,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,begich1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 and ,mr4 ,casey7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
regulatory parity among alternative fuel
 vehicles1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,natural gas vehicles  7a7 ,maximum fuel
 economy increase for alternative fuel  
automobiles ,section #cbijf7;a7 of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by striking 7except an electric         
automobile7 and inserting 7except an    
electric or natural gas automobile74    
7b7 ,automobile fuel economy definitions
 ,section #cbija7;a7 of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by inserting 1  
but the inclusion of a reserve gasoline 
tank for incidental or emergency use in 
the event of alternative fuel depletion 

shall not detract from the dedicated    
nature of the automobile before the     
period at the end2 and  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#i77;,b71 by striking        
provides equal or superior energy       
efficiency and inserting provides       
reasonably comparable energy efficiency4
  7c7 ,minimum driving ranges for dual  
fueled passenger automobiles ,section   
#cbija7;c77#b7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 7except  
electric automobiles7 and inserting     
7except electric or natural gas         
automobiles72 and  7#b7 in subparagraph 
7,c71 by striking 7except electric      
automobiles7 each place it appears and  
inserting 7except electric or natural   
gas automobiles74  7d7 ,manufacturing   
provision for alternative fuel          
automobiles ,section #cbije7;d7 of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by striking paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 and
 inserting the following3  7#a7 the     
percentage utilization of the model on  

gasoline or diesel fuel1 as determined  
by a formula based on the model's       
alternative fuel range1 divided by the  
fuel economy measured under section     
#cbijd7;c72 and  7#b7 the percentage    
utilization of the model on gaseous     
fuel1 as determined by a formula based  
on the model's alternative fuel range1  
divided by the fuel economy measured    
under subsection 7c74  4