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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 674 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant program for 

the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen 

fueling infrastructure along the National Highway System, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2019 

Mr. CARPER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant 

program for the installation of electric vehicle charging 

infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along 

the National Highway System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Corridors Act 

5 of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR CHARGING AND FUELING INFRA2 STRUCTURE TO MODERNIZE AND RECON3 NECT AMERICA FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. 

4 (a) PURPOSE; FINDINGS.— 

5 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 

6 to establish a grant program to strategically deploy 

7 electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen 

8 fueling infrastructure along designated alternative 

9 fuel corridors that will be accessible to all drivers of 

10 zero emission vehicles. 

11 (2) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

12 (A) greater adoption of zero emission vehi13 cles will help— 

14 (i) reduce emissions and improve air 

15 quality; 

16 (ii) enhance the energy security of the 

17 United States by expanding the use of zero 

18 emission fuels; 

19 (iii) enhance fuel choice and utiliza20 tion of electric vehicle charging infrastruc21 ture and hydrogen fueling infrastructure in 

22 order to benefit consumers; 

23 (iv) ensure that the transportation in24 frastructure of the United States is 

25 equipped to manage the demands and an26 ticipated future needs of the economy; and 


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1 (v) develop a new economic sector in 

2 the United States that will create middle 

3 class jobs; 

4 (B) consumer and business adoption of 

5 zero emission vehicles depends in part on the 

6 availability of reliable and convenient fueling 

7 and charging infrastructure; 

8 (C) electric vehicle charging infrastructure 

9 and hydrogen fueling infrastructure must be 

10 strategically deployed to ensure the deployment 

11 and adoption of zero emission fuels; and 

12 (D) infrastructure owners and operators 

13 should prepare to meet the charging and fueling 

14 needs of electric vehicles and hydrogen vehicles. 

15 (b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 151 of title 23, 

16 United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Not later 

18 than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 

19 FAST Act, the Secretary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

20 Secretary shall periodically’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘pre22 viously designated by the Federal Highway Adminis23 tration or’’ before ‘‘designated by’’; 

24 (3) in subsection (d)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of 

2 establishment of the corridors under subsection 

3 (a), and every 5 years thereafter,’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘180 days after the date of enactment of 

5 the Clean Corridors Act of 2019,’’; and 

6 (B) by inserting ‘‘establish a recurring 

7 process to regularly’’ before ‘‘update’’; 

8 (4) in subsection (e)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

10 the end; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘establishes an aspira13 tional goal of achieving’’ and inserting ‘‘de14 scribes efforts, including through funds 

15 awarded through the grant program under 

16 subsection (f), that will aid efforts to 

17 achieve’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘by the end of fiscal 

19 year 2020.’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) summarizes best practices and provides 

22 guidance, developed through consultation with the 

23 Secretary of Energy, for project development of elec24 tric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen 

25 fueling infrastructure at the State, Tribal, and local 


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1 level to allow for the predictable deployment of that 

2 infrastructure.’’; and 

3 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(f) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

5 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 

6 after the date of enactment of the Clean Corridors 

7 Act of 2019, the Secretary shall establish a grant 

8 program to award grants to eligible entities to carry 

9 out the activities described in paragraph (5). 

10 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 

11 receive a grant under this subsection is— 

12 ‘‘(A) a State or political subdivision of a 

13 State; 

14 ‘‘(B) a metropolitan planning organization; 

15 ‘‘(C) a unit of local government; 

16 ‘‘(D) a special purpose district or public 

17 authority with a transportation function, includ18 ing a port authority; 

19 ‘‘(E) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 

20 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu21 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 

22 ‘‘(F) an authority, agency, or instrumen23 tality of, or an entity owned by, 1 or more enti24 ties described in subparagraphs (A) through 

25 (E); or 


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1 ‘‘(G) a group of entities described in sub2 paragraphs (A) through (F). 

3 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

4 grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 

5 submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 

6 in such manner, and containing such information as 

7 the Secretary shall require, including a description 

8 of how the eligible entity has considered— 

9 ‘‘(A) public accessibility of charging or 

10 fueling infrastructure proposed to be funded 

11 with a grant under this subsection, including— 

12 ‘‘(i) charging or fueling connector 

13 types and publicly available information on 

14 real-time availability; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) payment methods to ensure se16 cure, convenient, fair, and equal access; 

17 ‘‘(B) collaborative engagement with stake18 holders (including automobile manufacturers, 

19 utilities, infrastructure providers, technology 

20 providers, zero emission fuel providers, metro21 politan planning organizations, States, Indian 

22 tribes, and units of local governments, fleet 

23 owners, fleet managers, fuel station owners and 

24 operators, labor organizations, infrastructure 


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1 construction and component parts suppliers, 

2 and multi-State and regional entities)— 

3 ‘‘(i) to foster enhanced, coordinated, 

4 public-private or private investment in elec5 tric vehicle charging infrastructure and hy6 drogen fueling infrastructure; 

7 ‘‘(ii) to expand deployment of electric 

8 vehicle charging infrastructure and hydro9 gen fueling infrastructure; 

10 ‘‘(iii) to protect personal privacy and 

11 ensure cybersecurity; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) to ensure that a properly trained 

13 workforce is available to construct and in14 stall electric vehicle charging infrastructure 

15 and hydrogen fueling infrastructure; 

16 ‘‘(C) the location of the station or fueling 

17 site, such as consideration of— 

18 ‘‘(i) the availability of onsite amenities 

19 for vehicle operators, such as restrooms or 

20 food facilities; 

21 ‘‘(ii) access in compliance with the 

22 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

23 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and 

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1 fuel large vehicles, such as semi-trailer 

2 trucks; 

3 ‘‘(D) infrastructure installation that can be 

4 responsive to technology advancements, such as 

5 accommodating autonomous vehicles and future 

6 charging methods; and 

7 ‘‘(E) the long-term operation and mainte8 nance of the electric vehicle charging infrastruc9 ture and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, to 

10 avoid stranded assets and protect the invest11 ment of public funds in that infrastructure. 

