Sec. 3. Other matters
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In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term Clean School Bus program means the program for grants and rebates established under paragraph
(1)of section 741(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b) ). The term local educational agency has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term school bus has the meaning given the term schoolbus in section 30125(a) of title 49, United States Code. The term vehicle-to-building/home program means a program for the installation and operation of technology to allow for energy stored in an electric vehicle, including a zero-emission school bus, to be discharged to a building or home for the purposes of— providing backup power; or avoiding peak energy use demand charges. The term vehicle-to-grid program means a program for the installation and operation of— technology to allow for 2-way power flow between a zero-emission school bus and the electric grid— to allow users, including school districts, to sell energy back to the grid at during times of high demand; and to increase the resiliency of users, including schools, in natural disasters by providing a backup source of energy to allow facilities to function as shelters; and communications hardware and software that allows for external control of battery charging and discharging that have the functions described in clauses
(i)and
(ii)of subparagraph (A). The term zero-emission school bus has the meaning given the term in section 741(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(a) ). Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall— carry out, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study that examines the effects of the Clean School Bus program on zero-emission school bus prices; and in the report required under paragraph (1), provide recommendations on how zero-emission school buses can reach cost-parity with diesel-powered school buses. The Administrator, in consultation with the Executive Director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, shall develop and carry out a program to provide technical assistance to— eligible recipients that meet 1 or more of the prioritization categories described in paragraph (2)(C)(i) of section 741(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b) ); and electric utilities that serve the recipients of grants and rebates under the Clean School Bus program, to ensure that those electric utilities are prepared to work with recipients of awards under the Clean School Bus program and are capable of supporting school bus electrification. The program established under paragraph
(1)shall provide technical assistance to the entities described in that paragraph, including, as applicable— providing assistance on applying for grants or rebates under the Clean School Bus program; providing assistance on the deployment, operation, maintenance, training, and disposal of zero-emission school buses and associated charging infrastructure, including battery recycling and reuse; preparing eligible recipients for coordination with electric utilities and relevant service providers; providing assistance in the deployment, operationalization, and maintenance of zero-emission school buses; providing assistance in developing zero-emission school bus battery disposition, reuse, and recycling plans; and establishing charging coordination and planning, including bus route planning and the availability of charging infrastructure technologies. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator, in consultation with the Executive Director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, shall develop best practices for electric utilities and State regulatory authorities (as defined in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 )) to plan and carry out programs for the equitable deployment of zero-emission school buses, including vehicle-to-grid programs and vehicle-to-building/home programs. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator, in consultation with the Executive Director of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, shall ensure transparency and data-sharing on vehicle-to-grid programs and vehicle-to-building/home programs and the compensation of those programs to school bus operators.
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