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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2012 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 18, 2021 

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

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

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 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Greater adoption of zero emission vehicles 

2 will help— 

3 (A) reduce emissions and improve air qual4 ity; 

5 (B) enhance the energy security of the 

6 United States by expanding the use of zero 

7 emission fuels; 

8 (C) enhance fuel choice and utilization of 

9 electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hy10 drogen fueling infrastructure in order to benefit 

11 consumers; 

12 (D) ensure that the transportation infra13 structure of the United States is equipped to 

14 manage the demands and anticipated future 

15 needs of the economy; and 

16 (E) develop a new economic sector in the 

17 United States that will create middle class jobs. 

18 (2) Consumer and business adoption of zero 

19 emission vehicles depends in part on the availability 

20 of reliable and convenient fueling and charging in21 frastructure. 

22 (3) Electric vehicle charging infrastructure and 

23 hydrogen fueling infrastructure must be strategically 

24 deployed to ensure the deployment and adoption of 

25 zero emission fuels. 


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1 (4) Infrastructure owners and operators should 

2 prepare to meet the charging and fueling needs of 

3 electric vehicles and hydrogen vehicles. 

4 SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR CHARGING AND FUELING INFRA5 STRUCTURE TO MODERNIZE AND RECON6 NECT AMERICA FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. 

7 Section 151 of title 23, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

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

10 than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 

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

12 Secretary shall periodically, not less frequently than 

13 every 3 years,’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘pre15 viously designated by the Federal Highway Adminis16 tration or’’ before ‘‘designated by’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

19 establishment of the corridors under subsection 

20 (a), and every 5 years thereafter,’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘180 days after the date of enactment of 

22 the Clean Corridors Act of 2021,’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘update’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘establish a recurring process, not less fre25 quently than every 3 years, to update’’; 


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1 (4) in subsection (e)— 

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

3 the end; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘establishes an aspira6 tional goal of achieving’’ and inserting ‘‘de7 scribes efforts, including through funds 

8 awarded through the grant program under 

9 subsection (f), that will aid efforts to 

10 achieve’’; and 

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

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

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

14 ‘‘(3) summarizes best practices and provides 

15 guidance, developed through consultation with the 

16 Secretary of Energy, for project development of elec17 tric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen 

18 fueling infrastructure at the State, Tribal, and local 

19 level to allow for the predictable deployment of that 

20 infrastructure.’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(f) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

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

24 after the date of enactment of the Clean Corridors 

25 Act of 2021, the Secretary shall establish a grant 


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1 program to award grants to eligible entities to carry 

2 out the activities described in paragraph (5). 

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

4 receive a grant under this subsection is— 

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

6 State; 

7 ‘‘(B) a metropolitan planning organization; 

8 ‘‘(C) a unit of local government; 

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

10 authority with a transportation function, includ11 ing a port authority; 

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

13 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu14 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 

15 ‘‘(F) an authority, agency, or instrumen16 tality of, or an entity owned by, 1 or more enti17 ties described in subparagraphs (A) through 

18 (E); or 

19 ‘‘(G) a group of entities described in sub20 paragraphs (A) through (F). 

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

22 grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 

23 submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 

24 in such manner, and containing such information as 

25 the Secretary shall require. 


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1 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION INFORMATION.—In making 

2 requirements for applications under paragraph (3), 

3 the Secretary may require information including a 

4 description of how the eligible entity has consid5 ered— 

6 ‘‘(A) public accessibility of charging or 

7 fueling infrastructure proposed to be funded 

8 with a grant under this subsection, including— 

9 ‘‘(i) charging or fueling connector 

10 types and publicly available information on 

11 station location, station operator contact 

12 information, number of simultaneous re13 fueling positions, and real-time availability; 

14 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 

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1 struction and component parts suppliers, and 

2 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 proposed station 

17 or fueling site, including— 

18 ‘‘(i) the availability of onsite amenities 

19 for vehicle operators, including restrooms 

20 or 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 

24 ‘‘(iii) needs for expanded capacity in 

25 the future to meet growth in demand; 


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1 ‘‘(D) infrastructure installation that can be 

2 responsive to technology advancements, includ3 ing accommodating autonomous vehicles, future 

4 electric charging and hydrogen fueling methods, 

5 and new payment methods; and 

6 ‘‘(E) the long-term operation and mainte7 nance of the electric vehicle charging infrastruc8 ture and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, in9 cluding consideration of the need for expanded 

10 capacity resulting from increasing demand into 

11 the future, to avoid stranded assets and protect 

12 the investment of public funds in that infra13 structure. 

