| The activities in the United States are controlled by | | | | emphasized the use of alternative fuels and the |
| two bodies of laws. Federal laws encompass the | | | | development of supporting infrastructure. |
| activities which require uniform national regulations with | | | | 5. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 - |
| a variety of exceptions. States are also free to | | | | This legislation introduced provisions to increase the |
| regulate some activities which do not conflict with | | | | supply of renewable fuel sources and to reach 35 |
| federal activities in a legal sense. Details and limitations | | | | miles per gallon by 2020. |
| of these are a Constitutional Law analysis. | | | | 6. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - |
| Federal Government has created the following laws | | | | This legislation enacted the provisions of Energy |
| as a form of their mandate. | | | | Improvement and Extension Act of 2008. |
| | | | There are US Treaties which have an effect on |
| 1. Clean Air Act of 1970(as amended in 1990) -This | | | | energy usage such as the Kyoto Treaty. However, |
| legislation created incentives to reduce mobile sources | | | | currently the United States have not ratified the Kyoto |
| of pollutants. | | | | Treaty citing too costly for the US economy. Currently |
| 2. Alternate Motor Fuels Act of 1988 - This created | | | | there are widely debated discussion about |
| what is known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy | | | | implementing carbon pollution based taxing system on |
| Credits(or CAFÉ) | | | | reducing greenhouse gas emissions. With sudden |
| 3. Energy Policy Act of 1992 - This legislation required | | | | reduction in gasoline prices and severe downturn in US |
| federal, state and alternate fuel provider fleets to build | | | | economy, it is yet to see any major alternative energy |
| an inventory of alternate fuel vehicles. | | | | legislation to pass and implemented. |
| 4. Energy Policy Act of 2005 - This legislation | | | | |