121 STAT. 1508
PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007
SEC. 112. USE OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Section 32912 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) USE OF CIVIL PENALTIES.—For fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter, from the total amount deposited in the general fund of the Treasury during the preceding fiscal year from fines, penalties, and other funds obtained through enforcement actions conducted pursuant to this section (including funds obtained under consent decrees), the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall— ‘‘(1) transfer 50 percent of such total amount to the account providing appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for the administration of this chapter, which shall be used by the Secretary to support rulemaking under this chapter; and ‘‘(2) transfer 50 percent of such total amount to the account providing appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for the administration of this chapter, which shall be used by the Secretary to carry out a program to make grants to manufacturers for retooling, reequipping, or expanding existing manufacturing facilities in the United States to produce advanced technology vehicles and components.’’. SEC. 113. EXEMPTION FROM SEPARATE CALCULATION REQUIREMENT.
49 USC 32904 note.
(a) REPEAL.—Paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) of section 32904(b) of title 49, United States Code, are repealed. (b) EFFECT OF REPEAL ON EXISTING EXEMPTIONS.—Any exemption granted under section 32904(b)(6) of title 49, United States Code, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain in effect subject to its terms through model year 2013. (c) ACCRUAL AND USE OF CREDITS.—Any manufacturer holding an exemption under section 32904(b)(6) of title 49, United States Code, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act may accrue and use credits under sections 32903 and 32905 of such title beginning with model year 2011.
Subtitle B—Improved Vehicle Technology 42 USC 17011.
SEC. 131. TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION.
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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) BATTERY.—The term ‘‘battery’’ means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current. (3) ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘electric transportation technology’’ means— (A) technology used in vehicles that use an electric motor for all or part of the motive power of the vehicles, including battery electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell, and plug-in fuel cell vehicles, or rail transportation; or (B) equipment relating to transportation or mobile sources of air pollution that use an electric motor to replace an internal combustion engine for all or part of the work of the equipment, including—
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