42 USC § 13285 - Reports to Congress

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s13285"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 13285 - Reports to Congress"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "13285"
section_name: "Reports to Congress"
chapter_number: 134
chapter_name: "ENERGY POLICY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Electric Motor Vehicle Commercial Demonstration Program"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–486, title VI, § 615, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2903.)"
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# § 13285. Reports to Congress

**(a)** **Progress reports** The Secretary shall report annually to Congress on the progress being made, through demonstration projects supported under this part, to accelerate the development and use of electric motor vehicles.

**(b)** **Report on encouraging purchase and use of electric motor vehicles** Within 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on methods for encouraging the purchase and use of electric motor vehicles. Such report shall—

**(1)** address the potential cost of purchasing and maintaining electric motor vehicles, including the initial cost of the batteries and the cost of replacement batteries;

**(2)** identify methods for reducing, subsidizing, or sharing such costs; and

**(3)** include recommendations for legislative and administrative measures to encourage the purchase and use of electric motor vehicles.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–486, title VI, § 615, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2903.)