42 USC § 13433 - Alternative fuel vehicle program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s13433"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 13433 - Alternative fuel vehicle program"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "13433"
section_name: "Alternative fuel vehicle program"
chapter_number: 134
chapter_name: "ENERGY POLICY"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "REDUCTION OF OIL VULNERABILITY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Oil and Gas Demand Reduction and Substitution"
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 XX, § 2023, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3062.)"
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# § 13433. Alternative fuel vehicle program

**(a)** **Program direction** The Secretary shall carry out a program, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, on techniques related to improving natural gas and other alternative fuel vehicle technology, including—

**(1)** fuel injection;

**(2)** carburetion;

**(3)** manifolding;

**(4)** combustion;

**(5)** power optimization;

**(6)** efficiency;

**(7)** lubricants and detergents;

**(8)** engine durability;

**(9)** ignition, including fuel additives to assist ignition;

**(10)** multifuel engines;

**(11)** emissions control, including catalysts;

**(12)** novel gas compression concepts;

**(13)** advanced storage systems;

**(14)** advanced gaseous fueling technologies; and

**(15)** the incorporation of advanced materials in these areas.

**(b)** **Cooperative agreements and assistance** The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with, and provide financial assistance to, public or private entities willing to provide 50 percent of the costs of a program to perform activities under subsection (a).

**(c)** **Definitions** For purposes of this section—

**(1)** the term “alternative fuel vehicle” means a motor vehicle that operates on alternative fuels; and

**(2)** the term “motor vehicle” includes any automobile, truck, bus, van, or other on-road or off-road motor vehicle, including a boat.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–486, title XX, § 2023, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3062.)