PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1061 (h) LIMITATIONS.— In carrying out subsections (c), (f), and (g) of this section, the Secretary of Transportation— (1) may not consider the fuel economy of dedicated automobiles; and (2) shall consider dual fueled automobiles to be operated only on gasoline or diesel fuel. (i) CONSULTATION. — The Secretary of Transportation shall consult with the Secretary of Energy in carrying out this section and section 32903 of this title. (j) SECRETARY OF ENERGY COMMENTS. —(1) Before issuing a notice proposing to prescribe or amend an average fuel economy standard under subsection (a), (c), or (g) of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall give the Secretary of Energy at least 10 days from the receipt of the notice during which the Secretary of Energy may, if the Secretary of Energy concludes that the proposed standard would adversely affect the conservation goals of the Secretary of Energy, provide written comments to the Secretary of Transportation about the impact of the standard on those goals. To the extent the Secretary of Transportation does not revise a proposed standard to take into account comments of the Secretary of Energy on any adverse impact of the standard, the Secretary of Transportation shall include those comments in the notice. (2) Before taking final action on a standard or an exemption from a standard under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify the Secretary of Energy and provide the Secretary of Energy a reasonable time to comment. §32903. Credits for exceeding average fuel economy standards (a) EARNING AND PERIOD FOR APPLYING CREDITS.—When the average fuel economy of passenger automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in a particular model year exceeds an applicable average fuel economy standard under section 32902(b)-(d) of this title (determined by the Secretary of Transportation without regard to credits under this section), the manufacturer earns credits. The credits may be applied to— (1) any of the 3 consecutive model years immediately before the model year for which the credits are earned; and (2) to the extent not used under clause (1) of this subsection, any of the 3 consecutive model years immediately after the model year for which the credits are earned. (b) PERIOD OF AVAIL/VBILITY AND PLAN FOR FUTURE CREDITS.— (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, credits under this section are available to a manufacturer at the end of the model year in which earned. (2)(A) Before the end of a model year, if a manufacturer has reason to believe that its average fuel economy for passenger automobiles will be less than the applicable standard for that model year, the manufacturer may submit a plan to the Secretary of Transportation demonstrating that the manufacturer will earn sufficient credits under this section within the next 3 model years to allow the manufacturer to meet that standard for the model year involved. Unless the Secretary finds that the manufacturer is unlikely to earn sufficient credits under the plan, the Secretary shall approve the plan. Those credits are available for the model year involved if—
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