The NatGas Act is important legislation that is currently under consideration by both houses of Congress. The NatGas Act is known as S. 1408 in the Senate and HR 1835 in the House. Over 100 Members of Congress are co-sponsoring the bill. The NatGas Act provides incentives to encourage fleets to operate natural gas fueled vehicles. Some of these incentives already exist in current law and will be extended, other existing incentives will be improved and new incentives will be added. The bill encourages vehicle purchases, infrastructure, vehicle production, research and development, and vehicle conversions. You can read more about the NatGas Act here

Why is the NatGas Act so important to Americans? The NatGas Act is a top priority in T. Boone Pickens' Plan for Energy Independence. America needs to get off foreign oil and use domestic energy. And not just any energy, but energy that is cleaner and cheaper and sustainable. Natural gas is this energy source. But natural gas needs a boost to get started to compete against the monopoly of global oil. Existing fuel systems, infrastructure, and manufacturing have a head start built over many decades. The NatGas Act is the jumpstart needed by fleets and the alternative fuel industry to build the business foundation that is sustainable and can compete on a wide scale against diesel and gasoline. The NatGas Act provides reasonable incentives that are temporary - enough to get the industry going.

Of course in a perfect world we wouldn't need government involvement, but the world is far from perfect. Our reliance on foreign oil has relentlessly climbed as our leadership has drifted. Without leadership and action, the US will continue to ship our dollars to foreign countries to buy oil. Even with relatively inexpensive oil, we are spending over $20 billion per month importing the stuff. Imagine if that $20 billion was injected in our own economy every month - what would that do to help American's with good paying jobs? This is a serious matter and we collectively need to get serious about taking action.

Right now today, the NatGas Act needs your help. Contact your Senator and your Congressman and insist that they support the NatGas Act and move the legislation forward. Washington needs to take action on energy. The Pickens Plan website has an easy and convenient way to contact your Washington representatives. This only takes a few minutes of your time but will help take America on a new path for energy independence.