Section 3805 - Research and development activitiesThe Secretary, acting through appropriate agencies and contractors, shall initiate and provide for the conduct of research and development in areas relating to methane-fueled vehicles, including but not limited to-
(1) flammability and combustibility of methane under conditions likely to develop in storage or during vehicular use;(2) handling, storage, and distribution of methane for vehicular propulsion purposes;(3) comprehensive assessment of the relative hazards under identical circumstances of methane, propane, gasoline, and diesel fuel;(4) feasibility, economy, and efficiency of technologies for the production and recovery of methane from unconventional and supplemental sources, as provided for in other authorization Acts;(5) engine and fuel tank design including, but not limited to, optimum design for dual fuel capacity vehicles;(6) total vehicle construction and design;(7) the nature and quantities of emissions, and alterations in or alternatives to emission control systems presently in use; and(8) overcoming institutional barriers to widespread use including but not limited to restrictions on the transportation of methane for vehicular use through tunnels, and the potential expansion of the distribution of methane for vehicular purposes.Pub. L. 96-512, §6, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2830. - Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy;
- methane
- the term "methane" means either natural gas (as defined in section 3301(1) of this title), gas derived from coal, liquefied natural gas, or any gaseous transportation fuel produced from biomass, waste products, and other renewable resources;
- vehicle
- the term "vehicle" means any truck, van, station wagon, bus, or car used on public roads or highways as well as off-road agricultural equipment, such as tractors, harvesters, and so forth, which presently burn gasoline or diesel fuel; and