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[CITE: 15USC2504]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
   CHAPTER 52--ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                              DEMONSTRATION
 
Sec. 2504. Coordination between Secretary of Energy and other 
        agencies
        

(a) Consultation with Secretary of Transportation

    In carrying out the project established under section 2503 of this 
title, the Secretary of Energy shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
consult and coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation, with 
respect to any functions of the Secretary of Energy under this chapter 
which relate to regulatory activities or other responsibilities of the 
Secretary of Transportation, including safety and damageability 
programs.

(b) Assistance from other agencies

    Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch 
of the Federal Government shall carefully consider any written request 
from the Secretary of Energy, or the head of any agency to which the 
Secretary of Energy has delegated responsibility for specified parts or 
aspects of the project, to furnish such assistance, on a reimbursable 
basis, as the Secretary of Energy or such head deems necessary to carry 
out the project and to achieve the purposes of this chapter. Such 
assistance may include transfer of personnel with their consent and 
without prejudice to their position and rating.

(Pub. L. 94-413, Sec. 5, Sept. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 1262; Pub. L. 95-91, 
title III, Sec. 301(a), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577.)

                          Codification

    In subsec. (a), ``Secretary of Transportation'' substituted for 
``Secretary'' for clarity, see Codification note set out under section 
2502 of this title.

                          Transfer of Functions

    ``Secretary of Energy'' substituted in text for ``Administrator'' 
pursuant to section 301(a) of Pub. L. 95-91, see Codification note set 
out under section 2502 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2507 of this title; title 42 
section 2473.
