Hey Army!
Today, three Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill which will go a long way toward reducing our dependence on foreign oil.
Congressmen Dan Boren (D-OK), John Larson (D-CT) and John Sullivan (R-OK) have introduced legislation called the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009. The shorthand is the NAT GAS Act.
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This will have almost all of the elements for natural gas that we have been pushing for in the Pickens Plan.
-It extends the tax credit for natural gas used as a transportation fuel.
-It provides a tax credit for 80 percent of the additional cost when purchasing a dedicated natural gas vehicle.
-It creates incentives for the major manufacturers to sell natural gas vehicles (which they already produce for overseas markets) in the United States.
And here’s the big one
-The bill requires that 50 percent of the vehicles the federal government buys over the next five years to run on natural gas.
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In 2007, the federal government bought 65,000 gasoline, diesel and E-85 vehicles. In that same year the federal government bought 129 natural gas vehicles. One Hundred Twenty Nine.
Over the next five years, the federal government will purchase about 325,000 cars and light trucks. Instead of only having bought 645 natural gas vehicles, it will now be purchasing 162,500! That will jump start domestic manufacturing capability.
Now, a bill being introduced in the U.S. House is only the starting point. There has to be a similar bill introduced in the U.S. Senate and there have to be hearings and then votes on the House and Senate floor before it goes to the President for signing.
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We’re marching on.
— Boone