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 PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980

94 STAT. 711

(c) Such executive order shall specify the alcohol-gasoline mixture Gasohoi. or mixtures which shall constitute "gasohoi" for purposes of such order, as well as specifications for its use. MOTOR VEHICLE ALCOHOL USAGE STUDY

SEC. 272. The Secretary of Energy shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, submit to the Congress within 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act a report on— (1) the need for, and practicality of, mandating through legislation that any new motor vehicle sold in the United States shall be capable of using alcohol as a motor fuel in specified alcoholgasoline mixtures, or using alcohol as the only fuel; (2) the need for any other legislation to address technical or institutional barriers to the widespread marketing of alcohol, including requirements that would mandate specified proportions of alcohol in all motor gasoline sold; and (3) any other aspects of the use of alcohol as a motor fuel, as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Report to Congress.

NATURAL GAS PRIORITIES

SEC. 273. For the purposes of section 401 of the Natural Gas Policv Essential Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-621), the term "essential agricultural use ' agricultural use. 15 USC 3391a. shall(1) include use of natural gas in sugar refining for production of 15 USC 3391. alcohol; (2) include use of natural gas for agricultural production on setaside acreage or acreage diverted from the production of a commodity (as provided under the Agricultural Act of 1949) to be 7 USC I42i note devoted to the production of any commodity for conversion into alcohol or hydrocarbons for use as motor fuel or other fuels; and (3) for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, include use of natural gas in the distillation of fuelgrade alcohol from food grains or other biomass by facilities in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act which do not have the installed capability to burn coal lawfully. STANDBY AUTHORITY FOR ALLOCATION OF ALCOHOL FUEL

SEC. 274. Section 4 of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 15 USC 753. subsection: "(f)(1) If the President finds that there are significant quantities of alcohol available for use in motor fuel that are not being used for that purpose because of an unavailability of crude oil with respect to a refiner or unavailability of gasoline with respect to persons engaged in marketing of petroleum products, the President shall, to the extent practicable and subject to the provisions of this Act, use the authorities under subsection (a) to provide for the allocation of— "(A) crude oil to refineries engaged in the production of refined petroleum products to be mixed with alcohol, and "(B) refined petroleum products to persons engaged in the marketing of petroleum products, so as to result in the use of such quantities of alcohol in motor fuel. "(2) In exercising such authorities pursuant to this subsection, the President shall—

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