PUBLIC LAW 95-238—FEB. 25, 1978
92 STAT. 79
DEFINITIONS
SEC. 303. As used in this title, the term— 15 USC 2702. (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 206 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857f-5); (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. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY
SEC. 304. (a) The Secretary of Energy shall establish, within the Advanced Department of Energy, a program to insure the development of automobile advanced automobile propulsion systems within 5 years after the date propulsion of enactment of this Act, or within the shortest practicable time, systems, consistent with appropriate research and development technique. In development program, conducting such program, the Secretary of Energy shall— establishment. (1) establish and conduct new projects and accelerate existing 15 USC 2703. projects which may contribute to the development of advanced automobile propulsion systems; (2) give priority attention to the development of advanced propulsion systems with appropriate attention to those advanced propulsion systems which are flexible in the type of fuel used; and (3) insure that research and development under this title supplements, but neither supplants nor duplicates, the automotive research and development efforts of private industry. (b) The Secretary of Energy shall, in fulfilling his responsibilities Contracts and under this title, make contracts and grants with any Federal agency, grants, laboratory, university, nonprofit organization, industrial organiza-
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