postal service electric vehicle act
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(Original Signature of Member)
111TH CONGRESS1ST SESSION H. R.ll
To provide that the delivery vehicle fleet of the United States Postal Service
be replaced by electric motor vehicles.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee onllllllllllllll
A BILL
To provide that the delivery vehicle fleet of the United States
Postal Service be replaced by electric motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.3
This Act may be cited as the Postal Service Electric4
Motor Vehicle Act.5
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.6
Congress finds that7
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(3) carry out the preceding provisions of this1
subsection, in coordination with local electric dis-2
tribution companies, in a manner consistent with the3
goals of4
(A) maintaining electric grid reliability;5
and6
(B) minimizing charging costs of electric7
motor vehicles in the Postal fleet.8
(b) BUY AMERICAN.Notwithstanding any other9
provision of law, electric motor vehicles acquired to carry10
out this Act shall be electric motor vehicles manufactured11
in the United States. The Postmaster General shall ensure12
that manufacturers of electric motor vehicles so acquired13
solicit competitive bids for electric drive components and14
storage devices from domestic manufacturers that partici-15
pate in the Department of Energys Electric Drive Vehicle16
Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (or suc-17
cessor program, as determined by the Postmaster General18
in consultation with the Secretary of Energy)..19
(c) OVERSIGHT.Not later than 30 days after the20
end of each fiscal year, the Postal Service shall submit21
to the Postal Regulatory Commission a report that in-22
cludes a detailed accounting of the expenditures made,23
savings realized, and revenues received by the Postal Serv-24
ice pursuant to this section. Within 90 days after receiving25
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a report under the preceding sentence, the Postal Regu-1
latory Commission shall submit to Congress a copy of such2
report, together with any findings and recommendations3
which the Commission considers appropriate. In addition4
to any information otherwise required, each report under5
this subsection shall include6
(1) an assessment of how replacing gasoline-7
powered motor vehicles with electric motor vehicles8
meets goals or objectives established by the Postal9
Service for the replacement of the Postal fleet; and10
(2) the economic and environmental impact11
which the actions taken by the Postal Service under12
subsection (a) have had, including with respect to13
(A) projected per vehicle operating costs14
per mile;15
(B) projected revenues from vehicle-to-grid16
and other grid-related services; and17
(C) emissions reduction and other environ-18
mental benefits.19
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.20
For purposes of this Act21
(1) the term motor vehicle means any self-22
propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons23
or property on a street or highway;24
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(2) the term electric motor vehicle means a1
motor vehicle powered solely by an electric motor2
that draws current from rechargeable storage bat-3
teries, fuel cells, photovoltaic arrays, or other4
sources of electric current;5
(3) the term Postal fleet means that portion6
of the Federal fleet (within the meaning of section7
303(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.8
13212(b)) which is owned, operated, leased, or oth-9
erwise controlled by or assigned to the Postal Serv-10
ice and used primarily in the delivery of mail;11
(4) the term Postal Service means the United12
States Postal Service; and13
(5) the term United States, as used in a geo-14
graphical sense, includes the District of Columbia,15
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United16
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the17
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,18
and any other Commonwealth, territory, or posses-19
sion of the United States.20
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