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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1875 

To lower gas prices by making investments in cleaner vehicle technologies 

and infrastructure. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2011 

Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BISHOP of New 

York, and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 

the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To lower gas prices by making investments in cleaner vehicle 

technologies and infrastructure. 

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 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Building Our Clean Energy Future Now Act of 2011’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 


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TITLE I—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Findings. 

Sec. 103. Grants to improve public transportation services. 

Sec. 104. Increased Federal share for Clean Air Act compliance. 

Sec. 105. Transportation fringe benefits. 

Sec. 106. Capital cost of contracting vanpool pilot program. 

TITLE II—DENIAL OF CERTAIN TAX BENEFITS TO MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL COMPANIES AND INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY 

AND TRANSPORTATION 

Sec. 201. Limitation on deduction for intangible drilling and development costs 

of major integrated oil companies in the case of oil and gas 

wells. 

Sec. 202. Deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities 

not allowed with respect to oil and gas activities of major integrated oil companies. 

Sec. 203. Major integrated oil companies ineligible for last-in, first-out method 

of inventory. 

Sec. 204. Credit for heavy natural gas and hybrid vehicles. 

Sec. 205. Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. 

Sec. 206. Clean Energy Fund and deficit reduction. 

TITLE III—ADVANCED AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES 

Sec. 301. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle infrastructure. 

Sec. 302. Large-scale vehicle electrification program. 

Sec. 303. Advanced vehicle technology. 

1 TITLE I—PUBLIC 

2 TRANSPORTATION 

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Gas Price 

5 Relief Through Public Transportation Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) In 2008, during a year of record-high gas 

9 prices, people in the United States took more than 

10 10,500,000,000 trips using public transportation, 

11 the highest level in 50 years. 


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1 (2) Public transportation use in the United 

2 States is up 31 percent since 1995, a figure that is 

3 more than double the growth rate of the Nation’s 

4 population and is substantially greater than the 

5 growth rate for vehicle miles traveled on the Na6 tion’s highways for that same period. 

7 (3) High gas prices in 2011 are expected to 

8 drive the demand for transit services even higher, 

9 with some estimates showing that $5-per-gallon gas 

10 could result in a nearly 15 percent jump in transit 

11 ridership. 

12 (4) Based on the price of gas in March 2011, 

13 riding public transportation saves households an av14 erage of $825 per month, or nearly $10,000 per 

15 year. 

16 (5) Despite increasing demand for transit serv17 ices, widespread cuts in State and local funding have 

18 caused 59 percent of public transit systems in the 

19 United States to raise fares or cut service since Jan20 uary 2009. 

21 (6) Although under existing laws Federal em22 ployees in the National Capital Region receive tran23 sit benefits, transit benefits should be available to all 

24 Federal employees in the United States so that the 


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1 Federal Government sets a leading example of great2 er public transportation use. 

3 (7) Public transportation stakeholders should 

4 engage and involve local communities in the edu5 cation and promotion of the importance of utilizing 

6 public transportation. 

7 (8) Increasing public transportation use is a na8 tional priority. 

9 SEC. 103. GRANTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 

10 SERVICES. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 (1) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—In 

13 addition to amounts allocated under section 

14 5338(b)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, to 

15 carry out section 5307 of such title, there is author16 ized to be appropriated $750,000,000 for each of fis17 cal years 2011 and 2012 to carry out such section. 

18 Such funds shall be apportioned not later than 7 

19 days after the date on which the funds are appro20 priated, in accordance with section 5336 (other than 

21 subsections (i)(1) and (j)) of such section but may 

22 not be combined or commingled with any other 

23 funds apportioned under such section 5336. 

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1 under section 5338(b)(2)(G) of title 49, United 

2 States Code, to carry out section 5311 of such title, 

3 there is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 

4 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012 to carry out 

5 such section 5311. Such funds shall be apportioned 

6 not later than 7 days after the date on which the 

7 funds are appropriated, in accordance with such sec8 tion 5311 but may not be combined or commingled 

9 with any other funds apportioned under such section 

10 5311. 

11 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sections 5307 

12 and 5311 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary 

13 of Transportation may make grants under such sections 

14 from amounts appropriated under subsection (a) only for 

15 one or more of the following: 

16 (1) If the recipient of the grant is reducing, or 

17 certifies to the Secretary within the time the Sec18 retary prescribes that, during the term of the grant, 

19 the recipient will reduce one or more fares the re20 cipient charges for public transportation, or in the 

21 case of subsection (f) of such section 5311, intercity 

22 bus service, those operating costs of equipment and 

23 facilities being used to provide the public transpor24 tation, or in the case of subsection (f) of such sec25 tion 5311, intercity bus service, that the recipient is 


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1 no longer able to pay from the revenues derived 

2 from such fare or fares as a result of such reduction. 

3 (2) To avoid increases in fares for public trans4 portation, or in the case of subsection (f) of such 

5 section 5311, intercity bus service, or decreases in 

6 current public transportation service, or in the case 

7 of subsection (f) of such section 5311, intercity bus 

8 service, that would otherwise result from an increase 

9 in costs to the public transportation or intercity bus 

10 agency for transportation-related fuel or meeting ad11 ditional transportation-related equipment or facility 

12 maintenance needs, if the recipient of the grant cer13 tifies to the Secretary within the time the Secretary 

14 prescribes that, during the term of the grant, the re15 cipient will not increase the fares that the recipient 

16 charges for public transportation, or in the case of 

17 subsection (f) of such section 5311, intercity bus 

18 service, or, will not decrease the public transpor19 tation service, or in the case of subsection (f) of 

20 such section 5311, intercity bus service, that the re21 cipient provides. 

22 (3) If the recipient of the grant is expanding, 

23 or certifies to the Secretary within the time the Sec24 retary prescribes that, during the term of the grant, 

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1 ice, or in the case of subsection (f) of such section 

2 5311, intercity bus service, those operating and cap3 ital costs of equipment and facilities being used to 

4 provide the public transportation service, or in the 

5 case of subsection (f) of such section 5311, intercity 

6 bus service, that the recipient incurs as a result of 

7 the expansion of such service. 

8 (4) If the recipient of the grant is acquiring, or 

9 certifies to the Secretary within the time the Sec10 retary prescribes that, during the term of the grant, 

11 the recipient will acquire, clean fuel or alternative 

12 fuel vehicle-related equipment or facilities for the 

13 purpose of improving fuel efficiency, the costs of ac14 quiring the equipment or facilities. 

15 (5) If the recipient of the grant is establishing 

16 or expanding, or certifies to the Secretary within the 

17 time the Secretary prescribes that, during the term 

18 of the grant, the recipient will establish or expand 

19 commuter matching services to provide commuters 

20 with information and assistance about alternatives 

21 to single occupancy vehicle use, those administrative 

22 costs in establishing or expanding such services. 

23 (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other 

24 provision of law, the Federal share of the costs for which 

25 a grant is made under this section shall be 100 percent. 


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1 (d) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 

2 under this section shall remain available for a period of 

3 2 fiscal years. 

