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 90 STAT. 1264

Standards,

Transmittal to Speaker of the House, President of the Senate and congressional committees. Contract forvehicle purchase or lease.

Information, transmittal to Speaker of the House, President of the Senate and congressional committees.

Information, transmittal to Speaker of the House, President of the Senate and congressional committees.

Vehicles delivery period, extension.

PUBLIC LAW 94-413—SEPT. 17, 1976

sary to promote the acquisition and use of such vehicles for transportation purposes which are within the capability (as determined by the Administrator) of electric and hybrid vehicles. (3) Such performance standards shall be revised, by rule, periodically as the state-of-the-art improves, except that rules promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be amended not later than 6 months prior to the date for contracts specified in subsection (c)(2). (4) Before entering into contracts for the production of vehicles under subsection (c)(2), the Administrator shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce of the Senate, the performance standards developed under paragraph (1), as revised and currently in effect. (c)(1) The Administrator shall, within 6 months after the date of promulgation of performance standards pursuant to subsection (b)(1), contract for the purchase or lease of 2,500 electric or hybrid vehicles which satisfy the performance standards set forth under subsection (b)(1). The delivery of such vehicles shall be completed within 39 months after the date of enactment of this Act. If the Administrator determines, on the basis of responses to the solicitation for proposals for such contracts, that less than 2,500 of the electric or hybrid vehicles which satisfy performance standards under subsection (b)(1) will be available within such delivery period, the Administrator shall (A) immediately forward this information along with a detailed justification of such determination to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce of the Senate, and (B) contract for the purchase or lease of the maximum number of such vehicles (up to 2,500) that will be available within such delivery period. To the extent practicable, vehicles purchased or leased under such contracts shall represent a cross-section of the available technologies and types of uses of such vehicles. (2)(A) The Administrator shall, within 6 months after the required amendment of such standards pursuant to subsection (b)(3), and not later than 54 months after the date of enactment of this Act, contract for the purchase or lease of 5,000 advanced electric or hybrid vehicles, which satisfy such amended standards. The final delivery of such vehicles shall be completed within 72 months after the date of enactment of this Act. If the Administrator determines, on the basis of responses to the solicitation for proposals for such contracts, that less than 5,000 of the electric and hybrid vehicles which satisfy performance standards set forth under subsection (b)(3) will be available within the delivery period (including any extension under subparagraph (B)), the Administrator shall (i) immediately forward this information along with a detailed justification of such determination to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce of the Senate, and (ii) contract for the purchase or lease of the maximum number of such vehicles (up to 5,000) that will be available during such delivery period. To the extent practicable, vehicles purchased or leased under such contracts shall represent a cross-section of the available technologies and types of uses of such vehicles. (B) The Administrator shall extend the delivery period for such vehicles for a period not to exceed 6 additional months, if he finds that such an extension in delivery date would result in the deliv-

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