Executive Order 13423 – Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management NEW!

Energy Policy Act of 2005

• Requires that 75 percent of all covered light-duty vehicles acquired for Federal fleets in FY 1999 and beyond must be Alternative Fuel vehicles
• Exempts certain emergency and vehicles used directly for emergency repair purposes, law enforcement, and national defense vehicles
• Requires dual fueled vehicles to operate on alternative fuels unless an agency qualifies for a waiver from the Department of Energy
• Requires the General Services Administration to allocate the AFV incremental cost over the entire fleet of vehicles leased or owned by a Federal agency

The Energy Conservation and Reauthorization Act of 1998

• Amended 1992 EPAct to allow one alternative fuel vehicle acquisition credit for every 450 gallons of pure biodiesel fuel consumed in vehicles over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating
• "Biodiesel credits" may fulfill up to 50 percent of an agency's EPAct requirements

Executive order 13423

E.O. 13423 directs the head of each agency to:

Ensure that, if the agency operates a fleet of at least 20 motor vehicles, the agency, relative to agency baselines for fiscal year 2005,

• reduces the fleet's total consumption of petroleum products by 2 percent annually through the end of fiscal year 2015
• increases the total fuel consumption that is non-petroleum based by 10 percent annually, and
• uses plug-in hybrid (PIH) vehicles when PIH vehicles are commercially available at a cost reasonably comparable, on the basis of life-cycle cost, to non-PIH vehicles.

Agriculture Property Management Regulation (AGPMR), Chapter 110-34, Motor Vehicle Management § 110-34.335 Preference for Use of Ethanol and Biodiesel Fuels in USDA Motor Vehicles.

USDA has established a preference policy for the use of fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel which are made from renewable agricultural products. Each USDA agency shall adhere to the following policy:

• USDA agencies that maintain diesel fuel tanks for their fleet vehicles, off-road vehicles, marine vessels, and other motorized diesel equipment will buy and use blends of 20 percent (B20) or higher biodiesel fuel where practicable and reasonable in cost. USDA agencies that do not maintain diesel fuel tanks will seek out opportunities to fuel at nearby federal or commercial fueling facilities that offer B20 biodiesel at reasonable cost.
• USDA agencies that maintain gasoline fueling facilities will buy and use ethanol-blended fuels containing at least 10 percent domestically produced ethanol or other alcohol to the extent practicable where the fuel is readily available and reasonably priced compared with unleaded gasoline.
• USDA agencies that use commercial fueling stations will buy these fuels when they are readily available and at a reasonable cost.
• Where flex-fuel vehicles operate in geographic areas that offer E-85 fueling sites, USDA agencies shall strive to fuel the vehicles routinely with E-85.
• Consistent with mission requirements, USDA agencies will also purchase or lease alternative fuel vehicles, including E-85 flex-fuel vehicles, for placement in geographic areas that offer alternative fueling stations as part of overall compliance with alternative fuel acquisition requirements of EPAct.
• The Assistant Secretary for Administration shall carry out these policy preferences.