4 SEC. 104. INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE FOR CLEAN AIR ACT 

5 COMPLIANCE. 

6 Notwithstanding section 5323(i)(1) of title 49, 

7 United States Code, a grant for a project to be assisted 

8 under chapter 53 of such title during fiscal years 2011 

9 and 2012 that involves acquiring clean fuel or alternative 

10 fuel vehicle-related equipment or facilities for the purposes 

11 of complying with or maintaining compliance with the 

12 Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) shall be for 100 

13 percent of the net project cost of the equipment or facility 

14 attributable to compliance with that Act unless the grant 

15 recipient requests a lower grant percentage. 

16 SEC. 105. TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFITS. 

17 (a) REQUIREMENT THAT AGENCIES OFFER TRANSIT

18 PASS TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFITS TO THEIR

19 EMPLOYEES NATIONWIDE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3049(a)(1) of the 

21 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 

22 Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (5 U.S.C. 7905 

23 note; 119 Stat. 1711) is amended— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Effective’’ and all that 

2 follows through ‘‘each covered agency’’ and in3 serting ‘‘Each agency’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘at a location in an ur5 banized area of the United States that is served 

6 by fixed route public transportation’’ before 

7 ‘‘shall be offered’’. 

8 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

9 3049(a) of such Act (5 U.S.C. 7905 note; 119 Stat. 

10 1711) is amended— 

11 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

12 (i) by striking subparagraph (A); and 

13 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

14 (B) through (F) as subparagraphs (A) 

15 through (E), respectively; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘a cov17 ered agency’’ and inserting ‘‘an agency’’. 

18 (b) BENEFITS DESCRIBED.—Section 3049(a)(2) of 

19 such Act (5 U.S.C. 7905 note; 119 Stat. 1711) is amended 

20 by striking the period at the end and inserting the fol21 lowing: ‘‘, except that the maximum level of such benefits 

22 shall be the maximum amount which may be excluded 

23 from gross income for qualified parking as in effect for 

24 a month under section 132(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Rev25 enue Code of 1986.’’. 


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1 (c) GUIDANCE.—Section 3049(a) of such Act (5 

2 U.S.C. 7905 note; 119 Stat. 1711) is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(5) GUIDANCE.— 

5 ‘‘(A) ISSUANCE.—Not later than 60 days 

6 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 

7 the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 

8 guidance on nationwide implementation of the 

9 transit pass transportation fringe benefits pro10 gram under this subsection. 

11 ‘‘(B) UNIFORM APPLICATION.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The guidance to 

13 be issued under subparagraph (A) shall 

14 contain a uniform application for use by all 

15 Federal employees applying for benefits 

16 from an agency under the program. 

17 ‘‘(ii) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—As 

18 part of such an application, an employee 

19 shall provide, at a minimum, the employ20 ee’s home and work addresses, a break21 down of the employee’s commuting costs, 

22 and a certification of the employee’s eligi23 bility for benefits under the program. 

24 ‘‘(iii) WARNING AGAINST FALSE

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1 contain a warning against making false 

2 statements in the application. 

3 ‘‘(C) INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION RE4 QUIREMENTS.—The guidance to be issued 

5 under subparagraph (A) shall contain inde6 pendent verification requirements to ensure 

7 that, with respect to an employee of an agen8 cy— 

9 ‘‘(i) the eligibility of the employee for 

10 benefits under the program is verified by 

11 an official of the agency; 

12 ‘‘(ii) employee commuting costs are 

13 verified by an official of the agency; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) records of the agency are 

15 checked to ensure that the employee is not 

16 receiving parking benefits from the agency. 

17 ‘‘(D) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION RE18 QUIREMENTS.—The guidance to be issued 

19 under subparagraph (A) shall contain program 

20 implementation requirements applicable to each 

21 agency to ensure that— 

22 ‘‘(i) benefits provided by the agency 

23 under the program are adjusted in cases of 

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1 ‘‘(ii) removal from the program is in2 cluded in the procedures of the agency re3 lating to an employee separating from em4 ployment with the agency; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) benefits provided by the agency 

6 under the program are made available 

7 using an electronic format (rather than 

8 using paper fare media) where such a for9 mat is available for use. 

10 ‘‘(E) ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.— 

11 The guidance to be issued under subparagraph 

12 (A) shall contain a uniform administrative pol13 icy on enforcement and penalties. Such policy 

14 shall be implemented by each agency to ensure 

15 compliance with program requirements, to pre16 vent fraud and abuse, and, as appropriate, to 

17 penalize employees who have abused or misused 

18 the benefits provided under the program. 

19 ‘‘(F) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The guidance 

20 to be issued under subparagraph (A) shall re21 quire each agency, not later than September 1 

22 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date 

23 of enactment of this paragraph, and every 3 

24 years thereafter, to develop and submit to the 

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1 tion of the program. Each such review shall 

2 contain, at a minimum, the following: 

3 ‘‘(i) An assessment of the agency’s 

4 implementation of the guidance, including 

5 a summary of the audits and investiga6 tions, if any, of the program conducted by 

7 the Inspector General of the agency. 

8 ‘‘(ii) Information on the total number 

9 of employees of the agency that are partici10 pating in the program. 

11 ‘‘(iii) Information on the total number 

12 of single occupancy vehicles removed from 

13 the roadway network as a result of partici14 pation by employees of the agency in the 

15 program. 

16 ‘‘(iv) Information on energy savings 

17 and emissions reductions, including reduc18 tions in greenhouse gas emissions, result19 ing from reductions in single occupancy ve20 hicle use by employees of the agency that 

21 are participating in the program. 

22 ‘‘(v) Information on reduced conges23 tion and improved air quality resulting 

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1 use by employees of the agency that are 

2 participating in the program. 

3 ‘‘(vi) Recommendations to increase 

4 program participation and thereby reduce 

5 single occupancy vehicle use by Federal 

6 employees nationwide. 

7 ‘‘(6) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later 

8 than September 30 of the first fiscal year beginning 

9 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and 

10 every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 

11 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc12 ture and the Committee on Oversight and Govern13 ment Reform of the House of Representatives and 

14 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af15 fairs of the Senate a report on nationwide implemen16 tation of the transit pass transportation fringe bene17 fits program under this subsection, including a sum18 mary of the information submitted by agencies pur19 suant to paragraph (5)(F).’’. 

20 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise specifi21 cally provided, the amendments made by this section shall 

22 become effective on the first day of the first fiscal year 

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1 SEC. 106. CAPITAL COST OF CONTRACTING VANPOOL 

2 PILOT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor4 tation shall establish and implement a pilot program to 

5 carry out vanpool demonstration projects in not more than 

6 3 urbanized areas and not more than 2 other than urban7 ized areas. 

8 (b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

10 5323(i) of title 49, United States Code, for each 

11 project selected for participation in the pilot pro12 gram, the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal 

13 share provided by a recipient of assistance for a cap14 ital project under chapter 53 of such title to include 

15 the amounts described in paragraph (2). 

16 (2) CONDITIONS ON ACQUISITION OF VANS.— 

17 The amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are any 

18 amounts expended by a private provider of public 

19 transportation by vanpool for the acquisition of vans 

20 to be used by such private provider in the recipient’s 

21 service area, excluding any amounts the provider 

22 may have received in Federal, State, or local govern23 ment assistance for such acquisition, if the private 

24 provider enters into a legally binding agreement with 

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1 portation in such service area, in excess of its oper2 ating costs, for the purpose of acquiring vans to be 

3 used by the private provider in such service area. 

