42 USC § 16062 - Domestic manufacturing conversion grant program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16062"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16062 - Domestic manufacturing conversion grant program"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16062"
section_name: "Domestic manufacturing conversion grant program"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "VEHICLES AND FUELS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Hybrid Vehicles, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Buses"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 712, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 818; Pub. L. 110–140, title I, §§ 132, 134(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1511, 1513.)"
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# § 16062. Domestic manufacturing conversion grant program

**(a)** **Program**

**(1)** **In general** The Secretary shall establish a program to encourage domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and components of those vehicles.

**(2)** **Inclusions** section 16513 of this title

The program shall include grants and loan guarantees under  to automobile manufacturers and suppliers and hybrid component manufacturers to encourage domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and advanced diesel vehicles.

**(3)** **Priority** Priority shall be given to the refurbishment or retooling of manufacturing facilities that have recently ceased operation or will cease operation in the near future.

**(b)** **Coordination with State and local programs** The Secretary may coordinate implementation of this section with State and local programs designed to accomplish similar goals, including the retention and retraining of skilled workers from the manufacturing facilities, including by establishing matching grant arrangements.

**(c)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 712, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 818; Pub. L. 110–140, title I, §§ 132, 134(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1511, 1513.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2007—, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to program to encourage domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and authorization of appropriations.

Subsec. (a)(2). , inserted “and loan guarantees under ” after “grants”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2007 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the date that is 1 day after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , The Congress.