2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 152 - Energy Independence and Security
Subchapter IV - Energy Savings in Government and Public Institutions
Part B - Energy Efficiency in Federal Agencies
Sec. 17142 - Procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels
| 42 U.S.C. § 17142 (2016) |
| §17142. Procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels |
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No Federal agency shall enter into a contract for procurement of an alternative or synthetic fuel, including a fuel produced from nonconventional petroleum sources, for any mobility-related use, other than for research or testing, unless the contract specifies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and combustion of the fuel supplied under the contract must, on an ongoing basis, be less than or equal to such emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources. |
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(Pub. L. 110–140, title V, §526, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1663.) |
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WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT
Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title III, §312, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2073, provided that: "(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) if the Secretary determines it is in the national security interest of the United States. "(b) Notification Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] not later than 15 days after exercising the waiver authority under subsection (a)." |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 152 - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY SUBCHAPTER IV - ENERGY SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Part B - Energy Efficiency in Federal Agencies Sec. 17142 - Procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels |
| section 17142 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
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| 121 Stat. 1663 130 Stat. 2073 |
| Public Law 110-140, Public Law 114-328 |
