Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/1312

 90 STAT. 1262

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Project. Establishment. 15 USC 2503.

15 USC 2504.

PUBLIC LAW 94-413—SEPT. 17, 1976 (7) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation; and (8) "small business concern" shall have the meaning prescribed by the Administrator after consultation with the Small Business Administration. SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The Administrator shall promptly establish, as an organizational entity within the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Project. (b) The Administrator shall have the responsibility for the overall management of the project. The Administrator may enter into any agreement or other arrangement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Transportation, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Agriculture, or any other Federal agency, pursuant to which such agency shall conduct such specified parts or aspects of the project as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate and within the particular competence of such agency, to the extent that such agency has capabilities which would enable it to contribute to the success of the project and the attainment of the purposes of this Act. (c) In providing for the effective management of this project, the Administrator shall have specific responsibility to— (1) promote basic and applied research on electric and hybrid vehicle batteries, controls, and motors; (2) determine optimum overall electric and hybrid vehicle design; (3) conduct demonstration projects with respect to the feasibility of commercial electric and hybrid vehicles (A) by contracting for the purchase or lease of electric and hybrid vehicles for practical use, and (B) by entering into arrangements, with other governmental entities and with nongovernmental entities, for the operation of such vehicles; (4) ascertain consumer needs and desires so as to match the design of electric and hybrid vehicles to their potential market; and (5) ascertain the long-term changes in road design, urban planning, traffic management, maintenance facilities, utility rate structures, and tax policies which are needed to facilitate the manufacture and use of electric and hybrid vehicles in accordance with sections 13 and 14. SEC. 5. COORDINATION BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATOR AND OTHER AGENCIES. (a) In carrying out the project established under section 4, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult and coordinate with the Secretary, with respect to any functions of the Administrator under this Act which relate to regulatory activities or other responsibilities of the Secretary, including safety and damageability programs. (b) Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government shall carefully consider any written request from the Administrator, or the head of any agency to which the Administrator has delegated responsibility for specified parts or aspects of the project, to furnish such assistance, on a reimbursable basis, as the Administrator or such head deems necessary to

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