§13431 General transportation

Summary

The Secretary must run a five-year program to find cost-effective ways to cut oil use in the transportation sector for all motor vehicles, including ones already in use. The work must focus on better fuel efficiency and on using alternative fuels. The program must test many kinds of technologies in real-world settings to prove they work and are affordable, and it must include the activities listed in the law and similar ongoing Department of Energy work. Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must make and send Congress a five-year plan after talking with industry, schools, labs, utilities, and other experts. Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must ask for proposals to carry out the program. Alternative fuels: natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas; hydrogen; fuels (not alcohol) made from biological materials; and any fuel that is at least 85 percent by volume methanol, ethanol, or another alcohol. Money authorized: $119,144,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $160,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 for carrying out this part (this covers transportation energy conservation R&D except the activities under section 13435 and includes transportation biofuels energy systems under solar energy). For section 13435, the authorized amounts are $60,300,000 for fiscal year 1993; $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.