---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 13260"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "13260"
heading: "Effect on other laws"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/13260"
units:
  - "Chapter 134 — Energy Policy"
  - "Subchapter III — Availability and Use of Replacement Fuels, Alternative Fuels, and Alternative Fueled Private Vehicles"
---

# §13260. Effect on other laws

- (a) **In general—** Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to alter, affect, or modify the provisions of the Clean Air Act [[42 U.S.C. 7401](/usc/42/7401.md) et seq.], or regulations issued thereunder.
- (b) **Compliance by alternative fueled vehicles—** [Alternative fueled vehicles](/usc/42/13211.md?p=3-A), whether [dedicated vehicles](/usc/42/13211.md?p=6) or [dual fueled vehicles](/usc/42/13211.md?p=8), and the [alternative fuels](/usc/42/13211.md?p=2) for operating such vehicles, shall comply with requirements of the Clean Air Act [[42 U.S.C. 7401](/usc/42/7401.md) et seq.] applicable to such vehicles and fuels.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–486, title V, § 510, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2898.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 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.

The Clean Air Act, referred to in text, is act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322, which is classified generally to chapter 85 (§ 7401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7401 of this title and Tables.