4 (c) PROGRAM TERM.—The Secretary may approve an 

5 application for a vanpool demonstration project for fiscal 

6 years 2011 through 2012. 

7 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

9 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra10 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com11 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 

12 Senate a report containing an assessment of the costs, 

13 benefits, and efficiencies of the vanpool demonstration 

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1 TITLE II—DENIAL OF CERTAIN 

2 TAX BENEFITS TO MAJOR IN3 TEGRATED OIL COMPANIES 

4 AND INVESTMENT IN CLEAN 

5 ENERGY AND TRANSPOR6 TATION 

7 SEC. 201. LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR INTANGIBLE 

8 DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS OF 

9 MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL COMPANIES IN THE 

10 CASE OF OIL AND GAS WELLS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 263 of 

12 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘This subsection 

14 shall not apply to intangible drilling and development costs 

15 paid or incurred by any major integrated oil company (as 

16 defined in section 167(h)(5)) in the case of oil and gas 

17 wells.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) of 

19 section 263 of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(deter20 mined without regard to the last sentence of this sub21 section)’’ after ‘‘in the same manner as such expenses are 

22 deductible in the case of oil and gas wells’’. 

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

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1 able years beginning after the date of the enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 SEC. 202. DEDUCTION FOR INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO DO4 MESTIC PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES NOT AL5 LOWED WITH RESPECT TO OIL AND GAS AC6 TIVITIES OF MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL COM7 PANIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 

9 199(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend10 ed by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii), by striking 

11 the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, 

12 and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: 

13 ‘‘(iv) in the case of a major integrated 

14 oil company (as defined in section 

15 167(h)(5)), the production, refining, proc16 essing, transportation, or distribution of 

17 oil, gas, or any primary product thereof.’’. 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

19 subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 203. MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL COMPANIES INELIGIBLE 

22 FOR LAST-IN, FIRST-OUT METHOD OF INVEN23 TORY. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 471 of the Internal Rev25 enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 


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1 (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) 

2 the following new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(c) MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL COMPANIES INELI4 GIBLE FOR LAST-IN, FIRST-OUT METHOD.—In the case 

5 of a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 

6 167(h)(5)(B))— 

7 ‘‘(1) the last-in, first-out method of determining 

8 inventories shall in no event be treated as clearly re9 flecting income, and 

10 ‘‘(2) sections 472 and 473 shall not apply.’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 (2) CHANGE IN METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.—In 

16 the case of any taxpayer required by the amend17 ments made by this section to change its method of 

18 accounting for its first taxable year beginning after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act— 

20 (A) such change shall be treated as initi21 ated by the taxpayer, 

22 (B) such change shall be treated as made 

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1 (C) if the net amount of the adjustments 

2 required to be taken into account by the tax3 payer under section 481 of the Internal Rev4 enue Code of 1986 is positive, such amount 

5 shall be taken into account over a period of 8 

6 years beginning with such first taxable year. 

7 SEC. 204. CREDIT FOR HEAVY NATURAL GAS AND HYBRID 

8 VEHICLES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub10 chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

11 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

12 section: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 30E. HEAVY NATURAL GAS AND HEAVY HYBRID VEHI14 CLE CREDIT. 

15 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al16 lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 

17 for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of— 

18 ‘‘(1) the new qualified heavy natural gas motor 

19 vehicle credit determined under subsection (b), and 

20 ‘‘(2) the new qualified heavy hybrid motor vehi21 cle credit determined under subsection (c). 

22 ‘‘(b) NEW QUALIFIED HEAVY NATURAL GAS MOTOR

23 VEHICLE CREDIT.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The new qualified heavy 

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1 this subsection is an amount equal to 80 percent of 

2 the incremental cost of any new qualified heavy nat3 ural gas motor vehicle placed in service by the tax4 payer during the taxable year. 

5 ‘‘(2) NEW QUALIFIED HEAVY NATURAL GAS

6 MOTOR VEHICLE.—For purposes of this subsection, 

7 the term ‘new qualified heavy natural gas motor ve8 hicle’ means any motor vehicle— 

9 ‘‘(A) which is only capable of operating on 

10 compressed or liquified natural gas, 

11 ‘‘(B) which has a gross vehicle weight rat12 ing of more than 8,500 pounds, 

13 ‘‘(C) the original use of which commences 

14 with the taxpayer, 

15 ‘‘(D) which is acquired by the taxpayer for 

16 use or lease, but not for resale, and 

17 ‘‘(E) which is made by a manufacturer. 

18 ‘‘(3) CREDIT FOR MIXED-FUEL VEHICLES.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a 

20 mixed-fuel vehicle placed in service by the tax21 payer during the taxable year, the credit deter22 mined under this subsection is an amount equal 

23 to— 

24 ‘‘(i) in the case of a 65/35 mixed-fuel 

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1 would have been allowed under this sub2 section if such vehicle was a new qualified 

3 heavy natural gas motor vehicle, and 

4 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a 90/10 mixed-fuel 

5 vehicle, 90 percent of the credit which 

6 would have been allowed under this sub7 section if such vehicle was a new qualified 

8 heavy natural gas motor vehicle. 

9 ‘‘(B) MIXED-FUEL VEHICLE.—For pur10 poses of this paragraph, the term ‘mixed-fuel 

11 vehicle’ means any motor vehicle which— 

12 ‘‘(i) would be a new qualified heavy 

13 natural gas motor vehicle but for the re14 quirement of paragraph (2)(A), 

15 ‘‘(ii) is certified by the manufacturer 

16 as being able to perform efficiently in nor17 mal operation on a combination of com18 pressed or liquified natural gas and an19 other petroleum-based fuel, and 

20 ‘‘(iii) either— 

21 ‘‘(I) has received a certificate of 

22 conformity under the Clean Air Act, 

23 or 

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1 requirements as vehicles which may be 

2 sold or leased in California and meets 

3 or exceeds the low emission vehicle 

4 standard under section 88.105-94 of 

5 title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, 

6 for that make and model year vehicle. 

7 ‘‘(C) 65/35 MIXED-FUEL VEHICLE.—For 

8 purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘65/35 

9 mixed-fuel vehicle’ means a mixed-fuel vehicle 

10 which operates using at least 65 percent com11 pressed or liquified natural gas and not more 

12 than 35 percent petroleum-based fuel. 

13 ‘‘(D) 90/10 MIXED-FUEL VEHICLE.—For 

14 purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘90/10 

15 mixed-fuel vehicle’ means a mixed-fuel vehicle 

16 which operates using at least 90 percent com17 pressed or liquified natural gas and not more 

18 than 10 percent petroleum-based fuel. 

19 ‘‘(c) NEW QUALIFIED HEAVY HYBRID MOTOR VEHI20 CLE CREDIT.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The new qualified heavy 

22 natural gas motor vehicle credit determined under 

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1 brid motor vehicle placed in service by the taxpayer 

2 during the taxable year. 

