MENENDEZ PUSHES NATURAL GAS LEGISLATION FOR VEHICLES

United States Senator Robert Menendez has introduced legislation to have more vehicles run on clean natural gas. The NAT GAS Act, introduced today by Menendez and co-sponsored by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Orrin Hatch, would extend and increase tax credits for natural gas vehicles and refueling. “Our economic crisis has shined a spotlight on the urgent need for alternative, cleaner and cheaper sources of energy that we don’t have to import," Menendez. "By making it easier and cheaper to own a vehicle that runs on natural gas, we can help families save money on energy, create new manufacturing jobs and clean our air.” The legislation would extend for 10 years the alternative fuel credits for natural gas used as a vehicle fuel, the purchase of natural gas-fueled vehicle, and the installation of natural gas vehicle refueling property credit.