Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term Climate Fund means the Climate Fund established by section 702(a). The term Council means the National Climate Change Council established by section 701(b). The term disadvantaged community means a community that is disadvantaged based on geographic, public health, environmental hazard, or socioeconomic criteria. The term disadvantaged community includes— an area burdened by cumulative environmental pollution or other hazard that can lead to a negative public health effect; an area with a concentration of people that— are low-income; have high unemployment; have a high rent burden; have a low level of home ownership; have a low level of educational attainment; or are members of groups that have historically experienced discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity; and an area that is vulnerable to the impact of climate change such as flooding, storm surges, and urban heat island effects.
The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term low-income community means a census or tribal block group in which not less than 50 percent of households have an annual income that is less than 80 percent of the greater of— the annual median gross income for the area in which the census or tribal block group is located; and the annual median gross income for the State in which the census or tribal block group is located.
The term rail means any entity transporting goods or passengers operating on the general railroad system of transportation (as defined in Appendix A of part A of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)). The term rail does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area not connected to the general railroad system of transportation (as defined in Appendix A of part 209 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
The term State means— a State; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and any other territory or possession of the United States. The term zero-emission vehicle means a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas in any mode of operation or condition, as determined by the Administrator.
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