Sec. 71102. Electric or low-emitting ferry pilot program
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In this section: The term alternative fuel means— methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols; a mixture containing at least 85 percent of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols by volume with gasoline or other fuels; natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas; hydrogen; fuels (except alcohol) derived from biological materials; electricity (including electricity from solar energy); and any other fuel the Secretary prescribes by regulation that is not substantially petroleum and that would yield substantial energy security and environmental benefits.
The term electric or low-emitting ferry means a ferry that reduces emissions by utilizing alternative fuels or onboard energy storage systems and related charging infrastructure to reduce emissions or produce zero onboard emissions under normal operation. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary shall carry out a pilot program to provide grants for the purchase of electric or low-emitting ferries and the electrification of or other reduction of emissions from existing ferries.
In carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that— not less than 1 grant under this section shall be for a ferry service that serves the State with the largest number of Marine Highway System miles; and not less than 1 grant under this section shall be for a bi-State ferry service— with an aging fleet; and whose development of zero and low emission power source ferries will propose to advance the state of the technology toward increasing the range and capacity of zero emission power source ferries.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.