{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s16233","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f16233.","heading":"Low-cost renewable hydrogen and infrastructure for vehicle propulsion","text":"\u00a7\u202f16233.\nLow-cost renewable hydrogen and infrastructure for vehicle propulsion\nThe Secretary shall\u2014\n(1) 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\n(2) identify universities and institutions that\u2014\n(A) have expertise in researching and testing vehicles fueled by hydrogen, methane, and other fuels;\n(B) have expertise in integrating off-the-shelf components to minimize cost; and\n(C) 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\u2014\n(i) operates solely on hydrogen;\n(ii) qualifies as a light-duty passenger vehicle; and\n(iii) uses hydrogen produced from water using only solar energy.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s16233.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f16233."},{"t":"heading","text":"Low-cost renewable hydrogen and infrastructure for vehicle propulsion","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary shall\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" identify universities and institutions that\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" have expertise in researching and testing vehicles fueled by hydrogen, methane, and other fuels;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" have expertise in integrating off-the-shelf components to minimize cost; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" 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\u2014"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/C/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" operates solely on hydrogen;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/C/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" qualifies as a light-duty passenger vehicle; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16233/2/C/iii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(iii)"},{"t":"content","text":" uses hydrogen produced from water using only solar energy.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}