Sec. 11402. REDUCTION OF TRUCK EMISSIONS AT PORT FACILITIES
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## SEC. 11402 REDUCTION OF TRUCK EMISSIONS AT PORT FACILITIES **[**[23 U.S.C. 149 note](/us/usc/t23/s149)**]** ###
(a)Establishment of Program ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall establish a program to reduce idling at port facilities, under which the Secretary shall— #####
(A)study how ports and intermodal port transfer facilities would benefit from increased opportunities to reduce emissions at ports, including through the electrification of port operations; #####
(B)study emerging technologies and strategies that may help reduce port-related emissions from idling trucks; and #####
(C)coordinate and provide funding to test, evaluate, and deploy projects that reduce port-related emissions from idling trucks, including through the advancement of port electrification and improvements in efficiency, focusing on port operations, including heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and other related projects. ####
(2)Consultation In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Secretary may consult with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. ###
(b)Grants ####
(1)In general In carrying out subsection (a)(1)(C), the Secretary shall award grants to fund projects that reduce emissions at ports, including through the advancement of port electrification. ####
(2)Cost share A grant awarded under paragraph
(1)shall not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the project funded by the grant. ####
(3)Coordination In carrying out the grant program under this subsection, the Secretary shall— #####
(A)to the maximum extent practicable, leverage existing resources and programs of the Department and other relevant Federal agencies; and #####
(B)coordinate with other Federal agencies, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ####
(4)Application; selection #####
(A)Application The Secretary shall solicit applications for grants under paragraph
(1)at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be necessary. #####
(B)Selection The Secretary shall make grants under paragraph
(1)by not later than April 1 of each fiscal year for which funding is made available. ####
(5)Requirement Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any project funded by a grant under this subsection shall be treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(c)Report Not later than 1 year after the date on which all of the projects funded with a grant under subsection
(b)are completed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes— ####
(1)the findings of the studies described in subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of subsection (a)(1); ####
(2)the results of the projects that received a grant under subsection (b); ####
(3)any recommendations for workforce development and training opportunities with respect to port electrification; and ####
(4)any policy recommendations based on the findings and results described in paragraphs
(1)and (2).
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Sec. 11402
REDUCTION OF TRUCK EMISSIONS AT PORT FACILITIES
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