42 U.S.C. § 17142 | Procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels

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.

Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 526Dec. 19, 2007121 Stat. 1663(, , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Dec. 19, 2007section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140 section 1824 of Title 2Section effective on the date that is 1 day after , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.

Waiver Authority for Alternative Fuel Procurement Requirement

Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title III, § 312Dec. 23, 2016130 Stat. 2073

“(a)

In General .—

Public Law 110–140 42 U.S.C. 17142The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (; ) 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).”

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