---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 13216"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "13216"
heading: "Recognition and incentive awards program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/13216"
units:
  - "Chapter 134 — Energy Policy"
  - "Subchapter I — Alternative Fuels—general"
---

# §13216. Recognition and incentive awards program

- (a) **Awards program—** The [Administrator](/usc/42/13211.md?p=1) of General Services shall establish annual awards program to recognize those Federal employees who demonstrate the strongest commitment to the use of [alternative fuels](/usc/42/13211.md?p=2) and fuel conservation in Federal [motor vehicles](/usc/42/13211.md?p=13).
- (b) **Criteria—** The [Administrator](/usc/42/13211.md?p=1) of General Services shall provide annual awards to Federal employees who best demonstrate a commitment—
  - (1) to the success of the Federal [alternative fueled vehicle](/usc/42/13211.md?p=3-A) program through—
    - (A) exemplary promotion of [alternative fueled vehicle](/usc/42/13211.md?p=3-A) use within Federal [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1);
    - (B) proper [alternative fueled vehicle](/usc/42/13211.md?p=3-A) care and maintenance;
    - (C) coordination with Federal, [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14), and local efforts;
    - (D) innovative [alternative fueled vehicle](/usc/42/13211.md?p=3-A) procurement, refueling, and maintenance arrangements with commercial entities;
    - (E) making regular requests for [alternative fueled vehicles](/usc/42/13211.md?p=3-A) for [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) use; and
    - (F) maintaining a high number of [alternative fueled vehicles](/usc/42/13211.md?p=3-A) used relative to [comparable conventionally fueled motor vehicles](/usc/42/13211.md?p=4) used; and
  - (2) to fuel efficiency in Federal [motor vehicle](/usc/42/13211.md?p=13) use through the promotion of such measures as increased use of fuel-efficient vehicles, carpooling, ride-sharing, regular maintenance, and other conservation and awareness measures.
- (c) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section not more than $35,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–486, title III, § 307, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2873.)