Sec. 706. JOINT FLEXIBLE FUEL/HYBRID VEHICLE COMMERCIALIZATION INITIATIVE
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## SEC. 706 JOINT FLEXIBLE FUEL/HYBRID VEHICLE COMMERCIALIZATION INITIATIVE **[**[42 U.S.C. 16051](/us/usc/t42/s16051)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Eligible entity The term “**eligible entity**” means— #####
(A)a for-profit corporation; #####
(B)a nonprofit corporation; or #####
(C)an institution of higher education. ####
(2)Program The term “**program**” means a program established under subsection (b). ###
(b)Establishment The Secretary 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 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 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 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 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 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)in meeting the goals described in subsection (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.
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Sec. 706
JOINT FLEXIBLE FUEL/HYBRID VEHICLE COMMERCIALIZATION INITIATIVE
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