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§ 2705. Coordinating and consulting requirements and authorities of Secretary of Energy
(a) Conduct of overall management responsibilities
The Secretary of Energy shall have overall management responsibility for carrying out the program under section 2703 of this title. In carrying out such program, the Secretary of Energy, consistent with such overall management responsibility—
(1) shall utilize the expertise of the Department of Transportation to the extent deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Energy; and
(2) may utilize any other Federal agency (except as provided in paragraph (1)) in accordance with subsection (c) in carrying out any activities under this chapter, to the extent that the Secretary of Energy determines that any such agency has capabilities which would allow such agency to contribute to the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Exercise of powers by Secretary of Transportation
(c) Requests for assistance of Federal departments, etc.
(d) Consultations with Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of Transportation; establishment of procedures for periodic consultation with interested groups; establishment and functions of advisory panels
(e) Responsibilities under other Federal automotive research, development, and demonstration provisions unaffected
(Pub. L. 95–238, title III, § 306, Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 81.)