---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 16233"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "16233"
heading: "Low-cost renewable hydrogen and infrastructure for vehicle propulsion"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/16233"
units:
  - "Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs"
  - "Subchapter IX — Research and Development"
  - "Part C — Renewable Energy"
---

# §16233. Low-cost renewable hydrogen and infrastructure for vehicle propulsion


The [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) shall—

- (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
- (2) identify [universities](/usc/42/16182.md?p=6) and institutions that—
  - (A) have expertise in researching and testing vehicles fueled by hydrogen, methane, and other fuels;
  - (B) have expertise in integrating off-the-shelf components to minimize cost; and
  - (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—
    - (i) operates solely on hydrogen;
    - (ii) qualifies as a light-duty passenger vehicle; and
    - (iii) uses hydrogen produced from water using only solar energy.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 933, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 872.)