---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 16051"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "16051"
heading: "Joint flexible fuel/hybrid vehicle commercialization initiative"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/16051"
units:
  - "Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs"
  - "Subchapter VII — Vehicles and Fuels"
  - "Part A — Existing Programs"
---

# §16051. Joint flexible fuel/hybrid vehicle commercialization initiative

- (a) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Eligible entity—** The term “[eligible entity](/usc/42/16131.md?p=3)” means—
    - (A) a for-profit [corporation](/usc/42/2297h.md?p=2);
    - (B) a [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) [corporation](/usc/42/2297h.md?p=2); or
    - (C) an [institution of higher education](/usc/42/15801.md?p=2-A).
  - (2) **Program—** The term “program” means a program established under [subsection (b)](#b).
- (b) **Establishment—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) shall establish a program to improve technologies for the commercialization of—
  - (1) a combination hybrid/flexible fuel vehicle; or
  - (2) a plug-in hybrid/flexible fuel vehicle.
- (c) **Grants—** In carrying out the program, the [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) shall provide grants that give preference to proposals that—
  - (1) achieve the greatest reduction in miles per gallon of petroleum fuel consumption;
  - (2) achieve not less than 250 miles per gallon of petroleum fuel consumption; and
  - (3) have the greatest potential of commercialization to the general public within 5 years.
- (d) **Verification—** Not later than 90 days after August 8, 2005, the [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) shall publish in the Federal Register procedures to verify—
  - (1) the hybrid/flexible fuel vehicle technologies to be demonstrated; and
  - (2) that grants are administered in accordance with this section.
- (e) **Report—** Not later than 260 days after August 8, 2005, and annually thereafter, the [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) shall submit to Congress a report that—
  - (1) identifies the grant recipients;
  - (2) describes the technologies to be funded under the program;
  - (3) assesses the feasibility of the technologies described in [paragraph (2)](#e-2) in meeting the goals described in [subsection (c)](#c);
  - (4) identifies applications submitted for the program that were not funded; and
  - (5) makes recommendations for Federal legislation to achieve commercialization of the technology demonstrated.
- (f) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—
  - (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
  - (2) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
  - (3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
  - (4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 706, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 817.)