15 U.S.C. § 2503 : US Code - Section 2503: Duties of Secretary of Energy

Search 15 U.S.C. § 2503 : US Code - Section 2503: Duties of Secretary of Energy

(a) Establishment of project
The Secretary of Energy shall promptly establish, as an
organizational entity within the Department of Energy, the Electric
and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration
Project.
(b) Management of project; arrangements with competent agencies
The Secretary of Energy shall have the responsibility for the
overall management of the project. The Secretary of Energy may
enter into any agreement or other arrangement with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of
Transportation, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
the Department of Agriculture, or any other Federal agency,
pursuant to which such agency shall conduct such specified parts or
aspects of the project as the Secretary of Energy deems necessary
or appropriate and within the particular competence of such agency,
to the extent that such agency has capabilities which would enable
it to contribute to the success of the project and the attainment
of the purposes of this chapter.
(c) Promotion of research and development; demonstration projects;
consumer needs; resulting changes
In providing for the effective management of this project, the
Secretary of Energy shall have specific responsibility to -
(1) promote basic and applied research on electric and hybrid
vehicle batteries, controls, and motors;
(2) determine optimum overall electric and hybrid vehicle
design;
(3) conduct demonstration projects with respect to the
feasibility of commercial electric and hybrid vehicles (A) by
contracting for the purchase or lease of electric and hybrid
vehicles for practical use, and (B) by entering into
arrangements, with other governmental entities and with
nongovernmental entities, for the operation of such vehicles;
(4) ascertain consumer needs and desires so as to match the
design of electric and hybrid vehicles to their potential market;
and
(5) ascertain the long-term changes in road design, urban
planning, traffic management, maintenance facilities, utility
rate structures, and tax policies which are needed to facilitate
the manufacture and use of electric and hybrid vehicles in
accordance with sections 2512 and 2513 (!1) of this title.