42 U.S.C. § 6374c — Omitted

Page 6820 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6374b (b) Funding (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993 through 1995, to remain available until ex- pended. (2) The authority of the Secretary to obligate amounts to be expended under this section shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such ex- tent or in such amounts as are provided in ad- vance by appropriation Acts. (Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 400BB, as added Pub. L. 100–494, § 4(a), Oct. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 2444; amended Pub. L. 102–486, title IV, § 401, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2875.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–486, § 401(a), substituted ‘‘alternative fuels’’ for ‘‘alcohol and natural gas’’. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–486, § 401(b), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as fol- lows: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the period encompassing the fiscal years ending September 30, 1990, September 30, 1991, and September 30, 1992, a total of $2,000,000 for alcohol powered vehicles and dual energy vehicles, and a total of $2,000,000 for natural gas powered vehicles and natural gas dual energy vehicles, to carry out the purposes of this section.’’ § 6374b. Alternative fuels bus program (a) Testing The Secretary, in cooperation with the Ad- ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall, beginning in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, assist State and local government agen- cies in the testing in urban settings of buses ca- pable of operating on alternative fuels for the emissions levels, durability, safety, and fuel economy of such buses, comparing the different types with each other and with diesel powered buses, as such buses will be required to operate under Federal safety and environmental stand- ards applicable to such buses for the model year 1991. To the extent practicable, testing assisted under this section shall apply to each of the var- ious types of alternative fuel buses. (b) Funding There are authorized to be appropriated for the period encompassing the fiscal years ending September 30, 1990, September 30, 1991, and Sep- tember 30, 1992, a total of $2,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this section. (c) ‘‘Bus’’ defined For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘bus’’ means a vehicle which is designed to transport 30 individuals or more. (Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 400CC, as added Pub. L. 100–494, § 4(a), Oct. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 2445; amend- ed Pub. L. 102–486, title IV, § 402(1), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2875.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–486 substituted ‘‘alter- native fuels’’ for ‘‘alcohol and buses capable of oper- ating on natural gas’’ and ‘‘each of the various types of alternative fuel buses’’ for ‘‘both buses capable of oper- ating on alcohol and buses capable of operating on nat- ural gas’’. § 6374c. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 400DD, as added Pub. L. 100–494, § 4(a), Oct. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 2445; amended Pub. L. 102–486, title IV, § 402(2), (3), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2876, provided for establishment of the Interagency Commission on Alternative Motor Fuels and the United States Alternative Fuels Council, re- quired the Commission to submit interim reports and a final report by Sept. 30, 1992, to Congress, and termi- nated the Commission and Council upon submission of the final report. § 6374d. Studies and reports (a) Methanol study (1) The Secretary shall study methanol plants, including the costs and practicability of such plants, that are— (A) capable of utilizing current domestic supplies of unutilized natural gas; (B) relocatable; or (C) suitable for natural gas to methanol con- version by natural gas distribution companies. (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘unutilized natural gas’’ means gas that is available in small remote fields and cannot be economically transported to natural gas pipe- lines, or gas the quality of which is so poor that extensive and uneconomic pretreatment is re- quired prior to its introduction into the natural gas distribution system. (3) The Secretary shall submit a report under this subsection to the Committees on Com- merce, Science, and Transportation and Govern- mental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, no later than September 30, 1990. (b) Omitted (c) Public participation Adequate opportunity shall be provided for public comment on the reports required by this section before they are submitted to the Con- gress, and a summary of such comments shall be attached to such reports. (Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 400EE, as added Pub. L. 100–494, § 4(a), Oct. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 2447.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This part, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), was in the original ‘‘the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988’’, Pub. L. 100–494, Oct. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 2441, which is classified principally to this part. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Subsec. (b) of this section, which required the Admin- istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit biennially to Congress a report which includes