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49 U.S.C. § 32917 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 49. Transportation § 32917. Standards for executive agency automobiles

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Definition.--In this section, “executive agency” has the same meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5.

(b) Fleet average fuel economy.--(1) The President shall prescribe regulations that require passenger automobiles leased for at least 60 consecutive days or bought by executive agencies in a fiscal year to achieve a fleet average fuel economy (determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection) for that year of at least the greater of--

(A) 18 miles a gallon; or

(B) the applicable average fuel economy standard under section 32902(b) or (c) of this title for the model year that includes January 1 of that fiscal year.

(2) Fleet average fuel economy is--

(A) the total number of passenger automobiles leased for at least 60 consecutive days or bought by executive agencies in a fiscal year (except automobiles designed for combat-related missions, law enforcement work, or emergency rescue work); divided by

(B) the sum of the fractions obtained by dividing the number of automobiles of each model leased or bought by the fuel economy of that model.

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