12 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting eligible 

13 entities to receive a grant under this subsection, the 

14 Secretary shall consider the extent to which the ap15 plication of the eligible entity would— 

16 ‘‘(A) improve alternative fueling corridor 

17 networks by— 

18 ‘‘(i) converting corridor-pending cor19 ridors to corridor-ready corridors; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) in the case of corridor-ready cor21 ridors, providing redundancy— 

22 ‘‘(I) to meet excess demand for 

23 charging and fueling infrastructure; 

24 or 


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1 ‘‘(II) to reduce congestion at ex2 isting charging and fueling infrastruc3 ture in high-traffic locations; 

4 ‘‘(B) meet current or anticipated market 

5 demands for charging or fueling infrastructure; 

6 ‘‘(C) enable or accelerate the construction 

7 of charging or fueling infrastructure that would 

8 be unlikely to be completed without Federal as9 sistance; and 

10 ‘‘(D) support a long-term competitive mar11 ket for electric vehicle charging and hydrogen 

12 fueling infrastructure. 

13 ‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity re15 ceiving a grant under this subsection shall only 

16 use the funds to contract with a private entity 

17 for acquisition and installation of publicly ac18 cessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure 

19 and hydrogen fueling infrastructure that is di20 rectly related to the charging or fueling of a ve21 hicle in accordance with this paragraph. 

22 ‘‘(B) LOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

23 Any electric vehicle charging infrastructure or 

24 hydrogen fueling infrastructure acquired and 

25 installed with a grant under this subsection 


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1 shall be located along an alternative fuel cor2 ridor designated— 

3 ‘‘(i) under this section, on the condi4 tion that any affected Indian tribes are 

5 consulted before the designation; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) by a State or group of States, 

7 such as the Regional Electric Vehicle West 

8 Plan of the States of Arizona, Colorado, 

9 Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, 

10 Utah, and Wyoming, on the condition that 

11 any affected Indian tribes are consulted 

12 before the designation. 

13 ‘‘(C) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 

15 (ii) and (iii), an eligible entity that receives 

16 a grant under this subsection may use a 

17 portion of the funds to provide to a private 

18 entity operating assistance for the first 5 

19 years of operations after the installation of 

20 electric vehicle charging infrastructure and 

21 hydrogen fueling infrastructure while the 

22 facility transitions to independent system 

23 operations. 

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1 ited to costs allocable to operating and 

2 maintaining the electric vehicle charging 

3 infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infra4 structure and service, including costs asso5 ciated with labor, marketing, and adminis6 trative costs. 

7 ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—Operating assist8 ance under this subparagraph may not ex9 ceed the amount of a contract under sub10 paragraph (A) to acquire and install pub11 licly accessible electric vehicle charging in12 frastructure and hydrogen fueling infra13 structure. 

14 ‘‘(D) SIGNS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to this 

16 paragraph and paragraph (6)(B), an eligi17 ble entity that receives a grant under this 

18 subsection may use a portion of the funds 

19 to acquire and install— 

20 ‘‘(I) traffic control devices lo21 cated in the right-of-way to provide 

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1 quired, installed, or operated with the 

2 grant; and 

3 ‘‘(II) on-premises signs to pro4 vide information about electric vehicle 

5 charging infrastructure and hydrogen 

6 fueling infrastructure acquired, in7 stalled, or operated with a grant 

8 under this subsection. 

9 ‘‘(ii) APPLICABILITY.—Clause (i) shall 

10 apply only to an eligible entity that— 

11 ‘‘(I) receives a grant under this 

12 subsection; and 

13 ‘‘(II) is using that grant for the 

14 acquisition and installation of publicly 

15 accessible electric vehicle charging in16 frastructure and hydrogen fueling in17 frastructure. 

18 ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The 

19 amount of funds used to acquire and in20 stall traffic control devices and on-premises 

21 signs under clause (i) may not exceed the 

22 amount of a contract under subparagraph 

23 (A) to acquire and install publicly acces24 sible charging or fueling infrastructure. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) NO NEW AUTHORITY CRE2 ATED.—Nothing in this subparagraph au3 thorizes an eligible entity that receives a 

4 grant under this subsection to acquire and 

5 install traffic control devices or on-prem6 ises signs if the entity is not otherwise au7 thorized to do so. 

8 ‘‘(6) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of law, any project funded by a 

11 grant under this subsection shall be treated as 

12 a project on a Federal-aid highway under this 

13 chapter. 

14 ‘‘(B) SIGNS.—Any traffic control device or 

15 on-premises sign acquired, installed, or operated 

16 with a grant under this subsection shall comply 

17 with— 

18 ‘‘(i) the Manual on Uniform Traffic 

19 Control Devices, if located in the right-of20 way; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) other provisions of Federal, 

22 State, and local law, as applicable. 

23 ‘‘(7) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

24 the cost of a project carried out with a grant under 


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1 this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent of the 

2 total project cost. 

3 ‘‘(8) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap4 propriated to carry out this subsection $300,000,000 

5 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2028.’’. 

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