3 ‘‘(2) NEW QUALIFIED HEAVY HYBRID MOTOR

4 VEHICLE.—For purposes of this subsection— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘new quali6 fied heavy hybrid motor vehicle’ means a motor 

7 vehicle— 

8 ‘‘(i) which draws propulsion energy 

9 from an onboard rechargeable energy stor10 age system, 

11 ‘‘(ii) which, in the case of a vehicle 

12 which has an internal combustion or heat 

13 engine which uses consumable fuel, has re14 ceived, with respect to such engine, a cer15 tificate of conformity under the Clean Air 

16 Act as meeting the emission standards set 

17 in the regulations prescribed by the Ad18 ministrator of the Environmental Protec19 tion Agency for 2004 through 2007 model 

20 year diesel heavy duty engines or ottocycle 

21 heavy duty engines, as applicable, 

22 ‘‘(iii) which has a gross vehicle weight 

23 rating of more than 8,500 pounds, 

24 ‘‘(iv) which has a maximum available 

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1 ‘‘(I) 10 percent in the case of a 

2 vehicle which has a gross vehicle 

3 weight rating of not more than 

4 14,000 pounds, and 

5 ‘‘(II) 15 percent in the case of a 

6 vehicle which has a gross vehicle 

7 weight rating of more than 14,000 

8 pounds, 

9 ‘‘(v) the original use of which com10 mences with the taxpayer, 

11 ‘‘(vi) which is acquired by the tax12 payer for use or lease, but not for resale, 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(vii) which is made by a manufac15 turer. 

16 ‘‘(B) CONSUMABLE FUEL.—For purposes 

17 of subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the term 

18 ‘consumable fuel’ means any solid, liquid, or 

19 gaseous matter which releases energy when con20 sumed by an auxiliary power unit. 

21 ‘‘(C) MAXIMUM AVAILABLE POWER.—For 

22 purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the term 

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1 ond pulse power or equivalent test, divided by 

2 the vehicle’s total traction power. For purposes 

3 of the preceding sentence, the term ‘total trac4 tion power’ means the sum of the peak power 

5 from the rechargeable energy storage system 

6 and the heat engine peak power of the vehicle, 

7 except that if such storage system is the sole 

8 means by which the vehicle can be driven, the 

9 total traction power is the peak power of such 

10 storage system. 

11 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) BUSINESS CREDIT TREATED AS PART OF

13 GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.—So much of the credit 

14 which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any 

15 taxable year (determined without regard to this sub16 section) that is attributable to property of a char17 acter subject to an allowance for depreciation shall 

18 be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such 

19 taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). 

20 ‘‘(2) PERSONAL CREDIT.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

22 title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for 

23 any taxable year (determined after application 

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1 allowable under subpart A for such taxable 

2 year. 

3 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF

4 TAX.—In the case of a taxable year to which 

5 section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit al6 lowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 

7 (determined after application of paragraph (1)) 

8 shall not exceed the excess of— 

9 ‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil10 ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 

11 tax imposed by section 55, over 

12 ‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 

13 under subpart A (other than this section 

14 and sections 23 and 25D) and section 27 

15 for the taxable year. 

16 ‘‘(e) OTHER DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.— 

17 For purposes of this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) INCREMENTAL COST.—The term ‘incre19 mental cost’ means, with respect to any motor vehi20 cle, the excess of the manufacturer’s suggested retail 

21 price for such vehicle over such price for a gasoline 

22 or diesel fuel motor vehicle of the same model (or, 

23 if there is no such gasoline or diesel fuel motor vehi24 cle of the same model, a gasoline or diesel fuel motor 

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1 to such vehicle), to the extent such amount does not 

2 exceed— 

3 ‘‘(A) $20,000, if such vehicle has a gross 

4 vehicle weight rating of not more than 14,000 

5 pounds, 

6 ‘‘(B) $50,000, if such vehicle has a gross 

7 vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 

8 pounds but not more than 26,000 pounds, 

9 ‘‘(C) $80,000, if such vehicle has a gross 

10 vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 

11 pounds but not more than 33,000 pounds, and 

12 ‘‘(D) $100,000, if such vehicle has a gross 

13 vehicle weight rating of more than 33,000 

14 pounds. 

15 The amount described in the preceding sentence 

16 shall be certified by the manufacturer and shall be 

17 determined in accordance with guidance prescribed 

18 by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(2) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor vehi20 cle’ means any vehicle which is manufactured pri21 marily for use on public streets, roads, and highways 

22 (not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail 

23 or rails) and which has at least 4 wheels. 

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1 tions prescribed by the Administrator of the Envi2 ronmental Protection Agency for purposes of the ad3 ministration of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 

5 ‘‘(4) REDUCTION IN BASIS.—For purposes of 

6 this subtitle, the basis of any property for which a 

7 credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be re8 duced by the amount of such credit so allowed (de9 termined without regard to subsection (d)). 

10 ‘‘(5) NO DOUBLE BENEFIT.—The amount of 

11 any deduction or other credit allowable under this 

12 chapter with respect to any motor vehicle shall be 

13 reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under 

14 subsection (a) for such vehicle (determined without 

15 regard to subsection (d)). 

16 ‘‘(6) PROPERTY USED BY TAX-EXEMPT ENTI17 TY.—In the case of a vehicle whose use is described 

18 in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 50(b) and which 

19 is not subject to a lease, the person who sold such 

20 vehicle to the person or entity using such vehicle 

21 shall be treated as the taxpayer that placed such ve22 hicle in service, but only if such person clearly dis23 closes to such person or entity in a document the 

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1 gard to subsection (d)). For purposes of subsection 

2 (d), property to which this paragraph applies shall 

3 be treated as of a character subject to an allowance 

4 for depreciation. 

5 ‘‘(7) PROPERTY USED OUTSIDE UNITED

6 STATES, ETC., NOT QUALIFIED.—No credit shall be 

7 allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any 

8 property referred to in section 50(b)(1) or with re9 spect to the portion of the cost of any property 

10 taken into account under section 179. 

11 ‘‘(8) RECAPTURE.—The Secretary shall, by reg12 ulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any 

13 credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to 

14 any property which ceases to be property eligible for 

15 such credit (including recapture in the case of a 

16 lease period of less than the economic life of a vehi17 cle). 

18 ‘‘(9) ELECTION TO NOT TAKE CREDIT.—No 

19 credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any 

20 vehicle if the taxpayer elects to not have this section 

21 apply to such vehicle. 

22 ‘‘(10) INTERACTION WITH AIR QUALITY AND

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1 not be considered eligible for a credit under this sec2 tion unless such vehicle is in compliance with— 

3 ‘‘(A) the applicable provisions of the Clean 

4 Air Act for the applicable make and model year 

5 of the vehicle (or applicable air quality provi6 sions of State law in the case of a State which 

7 has adopted such provision under a waiver 

8 under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act), and 

9 ‘‘(B) the motor vehicle safety provisions of 

10 sections 30101 through 30169 of title 49, 

11 United States Code. 

12 ‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 

13 motor vehicles acquired after December 31, 2016.’’. 

14 (b) COORDINATION WITH NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN

15 ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLE CREDIT.—Subpara16 graph (E) of section 30D(d)(1) of such Code is amended 

17 by striking ‘‘less than 14,000 pounds’’ and inserting ‘‘not 

18 more than 8,500 pounds’’. 

