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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 18, 2005
Future Fuels Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth an investment credit for eligible manufacturers for an advanced technology motor vehicle.
Amends federal transportation law to revise the fuel economy calculations for manufacturing incentives for dual fueled and gaseous fuel dedicated automobiles.
Sets forth a calendar schedule for an increased percentage of alternative fueled automobiles or flexible fuel vehicles.
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Instructs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to: (1) establish an incentives program for insurance providers to sell automobile insurance policies on a per-mile basis; (2) designate, in urbanized areas, at least 20 transit-oriented development corridors by 2015, and 50 transit-oriented development corridors by 2025; (3) award transit grants to construct or improve transit facilities, bicycle transportation facilities, and pedestrian walkways in transit-oriented development corridors, including capital projects; and (4) establish a transit-oriented development corridors research and development program for best practices and performance criteria for transit-oriented development corridors.
Directs the Secretary to develop and carry out a national tire fuel efficiency program for tires designed for use on passenger cars and light trucks.
People & committees
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R–PA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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