42 U.S.C. § 13263a: Alternative compliance

Any covered person subject to section 13251 of this title and any State subject to section 13257( o ) of this title may petition the Secretary for a waiver of the applicable requirements of section 13251 or 13257( o ) of this title. the reduction in consumption of petroleum that would result from 100 percent cumulative compliance with the fuel use requirements of section 13251 of this title ; or in the case of an entity covered under section 13257( o ) of this title, a reduction equal to the annual consumption by the State entity of alternative fuels if all of the cumulative alternative fuel vehicles of the State entity given credit under section 13258 of this title were to use alternative fuel 100 percent of the time; and is in compliance with all applicable vehicle emission standards established by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). certifies the quantity of the petroleum motor fuel reduction of the State or covered person during the preceding model year; and projects the baseline quantity of the petroleum motor fuel reduction of the State or covered person during the following model year. shall revoke the waiver; and may impose on the State or covered person a penalty under section 13262 of this title .