Sec. 538. Zero-emission vehicles and technology
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Section 40117(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: A project for— converting or retrofitting vehicles and ground support equipment into eligible zero-emission vehicles and equipment (as defined in section 47102); or acquiring, by purchase or lease, eligible zero-emission vehicles and equipment (as defined in section 47102). . Section 47102(3) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: converting or retrofitting vehicles and ground support equipment into eligible zero-emission vehicles and equipment or acquiring, by purchase or lease, eligible zero-emission vehicles and equipment. constructing or modifying airport facilities to install a microgrid in order to provide increased resilience to severe weather, terrorism, and other causes of grid failures. .
Section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: eligible zero-emission vehicle and equipment means a zero-emission vehicle, equipment related to such a vehicle, and ground support equipment that includes zero-emission technology that is— used exclusively at a commercial service airport; or used exclusively to transport people or materials to and from a commercial service airport. microgrid means a localized grouping of electricity sources and loads that normally operates connected to and synchronous with the traditional centralized electrical grid, but can disconnect and function autonomously as physical or economic conditions dictate. zero-emission vehicle means a zero-emission vehicle as defined in section 88.102–94 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, or a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) under any possible operational modes and conditions. .
Section 47117(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting for airport development described in section 47102(3)(P), after under section 47141, . Chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by striking section 47136; by redesignating section 47136a as section 47136; and in section 47136, as so redesignated, by striking subsections
(a)and
(b)and inserting the following: The Secretary of Transportation may establish a pilot program under which the sponsors of not less than 10 public-use airports may use funds made available under this chapter or section 48103 for use at such airports to carry out— activities associated with the acquisition, by purchase or lease, and operation of zero-emission vehicles, including removable power sources for such vehicles; and the construction or modification of infrastructure to facilitate the delivery of fuel and services necessary for the use of such vehicles. A public-use airport is eligible for participation in the program if the vehicles or ground support equipment are— used exclusively at the airport; or used exclusively to transport people or materials to and from the airport. ; in section 47136, as so redesignated, by striking subsections
(d)and
(e)and inserting the following: The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the program shall be the Federal share specified in section 47109. The sponsor of a public-use airport may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to the sponsor under the program in any fiscal year for— technical assistance; and project management support to assist the airport with the solicitation, acquisition, and deployment of zero-emission vehicles, related equipment, and supporting infrastructure. To receive the technical assistance or project management support described in paragraph (1), participants in the program may use— a nonprofit organization selected by the Secretary; or a university transportation center receiving grants under section 5505 in the region of the airport. ; in section 47136, as so redesignated, in subsection
(f)by striking section 47136 and inserting the inherently low emission airport vehicle pilot program ; and in section 47136, as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following: The allowable project cost for the acquisition of a zero-emission vehicle shall be the total cost of purchasing or leasing the vehicle, including the cost of technical assistance or project management support described in subsection (e). A sponsor of a public-use airport may use funds made available under the program to acquire, by purchase or lease, a zero-emission vehicle and a removable power source in separate transactions, including transactions by which the airport purchases the vehicle and leases the removable power source. A sponsor of a public-use airport may not use funds made available under the program to acquire a zero-emission vehicle unless that make, model, or type of vehicle has been tested by a Federal vehicle testing facility acceptable to the Secretary. In this section, the term removable power source means a power source that is separately installed in, and removable from, a zero-emission vehicle and may include a battery, a fuel cell, an ultra-capacitor, or other advanced power source used in a zero-emission vehicle. . The analysis for chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 47136 and 47136a and inserting the following: 47136. Zero-emission airport vehicles and infrastructure. .