Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/134

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106 STAT. 2870 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 (ii) the fuel economy, safety, and emissions of such vehicles; and (iii) a comparison of the operation and maintenance costs of such vehicles to the operation and maintenance costs of conventionally fueled heavy duty vehicles. "(B) The Secretary shall provide a report on the results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A) to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Clovemmental Affairs, and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Government Operations of the House of Representatives, within one year after the first such vehicles are acquired, and annually thereafter. "(4)(A) The Secretary and the Administrator of the General Services Administration shall conduct a study of the advisability, feasibility, and timing of the disposal of heavy duty vehicles acquired under subsection (a) and any problems with such disposal. Such study shall take into account existing laws governing the sale of Government vehicles and shall specSically focus on when to sell such vehicles and what price to charge. Reports, "(B) The Secretary and the Administrator of the Gteneral Services Administration shall report the results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A) to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Governmental Affairs, and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives, within one year after funds are appropriated for carrying out this paragraph. "(5) Studies undertaken under this subsection shall be coordinated with relevant testing activities of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation."; (5) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking "alcohol or natural gas, alcohol or natural gas" and inserting in lieu thereof "alternative fuels, such fuels"; and (B) by striking "alcohol or natural gas" and inserting in lieu thereof "alternative fuel" in paragraph (1); (6) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking Tie Secretary" and inserting in lieu thereof "To the extent that appropriations are available for such purposes, the Secretary"; (7) in subsection (g), by striking paragraphs (2) through (6) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) the term "alternative fuel" means methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols; mixtures containing 85 percent or more (or such other percentage, but not less than 70 percent, as determined by the Secretary, by rule, to provide for requirements relating to cold start, safety, or venicle functions) by volume of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols with gasoline or other fuels; natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas; hydrogen; coal-derived liquid fuels; fuels (other than alcool) derived from biological materials; electricity (including electricity fix)m solar energy); and any other fuel the Secretary determines, by rule, is substantially not petroleum and would yield substantial energy security benefits and substantial environmental benefits; "(3) the term 'alternative fueled vehicle' means a dedicated vehicle or a dual fueled vehicle; "(4) the term 'dedicated vehicle* means—