<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id8fcc1292-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233"><num value="16233">§ 16233.</num><heading> Low-cost renewable hydrogen and infrastructure for vehicle propulsion</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">The Secretary shall—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id8fcc1293-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><content> establish a research, development, and demonstration program to determine the feasibility of using hydrogen propulsion in light-weight vehicles and the integration of the associated hydrogen production infrastructure using off-the-shelf components; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id8fcc1294-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><chapeau> identify universities and institutions that—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id8fcc1295-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/A"><num value="A">(A)</num><content> have expertise in researching and testing vehicles fueled by hydrogen, methane, and other fuels;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id8fcc1296-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/B"><num value="B">(B)</num><content> have expertise in integrating off-the-shelf components to minimize cost; and</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I13" class="indent2" id="id8fcc1297-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/C"><num value="C">(C)</num><chapeau> within 2 years can test a vehicle based on an existing commercially available platform with a curb weight of not less than 2,000 pounds before modifications, that—</chapeau><clause style="-uslm-lc:I14" class="indent3" id="id8fcc1298-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/C/i"><num value="i">(i)</num><content> operates solely on hydrogen;</content>
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<clause style="-uslm-lc:I14" class="indent3" id="id8fcc1299-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/C/ii"><num value="ii">(ii)</num><content> qualifies as a light-duty passenger vehicle; and</content>
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<clause style="-uslm-lc:I14" class="indent3" id="id8fcc129a-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/C/iii"><num value="iii">(iii)</num><content> uses hydrogen produced from water using only solar energy.</content>
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<sourceCredit id="id8fcc129b-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f">(<ref href="/us/pl/109/58/tIX/s933">Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 933</ref>, <date date="2005-08-08">Aug. 8, 2005</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/119/872">119 Stat. 872</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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