19 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (1) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (35), by 

22 striking the period at the end of paragraph 36 and 

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1 ‘‘(37) the portion of the new qualified heavy 

2 natural gas motor vehicle credit and the new quali3 fied heavy hybrid motor vehicle credit to which sec4 tion 30E(d)(1) applies.’’. 

5 (2) Section 24(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amend6 ed by striking ‘‘and 30D’’ and inserting ‘‘30D, and 

7 30E’’. 

8 (3) Section 25(e)(1)(C)(ii) of such Code is 

9 amended by inserting ‘‘30E,’’ after ‘‘30D,’’. 

10 (4) Section 26(a)(1) of such Code is amended 

11 by striking ‘‘and 30D’’ and inserting ‘‘30D, and 

12 30E’’. 

13 (5) Section 30(c)(2) of such Code is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘and 30D’’ and inserting ‘‘30D, and 

15 30E’’. 

16 (6) Section 30B(g)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘and 30D’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘30D, and 30E’’. 

19 (7) Section 30D(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘and 25D’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘25D, and 30E’’. 

22 (8) Section 904(i) of such Code is amended by 

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1 (9) Section 1400C(d)(2) of such Code is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘and 30D’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘30D, and 30E’’. 

4 (10) Section 30E(e)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code, as 

5 added by this section, is amended by striking ‘‘sec6 tions 23 and 25D’’ and inserting ‘‘section 25D’’. 

7 (11) Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (36), by 

9 striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and 

10 inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(38) to the extent provided in section 

13 30E(e)(4).’’. 

14 (12) Section 6501(m) of such Code is amended 

15 by inserting ‘‘30E(e)(9),’’ after ‘‘30D(e)(4),’’. 

16 (13) The table of sections for subpart B of part 

17 IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following new 

19 item: 

‘‘Sec. 30E. Heavy natural gas and heavy hybrid vehicle credit.’’. 

20 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after De23 cember 31, 2010. 

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1 (A) The amendment made by subsection 

2 (c)(2) shall be subject to title IX of the Eco3 nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 

4 Act of 2001 in the same manner as the provi5 sion of such Act to which such amendment re6 lates. 

7 (B) The amendment made by subsection 

8 (c)(10) shall be subject to title IX of the Eco9 nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 

10 Act of 2001 in the same manner as the amend11 ments made by section 10909 of the Patient 

12 Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

13 SEC. 205. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP14 ERTY. 

15 (a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.—Subsection (g) of sec16 tion 30C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 

17 by striking ‘‘placed in service’’ and all that follows and 

18 inserting ‘‘placed in service after December 31, 2014.’’. 

19 (b) EXTENSION OF INCREASED CREDIT LIMITA20 TIONS.—Paragraph (6) of section 30C(e) of such Code is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘January 1, 2014’’, and 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘AND 2010’’ in the heading and 

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1 (c) EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO REFUELING OF NON2 HIGHWAY HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLES.—Sub3 section (c) of section 30C of such Code is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1), by redesig5 nating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by inserting 

6 after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(2) in the case of a vehicle propelled by a fuel 

8 cell power plant (as defined in section 48(c)(1)(C)) 

9 which converts hydrogen into electricity, the term 

10 ‘motor vehicle’ includes any vehicle which is not op11 erated exclusively on rails and the primary purpose 

12 of which is other than the transport of passengers, 

13 and’’. 

14 (d) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ELECTRIC

15 REFUELING PROPERTY.—Subparagraph (B) of section 

16 179A(d)(3) of such Code is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(B) exclusively used for the recharging of 

18 motor vehicles propelled by electricity (other 

19 than property used for the generation of elec20 tricity).’’. 

21 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall apply to property placed in service after 

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1 SEC. 206. CLEAN ENERGY FUND AND DEFICIT REDUCTION. 

2 (a) CLEAN ENERGY FUND.—Subchapter A of chap3 ter 98 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 

4 following new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 9512. CLEAN ENERGY FUND. 

6 ‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab7 lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund 

8 to be known as the ‘Clean Energy Fund’, consisting of 

9 such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such 

10 fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b). 

11 ‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are here12 by appropriated annually to the Clean Energy Fund for 

13 each of fiscal years 2011 through 2020 the lesser of— 

14 ‘‘(1) $1,000,000,000 ($1,850,000,000 in the 

15 case of fiscal years 2011 and 2012), or 

16 ‘‘(2) amounts equivalent (as determined by the 

17 Secretary) to the increase in Federal revenue with 

18 respect to such fiscal year by reason of the amend19 ments made by sections 201, 202, and 203 of the 

20 Building Our Clean Energy Future Now Act of 

21 2011. 

22 ‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Clean Energy 

23 Fund shall be available, without the need of further appro24 priation, for purposes of carrying out titles I and III of 

25 the Building Our Clean Energy Future Now Act of 2011 

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1 propriated to the Clean Energy Fund shall remain avail2 able without fiscal year limitation.’’. 

3 (b) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—The excess Federal rev4 enue under this title shall be deposited in the Treasury 

5 and used for Federal budget deficit reduction or, if there 

6 is no Federal budget deficit, for reducing the Federal debt 

7 in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers 

8 appropriate. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 

9 term ‘‘excess Federal revenue under this title’’ means so 

10 much of the increase in Federal revenue by reason of the 

11 amendments made by sections 201, 202, and 203 of this 

12 Act as exceeds the sum of the amounts appropriated to 

13 the Clean Energy Fund under section 9512(b) of the In14 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) 

15 plus any reductions in Federal revenue by reason of the 

16 amendments made by sections 204 and 205 of this Act. 

17 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

18 for subchapter A of chapter 98 of such Code is amended 

19 by adding at the end the following new item: 

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1 TITLE III—ADVANCED AND 

2 ELECTRIC VEHICLES 

3 SEC. 301. PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ELEC4 TRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE. 

5 (a) AMENDMENT OF PURPA.—Section 111(d) of the 

6 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

7 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(20) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE

9 AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

10 ‘‘(A) UTILITY PLAN FOR INFRASTRUC11 TURE.—Each electric utility shall develop a 

12 plan to support the use of plug-in hybrid elec13 tric vehicles and electric vehicles, including 

14 heavy-duty hybrid electric vehicles. The plan 

15 may provide for deployment of electrical charg16 ing stations in public or private locations, in17 cluding street parking, parking garages, park18 ing lots, homes, gas stations, and highway rest 

19 stops. Any such plan may also include— 

20 ‘‘(i) battery exchange, fast charging 

21 infrastructure, and other services; 

22 ‘‘(ii) triggers for infrastructure de23 ployment based upon market penetration 

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1 ‘‘(iii) such other elements as the State 

2 determines necessary to support electric 

3 vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehi4 cles. 

5 Each plan under this paragraph shall provide 

6 for the deployment of the charging infrastruc7 ture or other infrastructure necessary to ade8 quately support the use of plug-in hybrid elec9 tric vehicles and electric vehicles. 

10 ‘‘(B) SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Each 

11 State regulatory authority (with respect to each 

12 electric utility for which it has ratemaking au13 thority) and each nonregulated electric utility 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(i) require that charging infrastruc16 ture deployed is interoperable with prod17 ucts of all auto manufacturers to the ex18 tent possible; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) consider adopting minimum re20 quirements for deployment of electrical 

21 charging infrastructure and other appro22 priate requirements necessary to support 

23 the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles 

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1 ‘‘(C) COST RECOVERY.—Each State regu2 latory authority (with respect to each electric 

3 utility for which it has ratemaking authority) 

4 and each nonregulated electric utility shall con5 sider whether, and to what extent, to allow cost 

6 recovery for plans and implementation of plans. 

