§ 2702. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2702]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 54--AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 2702. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term--
(1) ``advanced automobile propulsion system'' means an energy
conversion system, including engine and drive train, which utilizes
advanced technology and is suitable for use in an advanced
automobile;
(2) ``developer'' means any person engaged in whole or in part
in research or other efforts directed toward the development of
advanced automobile technology;
(3) ``fuel'' means any energy source capable of propelling an
automobile;
(4) ``fuel economy'' refers to the average distance traveled in
representative driving conditions by an automobile per unit of fuel
consumed, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency in accordance with test procedures which shall be
established by rule and shall require that fuel economy tests be
conducted in conjunction with the exhaust emissions tests mandated
by section 7525 of title 42;
(5) ``intermodal adaptability'' refers to any characteristics of
an automobile which enable it to be operated or carried, or which
facilitate its operation or carriage, by or on an alternative mode
or other system of transportation;
(6) ``reliability'' refers to (A) the average time and distance
over which normal automobile operation can be expected without
significant repair or replacement of parts, and (B) the ease of
diagnosis and repair of an automobile, its systems, and parts in the
event of failure during use or damage from an accident;
(7) ``safety'' refers to the performance of an automobile
propulsion system or equipment in such a manner that the public is
protected against unreasonable risk of accident and against
unreasonable risk of death or bodily injury in case of accident;
(8) ``State'' means any State, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
(Pub. L. 95-238, title III, Sec. 303, Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 79.)
References in Text
Section 7525 of title 42, referred to in par. (4), was in the
original ``section 206 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857f-5)'',
meaning act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, Sec. 206, as added Dec. 31, 1970,
Pub. L. 91-604, Sec. 8(a), 84 Stat. 1694, which was formerly classified
to section 1857f-5 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and which
is classified to section 7525 of Title 42 pursuant to the general
revision of the Clean Air Act by Pub. L. 95-95, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat.
685.
