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214a-19
214A.19 DEMONSTRATION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
1. The department of natural resources, conditioned upon the
availability of funds, is authorized to award demonstration grants to
persons who purchase vehicles which operate on alternative fuels,
including but not limited to E-85 gasoline, biodiesel, compressed
natural gas, electricity, solar energy, or hydrogen. A grant shall
be for the purpose of conducting research connected with the fuel or
the vehicle, and not for the purchase of the vehicle itself, except
that the money may be used for the purchase of the vehicle if all of
the following conditions are satisfied:
a. The department retains the title to the vehicle.
b. The vehicle is used for continuing research.
c. If the vehicle is sold or when the research related to the
vehicle is completed, the proceeds of the sale of the vehicle shall
be used for additional research.
2. The governor shall seek the cooperation of the governors of
other states willing to cooperate to establish an alternative fuels
consortium. The purposes of the consortium may include, but are not
limited to, coordinating the research, production, and marketing of
alternative fuels within the participating states. The consortium
may also coordinate presentation of consortium policy on alternative
fuels to automakers and federal regulatory authorities. Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1252, §15; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §77