7 ‘‘(D) SMART GRID INTEGRATION.—Each 

8 State regulatory authority (with respect to each 

9 electric utility for which it has ratemaking au10 thority) and each nonregulated electric utility 

11 shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) establish any appropriate proto13 cols and standards for integrating plug-in 

14 hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles 

15 into an electrical distribution system, in16 cluding smart grid systems and devices; 

17 ‘‘(ii) include the ability for each plug18 in hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehi19 cle to be identified individually and to be 

20 associated with its owner’s electric utility 

21 account, regardless of the location that the 

22 vehicle is plugged in, for purposes of ap23 propriate billing for any electricity required 

24 to charge the vehicle’s batteries as well as 

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1 electric utility from the vehicle’s batteries; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(iii) review the determination made 

4 in response to paragraph (14) in light of 

5 this paragraph, including whether time-of6 use pricing should be employed to enable 

7 the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles 

8 and electric vehicles to contribute to meet9 ing peak-load power needs.’’. 

10 (b) COMPLIANCE.— 

11 (1) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the 

12 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 

13 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding the following 

14 at the end thereof: 

15 ‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the enact16 ment of this paragraph, each State regulatory au17 thority (with respect to each electric utility for which 

18 it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated 

19 electric utility shall commence the consideration re20 ferred to in section 111, or set a hearing date for 

21 consideration, with respect to the standard estab22 lished by paragraph (20) of section 111(d). 

23 ‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date 

24 of the enactment of this paragraph, each State 

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1 tric utility for which it has ratemaking author2 ity), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall 

3 complete the consideration, and shall make the 

4 determination, referred to in section 111 with 

5 respect to the standard established by para6 graph (20) of section 111(d).’’. 

7 (2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of 

8 the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 

9 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended by adding the fol10 lowing at the end: 

11 ‘‘In the case of the standards established by para12 graph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained in 

13 this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall 

14 be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of 

15 such paragraph.’’. 

16 (3) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112(d) of 

17 the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 

18 (16 U.S.C. 2622(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

19 paragraph (20)’’ before ‘‘of section 111(d)’’. 

20 SEC. 302. LARGE-SCALE VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION PRO21 GRAM. 

22 (a) DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of En23 ergy shall establish a program to deploy and integrate 

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1 cial assistance described under subsection (d), consistent 

2 with the goals under subsection (b). The Secretary shall 

3 select regions based upon applications for assistance re4 ceived pursuant to subsection (c). 

5 (b) GOALS.—The goals of the program established 

6 pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 

7 (1) to demonstrate the viability of a vehicle8 based transportation system that is not overly de9 pendent on petroleum as a fuel and contributes to 

10 lower carbon emissions than a system based on con11 ventional vehicles; 

12 (2) to facilitate the integration of advanced ve13 hicle technologies into electricity distribution areas 

14 to improve system performance and reliability; 

15 (3) to demonstrate the potential benefits of co16 ordinated investments in vehicle electrification on 

17 personal mobility and a regional grid; 

18 (4) to demonstrate protocols and standards that 

19 facilitate vehicle integration into the grid; and 

20 (5) to investigate differences in each region and 

21 regulatory environment regarding best practices in 

22 implementing vehicle electrification. 

23 (c) APPLICATIONS.—Any State or local government 

24 (or group of State or local governments) may apply to the 

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1 the regional deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles. 

2 Such applications may be jointly sponsored by electric util3 ities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, car 

4 sharing companies or organizations, or other persons or 

5 entities. 

6 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Pursuant to applications re7 ceived under subsection (c), the Secretary of Energy may 

8 make financial assistance available to any applicant or 

9 joint sponsor of the application to be used for any of the 

10 following: 

11 (1) Assisting persons located in the regional de12 ployment area, including fleet owners, in the pur13 chase of new plug-in electric drive vehicles by offset14 ting in whole or in part the incremental cost of such 

15 vehicles above the cost of comparable conventionally 

16 fueled vehicles. 

17 (2) Supporting the use of plug-in electric drive 

18 vehicles by funding projects for the deployment of 

19 any of the following: 

20 (A) Electrical charging stations for plug-in 

21 electric drive vehicles, including battery ex22 change, fast charging infrastructure, and other 

23 services, in public or private locations, including 

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1 (B) Smart grid equipment and infrastruc2 ture to facilitate the charging and integration of 

3 plug-in electric drive vehicles. 

4 (3) Such other projects as the Secretary deter5 mines appropriate to support the large-scale deploy6 ment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in regional de7 ployment areas. 

8 (e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 

9 Energy shall determine design elements and requirements 

10 of the program established pursuant to subsection (a), in11 cluding— 

12 (1) the type of financial mechanism with which 

13 to provide financial assistance; 

14 (2) criteria for evaluating applications sub15 mitted under subsection (c), including the antici16 pated ability to promote deployment and market 

17 penetration of vehicles that are less dependent on 

18 petroleum as fuel source; and 

19 (3) reporting requirements for entities that re20 ceive financial assistance under this section, includ21 ing a comprehensive set of performance data charac22 terizing the results of the deployment program. 

23 (f) INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Secretary 

24 of Energy shall, as part of the program established pursu25 ant to subsection (a), collect and make available to the 


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1 public information regarding the cost, performance, and 

2 other technical data regarding the deployment and inte3 gration of plug-in electric drive vehicles. 

4 (g) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap5 propriated to carry out this section, $450,000,000 for 

6 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 

7 SEC. 303. ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY. 

8 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

9 ‘‘Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011’’. 

10 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

11 (1) According to the Energy Information Ad12 ministration, the transportation sector accounts for 

13 approximately 28 percent of the United States pri14 mary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, 

15 and 24 percent of global oil demand. 

16 (2) The United States transportation sector is 

17 over 95 percent dependent on petroleum, and over 

18 60 percent of petroleum demand is met by imported 

19 supplies. 

20 (3) United States heavy truck fuel consumption 

21 will increase 23 percent by 2030, while overall trans22 portation energy use will decline by 1 percent. 

23 (4) The domestic automotive and commercial 

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1 ited resources for research, development, and engi2 neering of advanced technologies. 

3 (5) Vehicle, engine, and component manufactur4 ers are playing a more important role in vehicle 

5 technology development, and should be better inte6 grated into Federal research efforts. 

7 (6) Priorities for the Department of Energy’s 

8 vehicle technologies research have shifted drastically 

9 in recent years among diesel hybrids, hydrogen fuel 

10 cell vehicles, and plug-in electric hybrids, with little 

11 continuity among them. 

12 (7) The integration of vehicle, communication, 

13 and infrastructure technologies has great potential 

14 for efficiency gains through better management of 

15 the total transportation system. 

16 (8) The Federal Government should balance its 

17 role in researching longer-term exploratory concepts 

18 and developing nearer-term transformational tech19 nologies for vehicles. 

