ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUELS AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 403. ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUELS AMENDMENTS. Title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 501(1), by striking “alcohol or natural gas” and inserting in lieu thereof “alternative fuel”; (2) in section 502(e)— (A) by striking “alcohol powered automobiles or natural gas powered” and inserting in lieu thereof “dedicated”; and (B) by striking “energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled”; (3) in section 506(a)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking “alcohol powered automobiles or natural gas powered” and inserting in lieu thereof “dedicated”; and (ii) by striking “alcohol or natural gas, as the case may be” and inserting in lieu thereof “alternative fuels”; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking “energy automobiles or natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled”; and (ii) by striking “energy automobile or natural gas dual energy automobile, as the case may be” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled automobile”; and (4) in section 506(b)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking “energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled”; (ii) by striking “alcohol or natural gas, as the case may be” and inserting in lieu thereof “alternative fuels” in clause (i); and (iii) by striking “alcohol or natural gas, as the case may be” and inserting in lieu thereof “alternative fuels” in clause (ii); and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking “dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “dual fueled”; and (ii) by striking “alcohol” and inserting in lieu thereof “alternative fuels” in clauses (i) and (ii); and (5) in section 513— (A) in subsection (a)— 106 STAT. 2877 (i) by striking “Alcohol Powered” and inserting in lieu thereof “Dedicated”; (ii) by striking “If” and inserting in lieu thereof “Except as provided in subsection (c) or in section 503(a)(3), if”; (iii) by striking “alcohol powered” and inserting in lieu thereof “dedicated”; (iv) by striking “content of the alcohol” and inserting in lieu thereof “content of the alternative fuel”; and (v) by striking “gallon of alcohol” and inserting in lieu thereof “gallon of a liquid alternative fuel”; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking “Energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “Fueled;” (ii) by striking “If” and inserting in lieu thereof “Except as provided in subsection (d) or in section 503(a)(3), if”; (iii) by striking “energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled”; and (iv) by striking “alcohol” and inserting in lieu thereof “alternative fuel” in paragraph (2); (C) in subsection (c)— (i) by striking “Natural Gas Powered” and inserting in lieu thereof “Gaseous Fuel Dedicated;” (ii) by striking “powered” and inserting in lieu thereof “dedicated”; (iii) by striking “natural gas” each place it appears in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “gaseous fuel”; and (iv) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “For purposes of this section, the Secretary shall determine the appropriate gallons equivalent measurement for gaseous fuels other than natural gas, and a gallon equivalent of such gaseous fuel shall be considered to have a fuel content of 15 one-hundredths of a gallon of fuel.”; (D) in subsection (d)— (i) by striking “Natural Gas Dual Energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “Gaseous Fuel Dual Fueled”; (ii) by striking “dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “dual fueled”; and (iii) by striking “natural gas” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “gaseous fuel”; (E) in subsection (e), by striking “alcohol powered automobile, dual energy automobile, natural gas powered automobile, or natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “dedicated automobile or dual fueled”; (F) in subsection (f)(2)(A)(i), by striking “alcohol powered automobiles, natural gas powered automobiles,” and inserting in lieu thereof “alternative fueled automobiles”; (G) in subsection (g)— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) by inserting “, other than electric automobiles,” after “each category of automobiles” in subparagraph (A); 106 STAT. 2878 (II) by striking “energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” in subparagraph (A); (III) by inserting “, other than electric automobiles,” after “each category of automobiles” in subparagraph (B); (IV) by striking “energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” in subparagraph (B); (V) by striking “energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” both places it appears in subparagraph (C); and (VI) by striking “energy automobile or natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” in subparagraph (C); and (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) by striking “energy passenger automobiles or natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” in subparagraph (A); (II) by striking “alcohol powered automobiles or natural gas powered” and inserting in lieu thereof “dedicated” in subparagraph (B); and (III) by striking “energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” in subparagraph (B); (H) in subsection (h)(1)— (i) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subparagraphs: “(A) the term ‘alternative fuel’ means methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols; mixtures containing 85 percent or more (or such other percentage, but not less than 70 percent, as determined by the Secretary, by rule, to provide for requirements relating to cold start, safety, or vehicle functions) by volume of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols with gasoline or other fuels; natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas; hydrogen; coal derived liquid fuels; fuels (other than alcohol) derived from biological materials; electricity (including electricity from solar energy); and any other fuel the Secretary determines, by rule, is substantially not petroleum and would yield substantial energy security benefits and substantial environmental benefits; “(B) the term ‘alternative fueled automobile’ means an automobile that— “(i) is a dedicated automobile; or “(ii) is a dual fueled automobile; “(C) the term ‘dedicated automobile’ means an automobile that operates solely on alternative fuels; and”; and (iii) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated by clause (i) of this subparagraph— (I) by striking “dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “dual fueled”; 106 STAT. 2879 (II) by striking “alcohol” and inserting in lieu thereof “alternative fuel” in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); (III) by inserting “in the case of an automobile capable of operating on a mixture of an alternative fuel and gasoline or diesel fuel,” before “which, for model years” in clause (iii); and (IV) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (iv) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (I) in subsection (h)(2)— (i) by striking “paragraphs (1)(C) and (D)” and inserting in lieu thereof “paragraph (1)(D)” in subparagraph (A); (ii) by striking “energy automobiles when operating on alcohol, and by natural gas dual energy automobiles when operating on natural gas” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled automobiles when operating on alternative fuels” in subparagraph (A); (iii) by striking “energy automobiles or natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” both places it appears in subparagraph (A); (iv) by striking “energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” in subparagraph (A); (v) by striking “energy” and inserting in lieu thereof “fueled” each place it appears in subparagraphs (B) and (C); and (vi) by inserting “other than electric automobiles” after “automobiles” each place it appears in subparagraphs (B) and (C).