14 ‘‘(5) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting eligible 

15 entities to receive a grant under this subsection, the 

16 Secretary shall consider the extent to which the ap17 plication of the eligible entity would— 

18 ‘‘(A) improve alternative fueling corridor 

19 networks by— 

20 ‘‘(i) enabling a non-designated cor21 ridor to become a corridor-pending corridor 

22 or a corridor-ready corridor; 

23 ‘‘(ii) converting corridor-pending cor24 ridors to corridor-ready corridors; or 


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1 ‘‘(iii) in the case of corridor-ready cor2 ridors, providing redundancy— 

3 ‘‘(I) to meet excess demand for 

4 charging and fueling infrastructure; 

5 or 

6 ‘‘(II) to reduce congestion at ex7 isting charging and fueling infrastruc8 ture in high-traffic locations; 

9 ‘‘(B) meet current or anticipated market 

10 demands for charging or fueling infrastructure; 

11 ‘‘(C) accelerate the adoption of electric and 

12 hydrogen powered modes of transportation 

13 through the establishment of new recharging 

14 and refueling locations or the expansion of ex15 isting infrastructure constructed without Fed16 eral assistance; 

17 ‘‘(D) support a long-term competitive mar18 ket for electric vehicle charging and hydrogen 

19 fueling infrastructure; and 

20 ‘‘(E) reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 

21 established goods-movement corridors, locations 

22 serving first- and last-mile freight near ports 

23 and freight hubs, and locations that optimize 

24 infrastructure networks and reduce hazardous 


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1 air pollutants in communities disproportionately 

2 impacted by such pollutants. 

3 ‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

5 subparagraphs (C) and (D), an eligible entity 

6 receiving a grant under this subsection shall 

7 only use the funds to contract with a private 

8 entity for acquisition and installation of publicly 

9 accessible electric vehicle charging infrastruc10 ture and hydrogen fueling infrastructure that is 

11 directly related to the charging or fueling of a 

12 vehicle in accordance with this paragraph. 

13 ‘‘(B) LOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

14 Any electric vehicle charging infrastructure or 

15 hydrogen fueling infrastructure acquired and 

16 installed with a grant under this subsection 

17 shall be located along an alternative fuel cor18 ridor designated— 

19 ‘‘(i) under this section, on the condi20 tion that any affected Indian tribes are 

21 consulted before the designation; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) by a State or group of States, in23 cluding the Regional Electric Vehicle West 

24 Plan of the States of Arizona, Colorado, 

25 Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, 


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1 Utah, and Wyoming, on the condition that 

2 any affected Indian tribes are consulted 

3 before the designation. 

4 ‘‘(C) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.— 

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

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

7 a grant under this subsection may use a 

8 portion of the funds to provide to a private 

9 entity operating assistance for the first 5 

10 years of operations after the installation of 

11 electric vehicle charging infrastructure and 

12 hydrogen fueling infrastructure while the 

13 facility transitions to independent system 

14 operations. 

15 ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—Operating assist16 ance under this subparagraph shall be lim17 ited to costs allocable to operating and 

18 maintaining the electric vehicle charging 

19 infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infra20 structure and service, including costs asso21 ciated with labor, marketing, and adminis22 trative costs. 

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1 paragraph (A) to acquire and install pub2 licly accessible electric vehicle charging in3 frastructure and hydrogen fueling infra4 structure. 

5 ‘‘(D) SIGNS.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro7 vided in clause (ii), an eligible entity that 

8 receives a grant under this subsection may 

9 use a portion of the funds to acquire and 

10 install— 

11 ‘‘(I) traffic control devices lo12 cated in the right-of-way to provide 

13 directional information to electric ve14 hicle charging infrastructure and hy15 drogen fueling infrastructure ac16 quired, installed, or operated with the 

17 grant; and 

18 ‘‘(II) on-premises signs to pro19 vide information about electric vehicle 

20 charging infrastructure and hydrogen 

21 fueling infrastructure acquired, in22 stalled, or operated with a grant 

23 under this subsection. 

24 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The 

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1 stall traffic control devices and on-premises 

2 signs under clause (i) may not exceed the 

3 amount of a contract under subparagraph 

4 (A) to acquire and install publicly acces5 sible charging or fueling infrastructure. 

6 ‘‘(iii) NO NEW AUTHORITY CRE7 ATED.—Nothing in this subparagraph au8 thorizes an eligible entity that receives a 

9 grant under this subsection to acquire and 

10 install traffic control devices or on-prem11 ises signs if the entity is not otherwise au12 thorized to do so. 

13 ‘‘(7) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

15 other provision of law, any project funded by a 

16 grant under this subsection shall be treated as 

17 a project on a Federal-aid highway under this 

18 chapter. 

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

20 on-premises sign acquired, installed, or operated 

21 with a grant under this subsection shall comply 

22 with— 

23 ‘‘(i) the Manual on Uniform Traffic 

24 Control Devices, if located in the right-of25 way; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) other provisions of Federal, 

2 State, and local law, as applicable. 

3 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON SINGLE MANUFAC4 TURER USE.—A grant under this subsection 

5 may not be used to construct any infrastructure 

6 that has the ability to serve vehicles produced 

7 by only one vehicle manufacturer. 

8 ‘‘(8) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

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

10 this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent of the 

11 total project cost. 

12 ‘‘(9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 this subsection $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

15 2021 through 2030.’’. 

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