Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
The COST Act requires the federal government to conduct two cost-benefit analyses comparing different vehicle technologies for the federal fleet. The Comptroller General must analyze the expenses of replacing gasoline-powered light-duty vehicles (cars and small trucks) with either electric vehicles or ethanol flex-fuel vehicles, including the infrastructure costs needed to support each option nationwide. Additionally, the Secretary of Energy must conduct a separate analysis comparing the lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from conventional gasoline vehicles, E85 ethanol flex-fuel vehicles, and battery electric vehicles using an established environmental model. Both analyses must be completed and published within one year of the bill's enactment. The legislation affects federal agencies that operate vehicle fleets and provides Congress with data to inform future federal transportation decisions, but does not mandate any immediate changes to vehicle purchasing or fleet composition.
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