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

§13259 Secretary’s Recommendations to Congress

Title 42 › Chapter 134— ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter III— AVAILABILITY AND USE OF REPLACEMENT FUELS, ALTERNATIVE FUELS, AND ALTERNATIVE FUELED PRIVATE VEHICLES › § 13259

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the Secretary decides the fleet requirement program is not needed, the Secretary must tell Congress. Then, within 2 years and as official rules, the Secretary must prepare and send Congress recommendations for requirements or incentives that: get fuel suppliers to offer replacement fuels and the needed delivery systems; get makers and sellers of alternative‑fuel vehicles to offer those vehicles and the services to support them; and encourage drivers to use replacement fuels. The recommendations must place requirements fairly and proportionately on all relevant fuel suppliers and buyers and on all relevant vehicle suppliers and buyers.

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Title 42, §13259

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(a)If the Secretary determines, under section 13257(f) of this title, that a fleet requirement program under section 13257 of this title is not necessary, the Secretary shall so notify the Congress. If the Secretary so notifies the Congress, the Secretary shall, within 2 years after such notification and by rule, prepare and submit to the Congress recommendations for requirements or incentives for—

(1)fuel suppliers to make available to the public replacement fuels, including providing for the construction or availability of related fuel delivery systems;

(2)suppliers of alternative fueled vehicles to make available to the public alternative fueled vehicles and to ensure the availability of necessary related services; and

(3)motor vehicle drivers to use replacement fuels,

(b)In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall recommend the imposition of requirements proportionately on all appropriate fuel suppliers and purchasers of motor fuels and suppliers and purchasers of motor vehicles in a fair and equitable manner.

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42 U.S.C. § 13259

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60