42 U.S.C. § 13236 : US Code - Section 13236: Alternative fuel bus program

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13236 : US Code - Section 13236: Alternative fuel bus program

(a) Cooperative agreements and joint ventures
(1) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the
Secretary, may enter into cooperative agreements and joint ventures
proposed by any municipal, county, or regional transit authority in
an urban area with a population over 100,000 (according to latest
available census information) to demonstrate the feasibility of
commercial application, including safety of specific vehicle
design, of using alternative fuels for urban buses and other motor
vehicles used for mass transit.
(2) The cooperative agreements and joint ventures under paragraph
(1) may include interested or affected private firms willing to
provide assistance in cash, or in kind, for any such demonstration.
(3) Federal assistance provided under cooperative agreements and
joint ventures entered into under paragraph (1) to demonstrate the
feasibility of commercial application of using alternative fuels
for urban buses shall be in addition to Federal assistance provided
under any other law for such purpose.
(b) Limitations
(1) The Secretary of Transportation may not enter into
cooperative agreement or joint venture under subsection (a) of this
section with any municipal, county, or regional transit authority,
unless such government body agrees to provide 20 percent of the
costs of such demonstration.
(2) The Secretary of Transportation may grant such priority under
this section to any entity that demonstrates that the use of
alternative fuels for transportation would have a significant
beneficial effect on the environment.
(c) School buses
The Secretary of Transportation may also provide, in accordance
with such rules as he may prescribe, financial assistance to any
agency, municipality, or political subdivision in an urban area
referred to in subsection (a) of this section, of any State or the
District of Columbia for the purpose of meeting the incremental
costs of school buses that are dedicated vehicles and used
regularly for such transportation during the school term. Such
costs may include the purchase and installation of alternative fuel
refueling facilities to be used for school bus refueling, and the
conversion of school buses to dedicated vehicles. The Secretary of
Transportation may provide such assistance directly to a person who
is a contractor of such agency, municipality, or political
subdivision, upon the request of the agency, municipality, or
political subdivision, and who, under such contract, provides for
such transportation. Any conversion under this subsection shall
comply with the warranty and safety requirements for alternative
fuel conversions contained in section 7587 (!1) of this title.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated not more than $30,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995 for purposes of
this section.