§ 2503. — Duties of Secretary of Energy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2503]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 52--ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
DEMONSTRATION
Sec. 2503. Duties of Secretary of Energy
(a) Establishment of project
The Secretary of Energy shall promptly establish, as an
organizational entity within the Department of Energy, the Electric and
Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Project.
(b) Management of project; arrangements with competent agencies
The Secretary of Energy shall have the responsibility for the
overall management of the project. The Secretary of Energy 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 Secretary of Energy
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 chapter.
(c) Promotion of research and development; demonstration projects;
consumer needs; resulting changes
In providing for the effective management of this project, the
Secretary of Energy 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 2512 and 2513 \1\ of this title.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Pub. L. 94-413, Sec. 4, Sept. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 1262; Pub. L. 95-91,
title III, Sec. 301(a), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577.)
References in Text
Section 2513 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(5), was
repealed by Pub. L. 104-66, title I, Sec. 1051(o), Dec. 21, 1995, 109
Stat. 717.
Transfer of Functions
``Department of Energy'' substituted for ``Energy Research and
Development Administration'' in subsec. (a), and ``Secretary of Energy''
substituted for ``Administrator'' wherever appearing, pursuant to
section 301(a) of Pub. L. 95-91, see Codification note set out under
section 2502 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2502, 2504, 2507 of this
title; title 42 section 2473.
