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§13233 Data acquisition program

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ALTERNATIVE FUELS—NON-FEDERAL PROGRAMS › § 13233

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must use the Energy Information Administration and work with state and local officials to start a data program in at least five U.S. regions that differ in geography and climate. The goal is to collect information useful to people who make, sell, own, convert, or run alternative‑fuel vehicles and fueling stations. The program must collect daily trip types and miles; forecasts of how alternative‑fuel vehicles will be used with other transit; cost, performance, environmental, energy, and safety data on fuels and vehicles; and basic population and consumer‑preference information. The Secretary must consult federal agencies, manufacturers, utilities, fleet owners, and state or local governments about what to collect.

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Title 42, §13233

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(a)Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, through the Energy Information Administration, and in cooperation with appropriate State, regional, and local authorities, 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 driven 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, including rail and other forms of mass transit;

(3)cost, performance, environmental, energy, and safety data on alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles; and

(4)other appropriate demographic information 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 vehicles, and State or local governmental entities, to determine the types of data to be collected and analyzed under subsection (a).

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 13233

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73