119 STAT. 834
PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005
Subtitle E—Automobile Efficiency SEC. 771. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS.
In addition to any other funds authorized by law, there are authorized to be appropriated to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out its obligations with respect to average fuel economy standards $3,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010. SEC. 772. EXTENSION OF MAXIMUM FUEL ECONOMY INCREASE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLES.
(a) MANUFACTURING INCENTIVES.—Section 32905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in each of subsections (b) and (d), by striking ‘‘1993– 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘1993–2010’’; (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’; and (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. (b) MAXIMUM FUEL ECONOMY INCREASE.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 32906 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the model years 1993– 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘model years 1993–2010’’; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the model years 2005– 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘model years 2011–2014’’. SEC. 773. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTS OF REDUCING USE OF FUEL FOR AUTOMOBILES. Deadline.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall initiate a study of the feasibility and effects of reducing by model year 2014, by a significant percentage, the amount of fuel consumed by automobiles. (b) SUBJECTS OF STUDY.—The study under this section shall include— (1) examination of, and recommendation of alternatives to, the policy under current Federal law of establishing average fuel economy standards for automobiles and requiring each automobile manufacturer to comply with average fuel economy standards that apply to the automobiles it manufactures; (2) examination of how automobile manufacturers could contribute toward achieving the reduction referred to in subsection (a); (3) examination of the potential of fuel cell technology in motor vehicles in order to determine the extent to which such technology may contribute to achieving the reduction referred to in subsection (a); and (4) examination of the effects of the reduction referred to in subsection (a) on— (A) gasoline supplies; (B) the automobile industry, including sales of automobiles manufactured in the United States; (C) motor vehicle safety; and (D) air quality.
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