2001 NS US Dept of Energy MOU for Triangle Clean Cities Coalition

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TRIANGLE CLEAN CITIES COALITION Formally Established to Create a More Efficient, Domestically Secure, Environmentally Harmonious, Sustainable and Safe American Energy Transportation Sector MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING By and Among, "Signatory Organizations Listed" and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INTRODUCTION Background The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to energy use in the American transportation sector that is more efficient, less dependent on foreign sources, less environmentally disruptive, sustainable, and safe. The Energy Policy Act of 1992, supplemented by the 1993 Executive Order 12344: Federal Use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, all establish guidelines for affecting a favorable energy and environmental situation in the transportation sector. The DOE Clean Cities Program is an umbrella to structure and achieve Energy Policy Act program goals and to coordinate objectives of governments and other Federal directives, such as the Clean Air Act. Purpose The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to set forth the agreements, respective responsibilities, and procedures necessary to carry out the objectives of the DOE Clean Cities Program which accelerates the introduction and expands the use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles. Authority This MOU is authorized under the following laws and regulations: Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, which permits DOE to use the facilities of public agencies, requires DOE to consult with the heads of other agencies on the use of their facilities, and allows DOE to enter into cooperative projects with other public and private agencies; the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Section 505, Voluntary Supply Commitments, which requires DOE to obtain voluntary commitments to help achieve replacement fuel goals from fuel suppliers, fleet owners, and