Sec. 3008. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION
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## SEC. 3008 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION ###
(a)Consolidation of Programs Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following: > > ## “SEC. 5312 Public transportation innovation” > ; ####
(2)by redesignating subsections
(a)through
(f)as subsections
(b)through (g), respectively; ####
(3)by inserting before subsection
(b)(as so redesignated) the following: > > ### “(a) In general > > The Secretary shall provide assistance for projects and activities to advance innovative public transportation research and development in accordance with the requirements of this section.” > ; ####
(4)in subsection
(e)(as so redesignated)— #####
(A)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “demonstration, deployment, or evaluation” before “project that”; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end; ######
(iii)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and ######
(iv)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) > > the deployment of low or no emission vehicles, zero emission vehicles, or associated advanced technology.” > ; and #####
(B)by striking paragraph
(5)and inserting the following: > > #### “(5) Prohibition > > The Secretary may not make grants under this subsection for the demonstration, deployment, or evaluation of a vehicle that is in revenue service unless the Secretary determines that the project makes significant technological advancements in the vehicle. > > > #### “(6) Definitions > > In this subsection— > > > ##### “(A) > > the term ‘direct carbon emissions’ means the quantity of direct greenhouse gas emissions from a vehicle, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; > > > ##### “(B) > > the term ‘low or no emission vehicle’ means— > > > ###### “(i) > > a passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation that the Secretary determines sufficiently reduces energy consumption or harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, when compared to a comparable standard vehicle; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > a zero emission vehicle used to provide public transportation; and > > > ##### “(C) > > the term ‘zero emission vehicle’ means a low or no emission vehicle that produces no carbon or particulate matter.” > ; ####
(5)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(h) Low or No Emission Vehicle Component Assessment > > > #### “(1) Definitions > > In this subsection— > > > ##### “(A) > > the term ‘covered institution of higher education’ means an institution of higher education with which the Secretary enters into a contract or cooperative agreement, or to which the Secretary makes a grant, under paragraph (2)(B) to operate a facility selected under paragraph (2)(A); > > > ##### “(B) > > the terms ‘direct carbon emissions’ and ‘low or no emission vehicle’ have the meanings given those terms in subsection (e)(6); > > > ##### “(C) > > the term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); and > > > ##### “(D) > > the term ‘low or no emission vehicle component’ means an item that is separately installed in and removable from a low or no emission vehicle. > > > #### “(2) Assessing low or no emission vehicle components > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The Secretary shall competitively select at least one facility to conduct testing, evaluation, and analysis of low or no emission vehicle components intended for use in low or no emission vehicles. > > > ##### “(B) Operation and maintenance > > > ###### “(i) In general > > The Secretary shall enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, at least one institution of higher education to operate and maintain a facility selected under subparagraph (A). > > > ###### “(ii) Requirements > > An institution of higher education described in clause
(i)shall have— > > > ###### “(I) > > capacity to carry out transportation-related advanced component and vehicle evaluation; > > > ###### “(II) > > laboratories capable of testing and evaluation; and > > > ###### “(III) > > direct access to or a partnership with a testing facility capable of emulating real-world circumstances in order to test low or no emission vehicle components installed on the intended vehicle. > > > ##### “(C) Fees > > A covered institution of higher education shall establish and collect fees, which shall be approved by the Secretary, for the assessment of low or no emission vehicle components at the applicable facility selected under subparagraph (A). > > > ##### “(D) Availability of amounts to pay for assessment > > The Secretary shall enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to an institution of higher education under which— > > > ###### “(i) > > the Secretary shall pay 50 percent of the cost of assessing a low or no emission vehicle component at the applicable facility selected under subparagraph
(A)from amounts made available to carry out this section; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the remaining 50 percent of such cost shall be paid from amounts recovered through the fees established and collected pursuant to subparagraph (C). > > > ##### “(E) Voluntary testing > > A manufacturer of a low or no emission vehicle component is not required to assess the low or no emission vehicle component at a facility selected under subparagraph (A). > > > ##### “(F) Compliance with section 5318 > > Notwithstanding whether a low or no emission vehicle component is assessed at a facility selected under subparagraph (A), each new bus model shall comply with the requirements under section 5318. > > > ##### “(G) Separate facility > > A facility selected under subparagraph
(A)shall be separate and distinct from the facility operated and maintained under section 5318. > > > #### “(3) Low or no emission vehicle component performance reports > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2015, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall issue a report on low or no emission vehicle component assessments conducted at each facility selected under paragraph (2)(A), which shall include information related to the maintainability, reliability, performance, structural integrity, efficiency, and noise of those low or no emission vehicle components. > > > #### “(4) Public availability of assessments > > Each assessment conducted at a facility selected under paragraph (2)(A) shall be made publicly available, including to affected industries. > > > #### “(5) Rule of Construction > > Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require— > > > ##### “(A) > > a low or no emission vehicle component to be tested at a facility selected under paragraph (2)(A); or > > > ##### “(B) > > the development or disclosure of a privately funded component assessment.” > . ####
(6)in subsection
(f)(as so redesignated)— #####
(A)by striking “
(f)” and all that follows before paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: > > ### “(g) Annual Report on Research > > Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall make available to the public on the Web site of the Department of Transportation, a report that includes—” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph
(1)by adding “and” at the end; #####
(C)in paragraph
(2)by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and #####
(D)by striking paragraph (3); and ####
(7)by adding at the end the following: > > ###### “(i) Transit Cooperative Research Program > > > #### “(1) In general > > The amounts made available under section 5338(a)(2)(G)(ii) are available for a public transportation cooperative research program. > > > #### “(2) Independent governing board > > > ##### “(A) Establishment > > The Secretary shall establish an independent governing board for the program under this subsection. > > > ##### “(B) Recommendations > > The board shall recommend public transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities the Secretary considers appropriate. > > > #### “(3) Federal assistance > > The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Academy of Sciences to carry out activities under this subsection that the Secretary considers appropriate. > > > #### “(4) Government share of costs > > If there would be a clear and direct financial benefit to an entity under a grant or contract financed under this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a Government share consistent with that benefit. > > > #### “(5) Limitation on applicability > > Subsections
(f)and
(g)shall not apply to activities carried out under this subsection.” > . ###
(b)Conforming Amendments Section 5312 of such title (as amended by subsection
(a)of this section) is further amended— ####
(1)in subsection (c)(1) by striking “subsection (a)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(2)”; ####
(2)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)in paragraph
(1)by striking “subsection (a)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(2)”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2)(A) by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “subsection (c)”; ####
(3)in subsection (e)(2) in each of subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)by striking “subsection (a)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(2)”; and ####
(4)in subsection (f)(2) by striking “subsection (d)(4)” and inserting “subsection (e)(4)”. ###
(c)Clerical Amendment The analysis for chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 5312 and inserting the following:“5312. Public transportation innovation.”.
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