§ 3805. — Research and development activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC3805]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 64--METHANE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
DEMONSTRATION
Sec. 3805. Research and development activities
The Secretary, acting through appropriate agencies and contractors,
shall initiate and provide for the conduct of research and development
in areas relating to methane-fueled vehicles, including but not limited
to--
(1) flammability and combustibility of methane under conditions
likely to develop in storage or during vehicular use;
(2) handling, storage, and distribution of methane for vehicular
propulsion purposes;
(3) comprehensive assessment of the relative hazards under
identical circumstances of methane, propane, gasoline, and diesel
fuel;
(4) feasibility, economy, and efficiency of technologies for the
production and recovery of methane from unconventional and
supplemental sources, as provided for in other authorization Acts;
(5) engine and fuel tank design including, but not limited to,
optimum design for dual fuel capacity vehicles;
(6) total vehicle construction and design;
(7) the nature and quantities of emissions, and alterations in
or alternatives to emission control systems presently in use; and
(8) overcoming institutional barriers to widespread use
including but not limited to restrictions on the transportation of
methane for vehicular use through tunnels, and the potential
expansion of the distribution of methane for vehicular purposes.
(Pub. L. 96-512, Sec. 6, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2830.)
