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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3315 

To establish a voucher program for the purchase and installation of emission 

reducing technologies for Class 8 trucks, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. RICKETTS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish a voucher program for the purchase and installation of emission reducing technologies for Class 8 

trucks, 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 ‘‘Supporting Trucking 

5 Efficiency and Emission Reductions Act’’ or the ‘‘STEER 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 


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1 (1) CLASS 8 TRUCK.—The term ‘‘Class 8 

2 truck’’ means a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight 

3 rating exceeding 33,000 pounds. 

4 (2) COVERED EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘‘cov5 ered expenditure’’ means an expense that is associ6 ated with the purchase and installation of an emis7 sion reducing active technology, including— 

8 (A) the cost of an emission reducing active 

9 technology; and 

10 (B) material and labor costs associated 

11 with the installation of an emission reducing ac12 tive technology. 

13 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti14 ty’’ means an applicant to which a voucher under 

15 the program may be made available, including— 

16 (A) an individual; 

17 (B) a State or local government; 

18 (C) a private entity; 

19 (D) a not-for-profit entity; 

20 (E) a nonprofit entity; and 

21 (F) such other applicants the Secretary de22 termines to be appropriate. 

23 (4) EMISSION REDUCING ACTIVE TECH24 NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘emission reducing active tech25 nology’’ means any physical alterations of a Class 8 


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1 truck that can be installed as a retrofit and that 

2 adapts automatically to control vehicle performance 

3 factors and improve fuel efficiency, including— 

4 (A) active aerodynamics; 

5 (B) active rolling resistance; 

6 (C) dynamic axle lift control; 

7 (D) non-auxiliary power unit active idle re8 duction; and 

9 (E) such other emerging improvements as 

10 the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

11 (5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 

12 the program established under section 3(a). 

13 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of Energy. 

15 SEC. 3. VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR EMISSION REDUCING 

16 TECHNOLOGIES ON CLASS 8 TRUCKS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

19 a program to award vouchers for covered expenditures as20 sociated with retrofitting emission reducing active tech21 nologies on Class 8 trucks. 

22 (b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 (1) ELIGIBLE TECHNOLOGIES.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 150 

25 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 


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1 the Secretary shall publish and maintain on the 

2 Department of Energy internet website a list of 

3 emission reducing active technologies that are 

4 eligible for the program, including biodiesel, 

5 electrification, ethanol, and hydrogen fuel cells. 

6 (B) UPDATES.—The Secretary may add 

7 to, or otherwise revise, the list of emission re8 ducing active technologies under subparagraph 

9 (A) if the Secretary determines that an addition 

10 or revision will likely lead to— 

11 (i) greater usage of emission reducing 

12 active technologies; or 

13 (ii) greater access to emission reduc14 ing active technologies by users. 

15 (C) LOCATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eli16 gible for the program, the emission reducing ac17 tive technologies described in subparagraph (A) 

18 shall be installed in the United States. 

19 (2) APPLICATION.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 

21 a voucher under the program, an eligible entity 

22 shall submit to the Secretary an application, 

23 which shall include— 

24 (i) the estimated cost of covered ex25 penditures to be expended on the emission 


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1 reducing active technologies that are eligi2 ble under paragraph (1); 

3 (ii) the estimated installation cost of 

4 the emission reducing active technologies 

5 that are eligible under paragraph (1); 

6 (iii) the global positioning system lo7 cation, including the integer number of de8 grees, minutes, and seconds, where emis9 sion reducing active technologies are to be 

10 installed; 

11 (iv) the technical specifications of 

12 emission reducing active technologies; and 

13 (v) any other information determined 

14 by the Secretary to be necessary for a com15 plete application. 

16 (B) REVIEW PROCESS.—The Secretary 

17 shall review an application for a voucher under 

18 the program and approve an eligible entity to 

19 receive a voucher if the application meets the 

20 requirements of the program under this sub21 section. 

22 (C) NOTIFICATION TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 

23 Not later than 90 days after the date on which 

24 an eligible entity applies for a voucher under 

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1 gible entity whether the eligible entity will be 

2 awarded a voucher under the program following 

3 the submission of additional materials required 

4 under paragraph (4)(B). 

5 (3) VOUCHER AMOUNT.—The amount of a 

6 voucher awarded under the program for covered ex7 penditures for each emission reducing active tech8 nology shall cover— 

9 (A) in the case of a fleet operating not 

10 more than 10 Class 8 trucks, the lesser of 

11 $4,000 and 75 percent of total covered expendi12 tures per unit; 

13 (B) in the case of a fleet operating more 

14 than 10 Class 8 trucks and not more than 50 

15 Class 8 trucks, the lesser of $3,500 and 72.5 

16 percent of total covered expenditures per unit; 

17 (C) in the case of a fleet operating more 

18 than 50 Class 8 trucks and not more than 100 

19 Class 8 trucks, the lesser of $3,000 and 70 per20 cent of total covered expenditures per unit; and 

21 (D) in the case of a fleet operating not less 

22 than 101 Class 8 trucks, the lesser of $2,500 

23 and 67.5 percent of total covered expenditures 

24 per unit. 

25 (4) DISBURSEMENT OF VOUCHER.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—After approval under 

2 paragraph (2)(B) of an application submitted 

3 by an eligible entity, the Secretary shall dis4 burse a voucher to the eligible entity not later 

5 than 90 days after the date on which the eligi6 ble entity submits the materials required under 

7 subparagraph (B). 

8 (B) MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR DISBURSE9 MENT OF VOUCHER.—Not later than 1 year 

10 after the date on which an eligible entity re11 ceives notice under paragraph (2)(C) that the 

12 eligible entity has been approved for a voucher, 

13 that eligible entity shall submit to the Sec14 retary— 

15 (i) a record of payment for covered 

16 expenses expended on the installation of 

17 the emission reducing active technologies 

18 that are eligible under paragraph (1); 

19 (ii) a record of payment for the emis20 sion reducing active technologies that are 

21 eligible under paragraph (1); 

22 (iii) the global positioning system lo23 cation of where emission reducing active 

24 technologies were installed; 


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1 (iv) the technical specifications of the 

2 emission reducing active technologies that 

3 are eligible under paragraph (1); and 

4 (v) any other information determined 

5 by the Secretary to be necessary. 

6 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the first 

7 date on which the Secretary awards a voucher under the 

8 program, the Secretary shall submit a report describing 

9 the number of vouchers awarded under subsection (b) to— 

10 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re11 sources of the Senate; and 

12 (2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

13 the House of Representatives. 

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