Clean Energy Supports Proposed Federal Legislation That Would Expand the Use of Natural Gas Fuel for Transportation and Increase Natural Gas Vehicle Deployment in America

The NAT GAS Act of 2011, a bill introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives, would provide increased support for the critical movement to deploy large numbers of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in the United States, according to Clean Energy Fuels

. The bi-partisan-sponsored legislation — the New Alternative Transportation to Give America Solutions (NAT GAS) Act — would provide expanded tax credits for natural gas used as vehicle fuel, as well as credits for the purchase of NGVs. The bill would also encourage manufacturers to produce dedicated NGVs, and includes tax incentives for developing natural gas fueling infrastructure.