20 (c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of this section are 

21 to— 

22 (1) develop United States technologies and 

23 practices that— 


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1 (A) improve the fuel efficiency and emis2 sions of all vehicles produced in the United 

3 States; and 

4 (B) reduce vehicle reliance on petroleum5 based fuels; 

6 (2) support domestic research, development, en7 gineering, demonstration, and commercial applica8 tion and manufacturing of advanced vehicles, en9 gines, and components; 

10 (3) enable vehicles to move larger volumes of 

11 goods and more passengers with less energy and 

12 emissions; 

13 (4) develop cost-effective advanced technologies 

14 for wide-scale utilization throughout the passenger, 

15 commercial, government, and transit vehicle sectors; 

16 (5) allow for greater consumer choice of vehicle 

17 technologies and fuels; 

18 (6) shorten technology development and inte19 gration cycles in the vehicle industry; 

20 (7) ensure a proper balance and diversity of 

21 Federal investment in vehicle technologies; and 

22 (8) strengthen partnerships between Federal 

23 and State governmental agencies and the private 

24 and academic sectors. 

25 (d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 


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1 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

2 means the Department of Energy. 

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

4 the Secretary of Energy. 

5 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 

7 United States research, development, engineering, dem8 onstration, and commercial application of vehicles and re9 lated technologies, including activities authorized under 

10 this section, $550,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 

11 through 2016. 

12 (f) VEHICLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

13 (1) PROGRAM.— 

14 (A) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall con15 duct a program of basic and applied research, 

16 development, engineering, demonstration, and 

17 commercial application activities on materials, 

18 technologies, and processes with the potential to 

19 substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use 

20 and the emissions of the Nation’s passenger 

21 and commercial vehicles, including activities in 

22 the areas of— 

23 (i) hybridization or full electrification 

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1 (ii) batteries and other energy storage 

2 devices; 

3 (iii) power electronics; 

4 (iv) vehicle, component, and sub5 system manufacturing technologies and 

6 processes; 

7 (v) engine efficiency and combustion 

8 optimization; 

9 (vi) waste heat recovery; 

10 (vii) transmission and drivetrains; 

11 (viii) hydrogen vehicle technologies, 

12 including fuel cells and internal combus13 tion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure; 

14 (ix) compressed natural gas vehicle 

15 technologies; 

16 (x) aerodynamics, rolling resistance, 

17 and accessory power loads of vehicles and 

18 associated equipment; 

19 (xi) vehicle weight reduction, including 

20 lightweighting materials; 

21 (xii) friction and wear reduction; 

22 (xiii) engine and component dura23 bility; 

24 (xiv) innovative propulsion systems; 

25 (xv) advanced boosting systems; 


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1 (xvi) hydraulic hybrid technologies; 

2 (xvii) engine compatibility with and 

3 optimization for a variety of transportation 

4 fuels including natural gas and other liquid 

5 and gaseous fuels; 

6 (xviii) predictive engineering, mod7 eling, and simulation of vehicle and trans8 portation systems; 

9 (xix) refueling and charging infra10 structure for alternative fueled and electric 

11 or plug-in electric hybrid vehicles, includ12 ing the unique challenges facing rural 

13 areas; 

14 (xx) gaseous fuels storage systems 

15 and system integration and optimization; 

16 (xxi) sensing, communications, and 

17 actuation technologies for vehicle, electrical 

18 grid, and infrastructure; 

19 (xxii) efficient use, substitution, and 

20 recycling of potentially critical materials in 

21 vehicles, including rare earth elements and 

22 precious metals, at risk of supply disrup23 tion; 

24 (xxiii) aftertreatment technologies; 


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1 (xxiv) thermal management of battery 

2 systems; 

3 (xxv) retrofitting advanced vehicle 

4 technologies to existing vehicles; 

5 (xxvi) development of common stand6 ards, specifications, and architectures for 

7 both transportation and stationary battery 

8 applications; 

9 (xxvii) advanced internal combustion 

10 engines; and 

11 (xxviii) other research areas as deter12 mined by the Secretary. 

13 (B) TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.— 

14 The Secretary shall ensure that the Department 

15 continues to support research, development, en16 gineering, demonstration, and commercial appli17 cation activities and maintains competency in 

18 mid- to long-term transformational vehicle tech19 nologies with potential to achieve deep reduc20 tions in petroleum use and emissions, including 

21 activities in the areas of— 

22 (i) hydrogen vehicle technologies, in23 cluding fuel cells, internal combustion en24 gines, hydrogen storage, infrastructure, 


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1 and activities in hydrogen technology vali2 dation and safety codes and standards; 

3 (ii) multiple battery chemistries and 

4 novel energy storage devices, including 

5 nonchemical batteries and 

6 electromechanical storage technologies such 

7 as hydraulics, flywheels, and compressed 

8 air storage; 

9 (iii) communication and connectivity 

10 among vehicles, infrastructure, and the 

11 electrical grid; and 

12 (iv) other innovative technologies re13 search and development, as determined by 

14 the Secretary. 

15 (C) INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION.—To the 

16 maximum extent practicable, activities under 

17 this section shall be carried out in partnership 

18 or collaboration with automotive manufacturers, 

19 heavy commercial, vocational, and transit vehi20 cle manufacturers, qualified plug-in electric ve21 hicle manufacturers, compressed natural gas ve22 hicle manufacturers, vehicle and engine equip23 ment and component manufacturers, manufac24 turing equipment manufacturers, advanced ve25 hicle service providers, fuel producers and enVerDate Mar 15 2010 20:50 May 23, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1875.IH H1875

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1 ergy suppliers, electric utilities, universities, na2 tional laboratories, and independent research 

3 laboratories. In carrying out this section the 

4 Secretary shall— 

5 (i) determine whether a wide range of 

6 companies that manufacture or assemble 

7 vehicles or components in the United 

8 States are represented in ongoing public 

9 private partnership activities, including 

10 firms that have not traditionally partici11 pated in federally sponsored research and 

12 development activities, and where possible, 

13 partner with such firms that conduct sig14 nificant and relevant research and develop15 ment activities in the United States; 

16 (ii) leverage the capabilities and re17 sources of, and formalize partnerships 

18 with, industry-led stakeholder organiza19 tions, nonprofit organizations, industry 

20 consortia, and trade associations with ex21 pertise in the research and development of, 

22 and education and outreach activities in, 

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1 (iii) develop more efficient processes 

2 for transferring research findings and tech3 nologies to industry; 

4 (iv) give consideration to conversion of 

5 existing or former vehicle technology devel6 opment or manufacturing facilities for the 

7 purposes of this section; 

8 (v) establish and support public-pri9 vate partnerships, dedicated to overcoming 

10 barriers in commercial application of trans11 formational vehicle technologies, that uti12 lize such industry-led technology develop13 ment facilities of entities with dem14 onstrated expertise in successfully design15 ing and engineering pre-commercial gen16 erations of such transformational tech17 nology; and 

18 (vi) promote efforts to ensure that 

19 technology research, development, engi20 neering, and commercial application activi21 ties funded under this section are carried 

22 out in the United States. 

