,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #eha ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,paul 7for himself and ,mr4 ,grassley7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers and consumers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fuel ,choice and ,deregulation ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,alternative fuels 7a7 ,aftermarket conversions of motor vehicles to alternative fuel ,section #bjc of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gebb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,older vehicles 7#a7 ,in general ,the aftermarket conversion of a motor vehicle to alternative fuel operation shall not-- 7,a7 be considered tampering under this section if the aftermarket conversion system manufacturer or the person performing the conversion demonstrates that the development and engineering sophistication of the conversion technology is-- 7i7 matched to an appropriate motor vehicle or group of motor vehicles2 and 7ii7 well-designed and installed in accordance with good engineering judgment so that the aftermarket conversion system does not degrade emission performance1 as compared to the performance of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles before the conversion2 or 7,b7 require the ,administrator to issue a certificate of conformity4 7#b7 ,label ,the person performing a conversion described in paragraph 7#a7 shall affix a label to the motor vehicle stating that-- 7,a7 the motor vehicle has been equipped with an aftermarket conversion system2 and 7,b7 the installation of that system occurred after the initial sale of the motor vehicle4 7#c7 ,no preclusion of orders ,nothing in this subsection precludes the ,administrator from issuing an order to prohibit the manufacture1 sale1 distribution1 or installation of an aftermarket conversion system if the ,administrator has evidence that the installation of the aftermarket conversion system on a motor vehicle degrades emission performance4 4 7b7 ,biomass fuels ,section #baa of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gede7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7w7 ,biomass fuels ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 the ,administrator may not prohibit or control biomass fuel 7as defined in section #bjc of the ,biomass ,energy and ,alcohol ,fuels ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hhjb77 under this ,act4 4 #c4 ,calculation of average fuel economy 7a7 ,definitions ,section #cbija7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#ai7 as paragraphs 7#h71 7#i71 7#aj71 7#ac71 7#af71 7#ag71 7#ai71 7#bj71 7#ba71 7#bb71 7#bc71 7#bd71 and 7#bf71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the following3 7#g7 biodiesel-- 7,a7 means liquid fuel derived from biomass that meets-- 7i7 the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency under section #baa of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gede72 and 7ii7 the requirements of the ,american ,society of ,testing ,materials ,standard ,d#fgea2 and 7,b7 does not include any liquid with respect to which a credit may be determined under section #dj of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 2 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#aj7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7#aa7 ,e#he means a fuel mixture that-- 7,a7 contains between #ea and #hc percent ethanol2 and 7,b7 meets the specifications of the ,american ,society of ,testing ,materials ,standard ,d#egih4 7#ab7 flexible fuel vehicle means a vehicle that has been warranted to operate on gasoline1 ,e#he1 and ,m#he4 2 7#d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ac7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7#ad7 fuel choice enabling manufacturer means a manufacturer whose total fleet of automobiles manufactured for the most recent model year for sale in the ,united ,states contains not less than #ej percent fuel choice enabling vehicles4 7#ae7 fuel choice enabling vehicle means an automobile that-- 7,a7 has been warranted to operate on natural gas1 hydrogen1 propane1 or at least #bj percent biodiesel2 7,b7 is a flexible fuel vehicle2 7,c7 is a plug-in electric drive vehicle2 7,d7 is propelled by a fuel cell that can produce power without the use of petroleum or a petroleum-based fuel2 or 7,e7 7i7 is propelled by something other than an internal combustion engine2 and 7ii7 is warranted to operate on something other than petroleum-based fuel4 2 7#e7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ag7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7#ah7 ,m#he means a fuel mixture that-- 7,a7 contains up to #he percent methanol2 and 7,b7 meets the specifications of the ,american ,society of ,testing ,materials ,international ,standard ,d#egig4 2 and 7#f7 by inserting after paragraph 7#bd7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7#be7 plug-in electric drive vehicle has the meaning given the term in section #ejh7;a7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbeh7;a774 4 7b7 ,fuel choice enabling manufacturers 7#a7 ,compliance with the ,clean ,air ,act ,section #cbijb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7l7 ,deemed compliance with the ,clean ,air ,act ,if a fuel choice enabling manufacturer is in compliance with all applicable standards prescribed under this section for model year #bjbj or any subsequent model year1 the automobiles manufactured by that manufacturer in that model year are deemed to be in compliance with all applicable greenhouse gas regulations established by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency pursuant to section #bjb of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geba74 4 7#b7 ,credits for exceeding standards ,section #cbijc7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 any of the #e consecutive model years immediately after the model year for which the credits are earned1 to the extent that those credits are not used under paragraph 7#a74 4 7#c7 ,average fuel economy bonus for fuel choice enabling manufacturers ,section #cbijd of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as subsections 7e7 and 7f71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,average fuel economy bonus for fuel choice enabling manufacturers ,the average fuel economy of a fuel choice enabling manufacturer for a model year is the sum of-- 7#a7 the average fuel economy of the fuel choice enabling manufacturer for that model year1 as otherwise calculated under this section2 and 7#b7 #h miles per gallon4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to automobiles manufactured for model year #bjbj or for any subsequent model year4 #d4 ,ethanol waiver ,section #baa7;h77#d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gede7;h77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or more of after #aj percent2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking additional alcohol or4