Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-110
§30310 Exception to Alternative Fuel Procurement Requirement
Title 51 › Subtitle III — Administrative Provisions › CHAPTER 303 — CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT › § 30310
Summary
Allows the Administration to buy a commonly sold fuel that is not an alternative or synthetic fuel and not mainly from a nonconventional petroleum source. The contract must not require or aim to get such fuels and must not give incentives for refinery upgrades or expansion.
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Title 51, §30310
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section 526(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142(a)) does not prohibit the Administration from entering into a contract to purchase a generally available fuel that is not an alternative or synthetic fuel or predominantly produced from a nonconventional petroleum source, if—
(1)the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source;
(2)the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source; and
(3)the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3031042 U.S.C. 17827.Pub. L. 110–422, title XI, § 1112, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4811.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 526(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, referred to in text, probably means section 526 of Pub. L. 110–140, which is classified to section 17142 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, but does not contain subsecs.
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51 U.S.C. § 30310
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110