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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5518 

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a Clean Cities Coalition 

Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2019 

Mr. MCEACHIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a Clean 

Cities Coalition Program, 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. CLEAN CITIES COALITION PROGRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

5 program to be known as the Clean Cities Coalition Pro6 gram. 

7 (b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the pro8 gram under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

9 (1) establish criteria for designating local and 

10 regional Clean Cities Coalitions; 


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1 (2) designate local and regional Clean Cities 

2 Coalitions that the Secretary determines meet the 

3 criteria established under paragraph (1); 

4 (3) make awards to each designated Clean Cit5 ies Coalition for administrative and program ex6 penses of the coalition; 

7 (4) make competitive awards to designated 

8 Clean Cities Coalitions for projects and activities de9 scribed in subsection (c); 

10 (5) provide technical assistance and training to 

11 designated Clean Cities Coalitions; 

12 (6) provide opportunities for communication 

13 and sharing of best practices among designated 

14 Clean Cities Coalitions; and 

15 (7) maintain, and make available to the public, 

16 a centralized database of information included in the 

17 reports submitted under subsection (d). 

18 (c) PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—Projects and activi19 ties eligible for awards under subsection (b)(4) are 

20 projects and activities that reduce petroleum consumption, 

21 improve air quality, promote energy and economic secu22 rity, and encourage deployment of a diverse, domestic sup23 ply of alternative fuels in the transportation sector by— 


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1 (1) encouraging the purchase and use of alter2 native fuel vehicles and alternative fuels, including 

3 by fleet managers; 

4 (2) expediting the establishment of local, re5 gional, and national infrastructure to fuel alternative 

6 fuel vehicles; 

7 (3) advancing the use of other petroleum fuel 

8 reduction technologies and strategies; 

9 (4) conducting outreach and education activities 

10 to advance the use of alternative fuels and alter11 native fuel vehicles; 

12 (5) providing training and technical assistance 

13 and tools to users that adopt petroleum fuel reduc14 tion technologies; or 

15 (6) collaborating with and training officials and 

16 first responders with responsibility for permitting 

17 and enforcing fire, building, and other safety codes 

18 related to the deployment and use of alternative 

19 fuels or alternative fuel vehicles. 

20 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each designated Clean Cities 

21 Coalition shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 

22 on the activities and accomplishments of the coalition. 

23 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ALTERNATIVE FUEL.—The term ‘‘alter2 native fuel’’ has the meaning given such term in sec3 tion 32901 of title 49, United States Code. 

4 (2) ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE.—The term 

5 ‘‘alternative fuel vehicle’’ means any vehicle that is 

6 capable of operating, partially or exclusively, on an 

7 alternative fuel. 

8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Energy. 

10 (f) FUNDING.— 

11 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

13 this section— 

14 (A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 

15 (B) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

16 (C) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

17 (D) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 

18 (E) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 

19 (2) ALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall allo20 cate funds made available to carry out this section 

21 in each fiscal year as follows: 

22 (A) Thirty percent of such funds shall be 

23 distributed as awards under subsection (b)(3). 


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1 (B) Fifty percent of such funds shall be 

2 distributed as competitive awards under sub3 section (b)(4). 

4 (C) Twenty percent of such funds shall be 

5 used to carry out the duties of the Secretary 

6 under this section. 

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