42 U.S.C. § 13252 — Replacement fuel supply and demand

Page 8535 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 13253 (b) Revisions and extensions With respect to model years 1997 and there- after, the Secretary may— (1) revise the percentage requirements under subsection (a)(1) downward, except that under no circumstances shall the percentage require- ment for a model year be less than 20 percent; and (2) extend the time under subsection (a)(1) for up to 2 model years. (c) Option for electric utilities The Secretary shall, within 1 year after Octo- ber 24, 1992, issue regulations requiring that, in the case of a covered person whose principal business is generating, transmitting, importing, or selling at wholesale or retail electricity, the requirements of subsection (a)(1) shall not apply until after December 31, 1997, with respect to electric motor vehicles. Any covered person de- scribed in this subsection which plans to acquire electric motor vehicles to comply with the re- quirements of this section shall so notify the Secretary before January 1, 1996. (d) Report to Congress The Secretary shall, before January 1, 1998, submit a report to the Congress providing de- tailed information on actions taken to carry out this section, and the progress made and prob- lems encountered thereunder. (Pub. L. 102–486, title V, § 501, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2887.) § 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 im- ports, improving the health of our Nation’s economy and reducing greenhouse gas emis- sions. (b) Development plan and production goals Under the program established under sub- section (a), the Secretary, before October 1, 1993, in consultation with the Administrator, the Sec- retary of Transportation, the Secretary of Agri- culture, 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 imple- ment 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 replace- ment fuels and alternative fueled vehicles in a manner that would meet the program goals described in subsection (a); (4) identify ways to encourage the develop- ment of reliable replacement fuels and alter- native fueled vehicle industries in the United States, and the technical, economic, and insti- tutional barriers to such development; and (5) determine the greenhouse gas emission implications of increasing the use of replace- ment fuels, including an estimate of the max- imum feasible reduction in such emissions from the use of replacement fuels. The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg- ister the results of actions taken under this sub- section, and provide for an opportunity for pub- lic comment. (Pub. L. 102–486, title V, § 502, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2888.) § 13253. Replacement fuel demand estimates and supply information (a) Estimates Not later than October 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, the Secretary of Transpor- tation, and other appropriate State and Federal officials, shall estimate for the following cal- endar year— (1) the number of each type of alternative fueled vehicle likely to be in use in the United States; (2) the probable geographic distribution of such vehicles; (3) the amount and distribution of each type of replacement fuel; and (4) the greenhouse gas emissions likely to re- sult from replacement fuel use. (b) Information Beginning on October 1, 1994, the Secretary shall annually require— (1) fuel suppliers to report to the Secretary on the amount of each type of replacement fuel that such supplier— (A) has supplied in the previous calendar year; and (B) plans to supply for the following cal- endar year; (2) suppliers of alternative fueled vehicles to report to the Secretary on the number of each type of alternative fueled vehicle that such supplier— (A) has made available in the previous cal- endar year; and (B) plans to make available for the fol- lowing calendar year; and (3) such fuel suppliers to provide the Sec- retary information necessary to determine the greenhouse gas emissions from the replace- ment fuels used, taking into account the en- tire fuel cycle. (c) Protection of information Information provided to the Secretary under subsection (b) shall be subject to applicable pro-