49 U.S.C. § 5308 : US Code - Section 5308: Clean fuels grant program

Search 49 U.S.C. § 5308 : US Code - Section 5308: Clean fuels grant program

(a) Definitions. - In this section, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Clean fuel bus. - The term "clean fuel bus" means a
passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation that -
(A) is powered by -
(i) compressed natural gas;
(ii) liquefied natural gas;
(iii) biodiesel fuels;
(iv) batteries;
(v) alcohol-based fuels;
(vi) hybrid electric;
(vii) fuel cell;
(viii) clean diesel, to the extent allowed under this
section; or
(ix) other low or zero emissions technology; and
(B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
has certified sufficiently reduces harmful emissions.
(2) Eligible project. - The term "eligible project" -
(A) means a project in a nonattainment or maintenance area
described in paragraph (4)(A) for -
(i) purchasing or leasing clean fuel buses, including buses
that employ a lightweight composite primary structure;
(ii) constructing or leasing clean fuel buses or electrical
recharging facilities and related equipment for such buses;
or
(iii) constructing new or improving existing public
transportation facilities to accommodate clean fuel buses;
and
(B) at the discretion of the Secretary, may include a project
located in a nonattainment or maintenance area described in
paragraph (4)(A) relating to clean fuel, biodiesel, hybrid
electric, or zero emissions technology buses that exhibit
equivalent or superior emissions reductions to existing clean
fuel or hybrid electric technologies.
(3) Maintenance area. - The term "maintenance area" has the
meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23.
(4) Recipient. -
(A) In general. - The term "recipient" means a designated
recipient (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) for an area that,
and a recipient for an urbanized area with a population of less
than 200,000 that -
(i) is designated as a nonattainment area for ozone or
carbon monoxide under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7407(d)); or
(ii) is a maintenance area for ozone or carbon monoxide.
(B) Smaller urbanized areas. - In the case of an urbanized
area with a population of less than 200,000, the State in which
the area is located shall act as the recipient for the area
under this section.
(b) Authority. - The Secretary shall make grants in accordance
with this section to recipients to finance eligible projects.
(c) Clean Diesel Buses. - Not more than 25 percent of the amount
made available by or appropriated under section 5338 in each fiscal
year to carry out this section may be made available to fund clean
diesel buses.
(d) Grant Requirements. -
(1) In general. - A grant under this section shall be subject
to the requirements of section 5307.
(2) Government's share of costs for certain projects. - Section
5323(i) applies to projects carried out under this section.
(e) Availability of Funds. - Any amount made available or
appropriated under this section -
(1) shall remain available to a project for 2 years after the
fiscal year for which the amount is made available or
appropriated; and
(2) that remains unobligated at the end of the period described
in paragraph (1) shall be added to the amount made available in
the following fiscal year.