Chapter 64, Section 3803, Subsection (c) · 15 U.S.C. Chapter 64 — METHANE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION

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(c)In assuring the effective management of this program, the Secretary shall have specific responsibility to ascertain that the program includes activities to—

(1)promote basic and applied research on methane-fueled vehicle construction, modification, and safety;

(2)conduct research and development on optimum overall specifications for methane-fueled vehicles;

(3)determine appropriate means and facilities for safely and economically storing, transporting, and dispensing methane for use as a vehicular fuel;

(4)conduct demonstration projects with respect to the feasibility of methane-fueled vehicles and methane transmission, storage and dispensing facilities (A) by providing necessary financial or technical assistance for the construction, modification, or operation of motor vehicles to be methane-fueled for practical use or of methane transmission, storage and dispensing facilities, and (B) by entering into agreements or arrangements with other entities, governmental and nongovernmental, for the demonstration of such vehicles and facilities;

(5)gather performance data, including but not limited to emissions data, on methane-fueled vehicles and related transmission and storage facilities;

(6)determine that the participants in each demonstration assisted under this chapter have made satisfactory arrangements to obtain an adequate supply of methane for vehicular use in the project;

(7)ascertain the need for modifications in available methane-fueled vehicles to improve their efficiency and performance and to facilitate their widespread use by fleet owners; and

(8)ascertain any changes in fuel supply patterns, tax policies, and standards governing the manufacture of vehicles which are needed to facilitate the manufacture and use of methane-fueled vehicles.

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methane
means either natural gas (as defined in section 3301(1) of this title), gas derived from coal, liquefied natural gas, or any gaseous transportation fuel produced from biomass, waste products, and other renewable resources;
private entities
means any person, such as any organization incorporated under State law, for profit or not-for-profit, or a consortium of such organizations, but does not include public entities;
public entities
means any unit or units of State and/or local governments;
Secretary
means the Secretary of Energy;
vehicle
means any truck, van, station wagon, bus, or car used on public roads or highways as well as off-road agricultural equipment, such as tractors, harvesters, and so forth, which presently burn gasoline or diesel fuel;