§13218. Reports

(a) General Services Administration program report

Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, and biennially thereafter, the Administrator of General Services shall report to the Congress on the General Services Administration's alternative fueled vehicle program under this Act. The report shall contain information on-

(1) the number and type of alternative fueled vehicles procured;

(2) the location of alternative fueled vehicles by standard Federal region;

(3) the total number of alternative fueled vehicles used by each Federal agency;

(4) arrangements with commercial entities for refueling and maintenance of alternative fueled vehicles;

(5) future alternative fueled vehicle procurement and placement strategy;

(6) the difference in cost between the purchase, maintenance, and operation of alternative fueled vehicles and the purchase, maintenance, and operation of comparable conventionally fueled motor vehicles;

(7) coordination among Federal, State, and local governments for alternative fueled vehicle procurement and placement;

(8) the percentage of alternative fuel use in dual-fueled vehicles procured by the Administrator of General Services as measured under section 13217 of this title;

(9) a description of the representative sample of alternative fueled vehicles as determined under section 6374(b)(1)(A) of this title; and

(10) award recipients under this subchapter.

(b) Compliance report

(1) In general

Not later than 1 year after November 13, 1998, and annually thereafter for the next 14 years, the head of each Federal agency which is subject to this Act and Executive Order No. 13031 shall prepare, and submit to Congress, a report that-

(A) summarizes the compliance by such Federal agency with the alternative fuel purchasing requirements for Federal fleets under this Act and Executive Order No. 13031; and

(B) includes a plan of compliance that contains specific dates for achieving compliance using reasonable means.

(2) Contents

(A) In general

Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include-

(i) any information on any failure to meet statutory requirements or requirements under Executive Order No. 13031;

(ii)(I) any plan of compliance that the agency head is required to submit under Executive Order No. 13031; or

(II) if a plan of compliance referred to in subclause (I) does not contain specific dates by which the Federal agency is to achieve compliance, a revised plan of compliance that contains specific dates for achieving compliance; and

(iii) any related information the agency head is required to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order No. 13031.

(B) Penultimate report

The penultimate report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an announcement that the report for the next year shall be the final report submitted under paragraph (1).

(3) Public dissemination of report

Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be made public, including-

(A) placing such report on a publicly available website on the Internet; and

(B) publishing the availability of the report, including such website address, in the Federal Register.

( Pub. L. 102–486, title III, §310, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2874 ; Pub. L. 105–388, §8(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3481 .)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 102 Stat. 2776 , known as the Energy Policy Act of 1992. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 13201 of this title and Tables.

This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(10), was in the original "this title" meaning title III of Pub. L. 102–486, which enacted this subchapter, amended section 6374 of this title, and repealed provisions set out as a note under section 6374 of this title.

Executive Order No. 13031, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), (2)(A), is set out as a note under section 13212 of this title.

Amendments

1998-Pub. L. 105–388 substituted "Reports" for "General Services Administration report" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).