42 U.S.C. § 13252 : US Code - Section 13252: Replacement fuel supply and demand program

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13252 : US Code - Section 13252: Replacement fuel supply and demand program

(a) Establishment of program
The Secretary shall establish a program to promote the
development and use in light duty motor vehicles of domestic
replacement fuels. Such program shall promote the replacement of
petroleum motor fuels with replacement fuels to the maximum extent
practicable. Such program shall, to the extent practicable, ensure
the availability of those replacement fuels that will have the
greatest impact in reducing oil imports, improving the health of
our Nation's economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
(b) Development plan and production goals
Under the program established under subsection (a) of this
section, the Secretary, before October 1, 1993, in consultation
with the Administrator, the Secretary of Transportation, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads
of other appropriate agencies, shall review appropriate information
and -
(1) estimate the domestic and nondomestic production capacity
for replacement fuels and alternative fueled vehicles needed to
implement this section;
(2) determine the technical and economic feasibility of
achieving the goals of producing sufficient replacement fuels to
replace, on an energy equivalent basis -
(A) at least 10 percent by the year 2000; and
(B) at least 30 percent by the year 2010,
of the projected consumption of motor fuel in the United States
for each such year, with at least one half of such replacement
fuels being domestic fuels;
(3) determine the most suitable means and methods of developing
and encouraging the production, distribution, and use of
replacement fuels and alternative fueled vehicles in a manner
that would meet the program goals described in subsection (a) of
this section;
(4) identify ways to encourage the development of reliable
replacement fuels and alternative fueled vehicle industries in
the United States, and the technical, economic, and institutional
barriers to such development; and
(5) determine the greenhouse gas emission implications of
increasing the use of replacement fuels, including an estimate of
the maximum feasible reduction in such emissions from the use of
replacement fuels.
The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the results of
actions taken under this subsection, and provide for an opportunity
for public comment.