US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 13219

United States Postal Service

(a)

Omitted

(b)

Coordination

To the maximum extent practicable, the Postmaster General shall coordinate the Postal Service’s alternative fueled vehicle procurement, placement, refueling, and maintenance programs with those at the Federal, State, and local level. The Postmaster General shall communicate, share, and disseminate, on a regular basis, information on such programs with the Secretary, the Administrator of General Services, and heads of appropriate Federal agencies.

(c)

Program criteria

The Postmaster General shall consider the following criteria in the procurement and placement of alternative fueled vehicles:
(1)
The procurement plans of State and local governments and other public and private institutions.
(2)
The current and future availability of refueling and repair facilities.
(3)
The reduction in emissions of the Postal fleet.
(4)
Whether the vehicle is to be used in a nonattainment area as specified in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
(5)
The operational requirements of the Postal fleet.
(6)
The contribution to the reduction in the consumption of oil in the transportation sector.

Pub. L. 102–486, title III, § 311106 Stat. 2874(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 101–549104 Stat. 2399section 7401 of this titleThe Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, referred to in subsec. (c)(4), probably means , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under and Tables.

Codification

section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66section 1113 of Title 31Subsec. (a) of this section, which required the Postmaster General to biennially submit to Congress a report on the Postal Service’s alternative fueled vehicle program, terminated, effective , pursuant to , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance. See, also, the 15th item on page 194 of House Document No. 103–7.