Sec. 2402. Bus facilities and fleet expansion competitive grants
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Section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in the heading by striking and inserting Buses and bus facilities competitive grants ; Bus facilities and fleet expansion competitive grants in paragraph (1)— by striking buses and ; by inserting and certain buses after capital projects ; in subparagraph
(A)by striking buses or related equipment and inserting bus-related facilities ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: purchasing or leasing buses that will not replace buses in the applicant’s fleet at the time of application and will be used to— increase the frequency of bus service; or increase the service area of the applicant. ; by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: In making grants— under subparagraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall only consider— the age and condition of bus-related facilities of the applicant compared to all applicants and proposed improvements to the resilience (as such term is defined in section 5302) of such facilities; for a facility within or partially within the 100-year floodplain, whether such facility will be at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation; and for a bus station, the degree of multi-modal connections at such station; and under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall consider the improvements to headway and projected new ridership. ; and in paragraph
(6)by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: The Government share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent. Notwithstanding clause (i), the Government share of the cost of an eligible project for the financing of buses and related equipment for zero emission vehicles and hybrid electric buses, that make meaningful reductions in energy consumption and harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, shall not exceed 90 percent. .