Sec. 33311. Reauthorization of Clean School Bus Program
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Section 741(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(a) ) is amended— in subparagraph (B), by striking or after the semicolon; in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: electricity. . Paragraph
(3)of section 741(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(a) ) is amended to read as follows: The term clean school bus means— a school bus with a gross vehicle weight of greater than 14,000 pounds that— is powered by a heavy duty engine; and is operated solely on an alternative fuel or ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel; or a vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers that— complies with Federal motor vehicle safety standards for school buses; and meets or exceeds Federal vehicle emission standards for medium-duty passenger vehicles for model year 2016. . Section 741(b)(1)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by inserting after awarding grants the following: , rebates, and low-cost revolving loans, as determined by the Administrator, including through contracts pursuant to subsection (d), . Section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking grant funds and inserting award funds ; in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking awarding grants each place it appears and inserting making awards ; in the heading of subsection (b)(2), by striking and inserting grant applications ; award applications in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking grant applications and inserting award applications ; in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking grant and insert award ; and (b)(4)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting grants ; and awards by striking award grants and inserting make awards ; in subsection (b)(7)— by striking grant awards and inserting awards ; and by striking grant funding and inserting funding ; in subsection (b)(8)(A)(ii)— in subclauses
(I)and (II), by striking grant applications each place it appears and inserting award applications ; and in subclause (III)— by striking grants awarded and inserting awards made ; and by striking grant recipients and inserting award recipients ; and in subsection (c)(3)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking grant recipients and inserting award recipients ; and by striking grants and inserting awards ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking grant program and inserting award program . Section 741(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A)— by striking 1977 and inserting 2007 ; and by inserting before the period at the end with clean school buses with low or zero emissions ; and by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: In the case of award applications to retrofit school buses, the Administrator shall give highest priority to applicants that propose to retrofit school buses manufactured in or after model year 2010 to become clean school buses. . Section 741(b)(3)(B) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b)(3)(B) ) is amended by inserting charged, after operated, . Paragraph
(5)of section 741(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b) ) is amended to read as follows: In the case of awards to replace school buses— the Administrator may make awards for up to 60 percent of the replacement costs; and such replacement costs may include the costs of acquiring the clean school buses and charging and fueling infrastructure. . Section 741(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b) ) is amended— by striking paragraph (6); and by redesignating paragraph
(7)as paragraph (6). Section 741(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b) ) is further amended by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated, the following new paragraph: In the case of an award under this section for the replacement of a school bus or a retrofit including installation of a new engine, the Administrator shall require the recipient of the award to verify that the replaced bus, or the engine of a retrofitted bus that was removed, was returned to the supplier for remanufacturing to a more stringent set of engine emissions standards or for scrappage. . Paragraph
(1)of section 741(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(c) ) is amended to read as follows: Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Clean Commute for Kids Act of 2020 , the Administrator shall develop an education outreach program to promote and explain the award program under subsection (b), as amended by such Act. . Section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091 ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (f); and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following new subsections: In addition to the use of contracting authority otherwise available to the Administrator, the Administrator may enter into contracts with eligible contractors described in paragraph
(2)for awarding rebates and low-cost revolving loans pursuant to subsection (b)(1). A contractor is an eligible contractor described in this paragraph if the contractor is a for-profit, not-for-profit, or nonprofit entity that has the capacity— to sell clean school buses or equipment to, or to arrange financing for, individuals or entities that own a school bus or fleet of school buses; or to upgrade school buses or their equipment with verified or Environmental Protection Agency-certified engines or technologies, or to arrange financing for such upgrades. The Administrator may not use, for the administrative costs of carrying out this section, more than one percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year. . Subsection (f), as redesignated, of section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091 ) is amended to read as follows: There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section, to remain available until expended, $130,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, of which not less than $45,000,000 each such fiscal year shall be used for grants under this section to eligible recipients proposing to replace or retrofit school buses to serve an underserved or disadvantaged community. In this subsection, the term underserved or disadvantaged community means a community located in a zip code within a census tract that is identified as— a low-income community; an urban community of color; or any other urban community that the Administrator determines is disproportionately vulnerable to, or bears a disproportionate burden of, any combination of economic, social, and environmental stressors. .
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Reauthorization of Clean School Bus Program
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