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 PUBLIC LAW 100-494—OCT. 14, 1988

102 STAT. 2443

"(iii) a comparison of the operation and maintenance costs of such vehicles to the operation and maintenance costs of other passenger automobiles and light duty trucks. "(B) The Secretary shall provide a report on the results of the Reports, study conducted under subparagraph (A) to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, within one year after the first such vehicles are acquired, and annually thereafter. "(2)(A) The Secretary and the Administrator of the General Services Administration shall conduct a study of the advisability, feasibility, and timing of the disposal of vehicles acquired under subsection (a) and any problems of such disposal. Such study shall take into account existing laws governing the sale of Government vehicles and shall specifically focus on when to sell such vehicles and what price to charge, without compromising studies of the use of such vehicles authorized under this part. "(B) The Secretary and the Administrator of the General Services Reports. Administration shall report the results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A) to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, within 12 months after funds are appropriated for carrying out this section. "(c) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—To the extent practicable, at

locations where vehicles acquired under subsection (a) are supplied with alcohol or natural gas, edcohol or natural gas shall be offered for sale to the public. The head of the Federal agency responsible for such a location shall consider whether such sale is practicable, taking into account, among other factors— "(1) whether alcohol or natural gas is commercially available for vehicles in the vicinity of such location; "(2) security and safety considerations; "(3) whether such sale is in accordance with applicable local, State, and Federal law; "(4) the ease with which the public can access such location; and "(5) the cost to the United States of such sale. "(d) FEDERAL AGENCY U S E OF DEMONSTRATION VEHICLES.—(1)

Upon the request of the head of any agency of the Federal Government, the Secretary shall ensure that such Federal agency be provided with vehicles acquired under subsection (a) to the maximum extent practicable. "(2)(A) Funds appropriated under this section for the acquisition of vehicles under subsection (a) shall be applicable only to the portion of the cost of vehicles acquired under subsection (a) which exceeds the cost of comparable gasoline or diesel fueled vehicles. "(B) The Secretary shall ensure that the cost to any Federal agency receiving a vehicle under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the cost to such agency of a comparable gasoline or diesel fueled vehicle. "(3) Only one-hsdf of the vehicles acquired under this section by an agency of the Federal Government shall be counted against any limitation under law, Executive order, or executive or agency policy on the number of vehicles which may be acquired by such agency. "(4) Any Federal agency receiving a vehicle under paragraph (1) shall cooperate with studies undertaken by the Secretary under subsection (b).

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