Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§17142 Procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 152— - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ENERGY SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS › Part Part B— - Energy Efficiency in Federal Agencies › § 17142
Summary
Federal agencies cannot buy alternative or synthetic fuels for vehicles or other transportation uses (except for research or testing) unless the contract says the fuel’s total greenhouse gas emissions from making and burning it are, over time, no higher than the same emissions from the equivalent regular petroleum fuel.
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Title 42, §17142
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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.
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Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. Waiver Authority for Alternative Fuel Procurement Requirement Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title III, § 312, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2073, provided that: “(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) 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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42 U.S.C. § 17142
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73