42 U.S.C. § 13233 — Data acquisition program

Page 8531 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 13235 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘guidelines’’. § 13233. Data acquisition program (a) Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, through the Energy Infor- mation Administration, and in cooperation with appropriate State, regional, and local authori- ties, shall establish a data collection program to be conducted in at least 5 geographically and climatically diverse regions of the United States for the purpose of collecting data which would be useful to persons seeking to manufacture, convert, sell, own, or operate alternative fueled vehicles or alternative fueling facilities. Such data shall include— (1) identification of the number and types of motor vehicle trips made daily and miles driv- en per trip, including commuting, business, and recreational trips; (2) the projections of the Secretary as to the most likely combination of alternative fueled vehicle use and other forms of transit, includ- ing rail and other forms of mass transit; (3) cost, performance, environmental, en- ergy, and safety data on alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles; and (4) other appropriate demographic informa- tion and consumer preferences. (b) The Secretary shall consult with interested parties, including other appropriate Federal agencies, manufacturers, public utilities, owners and operators of fleets of light duty motor vehi- cles, and State or local governmental entities, to determine the types of data to be collected and analyzed under subsection (a). (Pub. L. 102–486, title IV, § 407, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2881.) § 13234. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to approve recovery of certain ex- penses in advance (a) Natural gas motor vehicles The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, under section 717c of title 15, allow recov- ery of expenses in advance by natural-gas com- panies for research, development, and dem- onstration activities by the Gas Research Insti- tute for projects on the use of natural gas, in- cluding fuels derived from natural gas, for trans- portation, and projects on the use of natural gas to control pollutants and to control emissions from the combustion of other fuels, if the Com- mission finds that the benefits, including envi- ronmental benefits, to existing and future rate- payers resulting from such activities exceed all direct costs to existing and future ratepayers. To the maximum extent practicable, through the establishment of cofunding requirements ap- plicable to such projects, the Commission shall ensure that the costs of such activities shall be provided in part, through contributions of cash, personnel, services, equipment, and other re- sources, by sources other than the recovery of expenses pursuant to this section. (b) Electric motor vehicles The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, under section 824d of title 16, allow recov- ery of expenses in advance by electric utilities for research, development, and demonstration activities by the Electric Power Research Insti- tute for projects on electric motor vehicles, if the Commission finds that the benefits, includ- ing environmental benefits, to existing and fu- ture ratepayers resulting from such activities exceed all direct costs to existing and future ratepayers. To the maximum extent practicable, through the establishment of cofunding require- ments applicable to each project, the costs of such activities shall be provided, in part, through contributions of cash, personnel, serv- ices, equipment, and other resources, by sources other than the recovery of expenses pursuant to this section. (Pub. L. 102–486, title IV, § 408, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2881.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 408 of Pub. L. 102–486. Subsec. (c) of section 408 of Pub. L. 102–486 repealed pro- visions of title III of Pub. L. 102–104, formerly set out as a note under section 717c of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. § 13235. State and local incentives programs (a) Establishment of program (1) The Secretary shall, within one year after October 24, 1992, issue regulations establishing guidelines for comprehensive State alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicle incentives and program plans designed to accelerate the in- troduction and use of such fuels and vehicles. Such guideline 1 shall address the development, modification, and implementation of such State plans and shall describe those program ele- ments, as described in paragraph (3), to be ad- dressed in such plans. (2) The Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Adminis- trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall invite the Governor of each State to sub- mit to the Secretary a State plan within one year after the effective date of the regulations issued under paragraph (1). Such plan shall in- clude— (A) provisions designed to result in sched- uled progress toward, and achievement of, the goal of introducing substantial numbers of al- ternative fueled vehicles in such State by the year 2000; and (B) a detailed description of the require- ments, including the estimated cost of imple- mentation, of such plan. (3) Each proposed State plan, in order to be el- igible for Federal assistance under this section, shall describe the manner in which coordination shall be achieved with Federal and local govern- mental entities in implementing such plan, and shall include an examination of— (A) exemption from State sales tax or other State or local taxes or surcharges (other than such taxes or surcharges which are dedicated for transportation purposes) with respect to alternative fueled vehicles, alternative fuels, or alternative fueling facilities; (B) the introduction of alternative fueled ve- hicles into State-owned or operated motor ve- hicle fleets;