Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§13231 Public Information Program

Title 42 › Chapter 134— ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter II— ALTERNATIVE FUELS—NON-FEDERAL PROGRAMS › § 13231

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create a public information program and, after consulting federal agencies and experts, must produce a consumer information package within 18 months after October 24, 1992. The package must give clear, objective comparisons of alternative fuels and vehicles to gasoline over their whole life, covering things like environmental performance, energy use, how much is made in the U.S., cost, maintenance, reliability, and safety. It must also explain how to convert regular cars to run on alternative fuels, may include other useful facts, and must be updated each year with the latest information.

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Title 42, §13231

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The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and individuals and organizations with practical experience in the production and use of alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles, shall, for the purposes of promoting the use of alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles, establish a public information program on the benefits and costs of the use of alternative fuels in motor vehicles. Within 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall produce and make available an information package for consumers to assist them in choosing among alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles. Such information package shall provide relevant and objective information on motor vehicle characteristics and fuel characteristics as compared to gasoline, on a life cycle basis, including environmental performance, energy efficiency, domestic content, cost, maintenance requirements, reliability, and safety. Such information package shall also include information with respect to the conversion of conventional motor vehicles to alternative fueled vehicles. The Secretary shall include such other information as the Secretary determines is reasonable and necessary to help promote the use of alternative fuels in motor vehicles. Such information package shall be updated annually to reflect the most recent available information.

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42 U.S.C. § 13231

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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