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 92 STAT. 92 Standards, transmittal to Speaker of House, President of Senate, and congressional committees. Contracts for vehicle purchase or lease.

Limitation. Information, availability to public.

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

Contracts.

PUBLIC LAW 95-238—FEB. 25, 1978 " (4) The Administrator shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the performance standards developed under paragraph (1) and all revised performance standards established in connection with the demonstrations specified in subsection (c)(2).". (c) Section 7(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2506(c)) is amended to read as follows: " (c)(1) The Administrator shall, within 6 months after the date of promulgation of performance standards pursuant to subsection (b)(1), institute the first contracts for the purchase or lease of electric or hybrid vehicles which satisfy the performance standards set forth under (b)(1). The delivery of such vehicles shall be completed according to the expedited best effort of the administering agency and the selected manufacturer. To the extent practicable, vehicles purchased or leased under such contracts shall represent a cross-section of the available technologies and of actual or potential vehicle use. "(2) Thereafter, according to a planned schedule, the Administrator shall contract for the purchase or lease of additional electric or hybrid vehicles which satisfy amended performance standards and represent continuing improvements in state-of-the-art. In conducting demonstrations, the Administrator shall consider-— "(A) the need and intent of the Congress to stimulate and encourage private sector production as well as public knowledge, acceptance, and use of electric and hybrid vehicles; and "(B) demonstration of varying degrees of vehicle operations, ,' management, and control for maximum widespread effectiveness and exposure to public use. "(3) The demonstration period shall extend through the fiscal year 1986, with purchase or leasing continuing through the fiscal year 1984. During the demonstration period the Administrator shall demonstrate 7,500 to 10,000 electric and hybrid vehicles. No more than 400 vehicles may be procured for this purpose during fiscal year 1978. In order to allow industry time for advanced planning, the size and nature of projected electric and hybrid vehicle leasing and procurements will be made public by the administering agency. Publications under the preceding sentence (each covering a period of two years) shall be released annually starting at an appropriate time in the fiscal year 1978. "(4) If the Administrator determines on the basis of his annual review of the program under this Act that— "(A) at least 200 vehicles cannot be added to the project during the fiscal year 1978, or "(B) at least 600 vehicles cannot b^ added to the project during ''' the fiscal year 1979, or "(C) at least 1,700 vehicles cannot be added to the project during the fiscal year 1980, or "(D) at least 7,500 vehicles in the aggregate cannot be added to the project during the fiscal years 1981 through 1984, he shall immediately forward a detailed explanation thereof 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 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.". SEC. 602. Section 8 of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2507) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(d) In addition to contracting for the purchase or lease of vehicles
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