Energy bill signed today

Posted on the New York Times web site:

Bush Signs Broad Energy Bill
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 19, 2007
Filed at 12:15 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol, calling it ''a major step'' toward energy independence and easing global warming.

The legislation signed by Bush at a ceremony at the Energy Department requires automakers to increase fuel efficiency by 40 percent to an industry average 35 miles per gallon by 2020. It also ramps up production of ethanol use to 36 billion gallons a year by 2022.
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From whitehouse.gov:

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 19, 2007
Fact Sheet: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 President Bush Signs Energy Bill To Improve Fuel Economy And Reduce Oil Dependence

Today, President Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which will improve vehicle fuel economy and help reduce U.S. dependence on oil.The bill the President signed today responds to the challenge of his bold "Twenty in Ten" initiative, which President Bush announced in January. It represents a major step forward in expanding the production of renewable fuels, reducing our dependence on oil, and confronting global climate change. It will increase our energy security, xpand the production of renewable fuels, and make America stronger, safer, and cleaner for future generations.
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This refers to H.R.6
SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007’’.