{"data":{"id":"us/51-u.s.c.-30310","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"51 U.S.C. § 30310","heading":"Exception to alternative fuel procurement requirement","body":"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.","path":["Title 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 303—CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc51@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:20Z","sha256":"43f2a73cfcc7cca57e972210ce76514d8f6b34bc39b7372a1f5e58e033436135","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/51-u.s.c.-30309","next":"us/51-u.s.c.-30501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}