection 7a77#c72 and 7,b7 any changes to ,postal delivery routes or vehicle purchase strategies made pursuant to subsection 7c74 7e7 ,restrictions ,to meet the requirements of this ,act1 the ,postmaster ,general may not-- 7#a7 reduce the frequency of delivery of mail to fewer than #f days each week2 7#b7 close post offices or postal distribution facilities2 7#c7 take any action that would restrict or diminish a collective bargaining agreement or eliminate or reduce any employee benefits2 or 7#d7 enter into a contract with a private company to perform duties that1 as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 are performed by bargaining unit employees4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act the following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,contracted vehicle ,the term contracted vehicle-- 7,a7 means any motor vehicle used in carrying out a contract for surface mail delivery pursuant to section #ejje7;a77#c7 of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 does not include any motor vehicle used in carrying out a contract for surface mail delivery pursuant to sections #djf and #djg of such title4 7#b7 ,motor vehicle ,the term motor vehicle means any self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or property on a street or highway4 7#c7 ,postal delivery route ,the term ,postal delivery route means the transportation route for surface mail delivery4 7#d7 ,postal fleet ,the term ,postal fleet means any vehicle that is owned1 operated1 leased1 or otherwise controlled by or assigned to the ,postal ,service4 7#e7 ,postal ,service ,the term ,postal ,service means the ,united ,states ,postal ,service4