Exception to alternative fuel procurement requirement

U.S.C. Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS 51 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS Subtitle III - Administrative Provisions CHAPTER 303 - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT Sec. 30310 - Exception to alternative fuel procurement requirement From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§30310. Exception to alternative fuel procurement requirement

Section 526(a) 1 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.

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3366.)

Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

30310 42 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.

1 See References in Text note below.