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 119 STAT. 1138

PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

(1) the development of alternative fueled vehicle technology; (2) the availability of that technology in the market; and (3) the cost of alternative fueled vehicles. (b) TOPICS.—As part of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall specifically identify— (1) the number of alternative fueled vehicles acquired by fleets or covered persons required to acquire alternative fueled vehicles; (2) the quantity, by type, of alternative fuel actually used in alternative fueled vehicles acquired by fleets or covered persons; (3) the quantity of petroleum displaced by the use of alternative fuels in alternative fueled vehicles acquired by fleets or covered persons; (4) the direct and indirect costs of compliance with requirements under titles III, IV, and V of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211 et seq.), including— (A) vehicle acquisition requirements imposed on fleets or covered persons; (B) administrative and recordkeeping expenses; (C) fuel and fuel infrastructure costs; (D) associated training and employee expenses; and (E) any other factors or expenses the Secretary determines to be necessary to compile reliable estimates of the overall costs and benefits of complying with programs under those titles for fleets, covered persons, and the national economy; (5) the existence of obstacles preventing compliance with vehicle acquisition requirements and increased use of alternative fuel in alternative fueled vehicles acquired by fleets or covered persons; and (6) the projected impact of amendments to the Energy Policy Act of 1992 made by this title. (c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study and includes any recommendations of the Secretary for legislative or administrative changes concerning the alternative fueled vehicle requirements under titles III, IV and V of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211 et seq.). 42 USC 16524.

SEC. 1832. STUDY ON THE BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC DISPATCH.

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in coordination and consultation with the States, shall conduct a study on— (1) the procedures currently used by electric utilities to perform economic dispatch; (2) identifying possible revisions to those procedures to improve the ability of nonutility generation resources to offer their output for sale for the purpose of inclusion in economic dispatch; and (3) the potential benefits to residential, commercial, and industrial electricity consumers nationally and in each state if economic dispatch procedures were revised to improve the ability of nonutility generation resources to offer their output for inclusion in economic dispatch. (b) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘economic dispatch’’ when used in this section means the operation of generation facilities to produce

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