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

§13233 Data Acquisition Program

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must set up, through the Energy Information Administration and with state and local help, a data program in at least five geographically and climatically different U.S. regions. The program must collect information useful to people who make, convert, sell, own, or operate alternative‑fueled vehicles or fueling stations. It must cover trip patterns (counts, types, and miles per trip, including commuting, business, and recreation); forecasts of how alternative‑fuel vehicles will be used with other transit (including rail and mass transit); cost, performance, environmental, energy, and safety data on fuels and vehicles; and basic demographic and consumer preference information. Before deciding what specific data to collect and analyze, the Secretary must consult interested parties such as other federal agencies, manufacturers, public utilities, light‑duty fleet owners and operators, and state or local governments.

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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 5, 2026

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