Federal Alternative Fuel Lifecycle GHG Procurement Requirement (EISA §526)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2008-07-22 — OFS Act: cross-connection with open-fuel-standard: Both address alternative-fuel deployment — OFS via a vehicle-capability mandate on automakers, EISA §526 via lifecycle-GHG limits on federal alternative fuel procurement. (novelty: 2)
- 2013-06-06 — North American Alternative Fuels Act: North American Alternative Fuels Act (S. 1421, 113th Congress, 2013) would have repealed EISA §526’s bar on federal agencies procuring alternative or synthetic fuels with lifecycle GHG emissions higher than conventional petroleum; introduced and referred to committee, did not advance. (novelty: 2)