H. R. 3355: a Bill to develop a national methanol energy policy and to coordinate efforts to implement such policy. Introduced in the House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, September 18, 1985

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OSTI ID:6272205

The Methanol Energy Policy Act of 1985 (H.R. 3355) responds to the need for long-term energy security, the availability of coal, and the need for government policies that support the demonstration and commercialization of methanol-powered vehicles and the availability of methanol fuel. The government's participation includes the use of automobiles and light duty trucks to demonstrate and evaluate performance, safety, environmental impacts, and costs. The public will be able to buy methanol at locations where public vehicles using it are in operation. A demonstration of long-haul diesel trucks will also make methanol fuel available to the public. The bill provides for periodic reporting on the pilot program, the use of methanol-powered buses in conjunction with federally assisted mass transportation, and establishes an interagency commission to coordinate methanol policy.

• OSTI ID: 6272205
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
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AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FUEL ECONOMY
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LEGISLATION
METHANOL FUELS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TESTING
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR