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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§16062 Domestic manufacturing conversion grant program

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 149— - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - VEHICLES AND FUELS › Part Part B— - Hybrid Vehicles, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Buses › Subpart subpart 1— - hybrid vehicles › § 16062

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create a program to increase U.S. production and sales of efficient hybrid, plug‑in electric, and advanced diesel vehicles and their parts. The program will offer grants and loan guarantees under section 16513 and will prioritize refurbishing or retooling plants that recently closed or will close soon. The Secretary may work with state and local programs, including matching grants to keep and retrain skilled workers, and funds may be appropriated as needed to run the program.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §16062

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)The Secretary shall establish a program to encourage domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and components of those vehicles.
(2)The program shall include grants and loan guarantees under section 16513 of this title to automobile manufacturers and suppliers and hybrid component manufacturers to encourage domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and advanced diesel vehicles.
(3)Priority shall be given to the refurbishment or retooling of manufacturing facilities that have recently ceased operation or will cease operation in the near future.
(b)The Secretary may coordinate implementation of this section with State and local programs designed to accomplish similar goals, including the retention and retraining of skilled workers from the manufacturing facilities, including by establishing matching grant arrangements.
(c)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2007—Pub. L. 110–140, § 132, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to program to encourage domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and authorization of appropriations. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–140, § 134(a), inserted “and loan guarantees under section 16513 of this title” after “grants”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2007 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–140 effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 16062

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73