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title: "42 U.S.C. § 16051"
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description: "Joint flexible fuel/hybrid vehicle commercialization initiative"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "149"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
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section: "16051"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 16051"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 16051 - Joint flexible fuel/hybrid vehicle commercialization initiative
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## Text
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(a) Definitions In this section:
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(1) Eligible entity The term “eligible entity” means—
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(A) a for-profit corporation;
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(B) a nonprofit corporation; or
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(C) an institution of higher education.
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(2) Program The term “program” means a program established under subsection (b).
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(b) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a program to improve technologies for the commercialization of—
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(1) a combination hybrid/flexible fuel vehicle; or
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(2) a plug-in hybrid/flexible fuel vehicle.
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(c) Grants In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall provide grants that give preference to proposals that—
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(1) achieve the greatest reduction in miles per gallon of petroleum fuel consumption;
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(2) achieve not less than 250 miles per gallon of petroleum fuel consumption; and
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(3) have the greatest potential of commercialization to the general public within 5 years.
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(d) Verification Not later than 90 days after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register procedures to verify—
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(1) the hybrid/flexible fuel vehicle technologies to be demonstrated; and
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(2) that grants are administered in accordance with this section.
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(e) Report Not later than 260 days after August 8, 2005, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—
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(1) identifies the grant recipients;
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(2) describes the technologies to be funded under the program;
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(3) assesses the feasibility of the technologies described in paragraph (2) in meeting the goals described in subsection (c);
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(4) identifies applications submitted for the program that were not funded; and
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(5) makes recommendations for Federal legislation to achieve commercialization of the technology demonstrated.
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(f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—
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(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
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(2) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
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(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
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(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
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(Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 706, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 817.)
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