23 (D) INTERAGENCY AND INTRAAGENCY CO24 ORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac25 ticable, the Secretary shall coordinate research, 


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1 development, demonstration, and commercial 

2 application activities among— 

3 (i) relevant programs within the De4 partment, including— 

5 (I) the Office of Energy Effi6 ciency and Renewable Energy; 

7 (II) the Office of Science; 

8 (III) the Office of Electricity De9 livery and Energy Reliability; 

10 (IV) the Office of Fossil Energy; 

11 (V) the Advanced Research 

12 Projects Agency—Energy; and 

13 (VI) other offices as determined 

14 by the Secretary; and 

15 (ii) relevant technology research and 

16 development programs within other Fed17 eral agencies, as determined by the Sec18 retary. 

19 (E) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICA20 TION.—In coordinating activities the Secretary 

21 shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac22 ticable, that activities do not duplicate those of 

23 other programs within the Department or other 

24 relevant research agencies. 


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1 (F) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION OF TECH2 NOLOGIES.—The Secretary shall make informa3 tion available to procurement programs of Fed4 eral agencies regarding the potential to dem5 onstrate technologies resulting from activities 

6 funded through programs under this section. 

7 (G) INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINA8 TION.—The Secretary shall seek opportunities 

9 to leverage resources and support initiatives of 

10 State and local governments in developing and 

11 promoting advanced vehicle technologies, manu12 facturing, and infrastructure. 

13 (H) CRITERIA.—When awarding grants 

14 under this program, the Secretary shall give 

15 priority to those technologies (either individ16 ually or as part of a system) that— 

17 (i) provide the greatest aggregate fuel 

18 savings based on the reasonable projected 

19 sales volumes of the technology; and 

20 (ii) provide the greatest increase in 

21 United States employment. 

22 (2) SENSING AND COMMUNICATIONS TECH23 NOLOGIES.—The Secretary, in coordination with the 

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1 ing, and demonstration activities on connectivity of 

2 vehicle and transportation systems, including on 

3 sensing, computation, communication, and actuation 

4 technologies that allow for reduced fuel use, opti5 mized traffic flow, and vehicle electrification, includ6 ing technologies for— 

7 (A) onboard vehicle, engine, and compo8 nent sensing and actuation; 

9 (B) vehicle-to-vehicle sensing and commu10 nication; 

11 (C) vehicle-to-infrastructure sensing and 

12 communication; and 

13 (D) vehicle integration with the electrical 

14 grid. 

15 (3) MANUFACTURING.—The Secretary shall 

16 carry out a research, development, engineering, dem17 onstration, and commercial application program of 

18 advanced vehicle manufacturing technologies and 

19 practices, including innovative processes to— 

20 (A) increase the production rate and de21 crease the cost of advanced battery manufac22 turing; 

23 (B) vary the capability of individual manu24 facturing facilities to accommodate different 

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1 (C) reduce waste streams, emissions, and 

2 energy intensity of vehicle, engine, advanced 

3 battery and component manufacturing proc4 esses; 

5 (D) recycle and remanufacture used bat6 teries and other vehicle components for reuse in 

7 vehicles or stationary applications; 

8 (E) produce cost-effective lightweight ma9 terials such as advanced metal alloys, polymeric 

10 composites, and carbon fiber; 

11 (F) produce lightweight high pressure stor12 age systems for gaseous fuels; 

13 (G) design and manufacture purpose-built 

14 hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles and components; 

15 (H) improve the calendar life and cycle life 

16 of advanced batteries; and 

17 (I) produce permanent magnets for ad18 vanced vehicles. 

19 (4) USER TESTING FACILITIES.—Activities 

20 under this section may include construction, expan21 sion, or modification of new and existing vehicle, en22 gine, and component research and testing facilities 

23 for— 

24 (A) testing or simulating interoperability 

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1 (B) subjecting whole or partial vehicle 

2 platforms to fully representative duty cycles and 

3 operating conditions; 

4 (C) developing and demonstrating a range 

5 of chemistries and configurations for advanced 

6 vehicle battery manufacturing; and 

7 (D) developing and demonstrating test cy8 cles for new and alternative fuels, and other ad9 vanced vehicle technologies. 

10 (5) REPORTING.— 

11 (A) TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED.—Not 

12 later than 18 months after the date of enact13 ment of this Act and annually thereafter 

14 through 2017, the Secretary of Energy shall 

15 transmit to Congress a report regarding the 

16 technologies developed as a result of the activi17 ties authorized by this subsection, with a par18 ticular emphasis on whether the technologies 

19 were successfully adopted for commercial appli20 cations, and if so, whether products relying on 

21 those technologies are manufactured in the 

22 United States. 

23 (B) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—At the end of 

24 each fiscal year through 2017 the Secretary 

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1 mittees of jurisdiction an annual report describ2 ing activities undertaken in the previous year 

3 under this subsection, active industry partici4 pants, efforts to recruit new participants com5 mitted to design, engineering, and manufac6 turing of advanced vehicle technologies in the 

7 United States, progress of the program in meet8 ing goals and timelines, and a strategic plan for 

9 funding of activities across agencies. 

10 (g) MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY COMMERCIAL AND

11 TRANSIT VEHICLES.— 

12 (1) PROGRAM.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in part14 nership with relevant research and development 

15 programs in other Federal agencies, and a 

16 range of appropriate industry stakeholders, 

17 shall carry out a program of cooperative re18 search, development, demonstration, and com19 mercial application activities on advanced tech20 nologies for medium- to heavy-duty commercial, 

21 vocational, recreational, and transit vehicles, in22 cluding activities in the areas of— 

23 (i) engine efficiency and combustion 

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1 (ii) on board storage technologies for 

2 compressed and liquefied natural gas; 

3 (iii) development and integration of 

4 engine technologies designed for natural 

5 gas operation of a variety of vehicle plat6 forms; 

7 (iv) waste heat recovery and conver8 sion; 

9 (v) improved aerodynamics and tire 

10 rolling resistance; 

11 (vi) energy and space-efficient emis12 sions control systems; 

13 (vii) heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, 

14 plug-in hybrid, and electric platforms, and 

15 energy storage technologies; 

16 (viii) drivetrain optimization; 

17 (ix) friction and wear reduction; 

18 (x) engine idle and parasitic energy 

19 loss reduction; 

20 (xi) electrification of accessory loads; 

21 (xii) onboard sensing and communica22 tions technologies; 

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1 (xiv) increasing load capacity per vehi2 cle; 

3 (xv) thermal management of battery 

4 systems; 

5 (xvi) recharging infrastructure; 

6 (xvii) compressed natural gas infra7 structure; 

8 (xviii) advanced internal combustion 

9 engines; 

10 (xix) complete vehicle modeling and 

11 simulation; 

12 (xx) hydrogen vehicle technologies, in13 cluding fuel cells and internal combustion 

14 engines, and hydrogen infrastructure; 

15 (xxi) retrofitting advanced tech16 nologies onto existing truck fleets; and 

17 (xxii) integration of these and other 

18 advanced systems onto a single truck and 

19 trailer platform. 

20 (B) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall 

21 appoint a full-time Director to coordinate re22 search, development, demonstration, and com23 mercial application activities in medium- to 

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1 vehicle technologies. Responsibilities of the Di2 rector shall be to— 

3 (i) improve coordination and develop 

4 consensus between government agency and 

5 industry partners, and propose new proc6 esses for program management and pri7 ority setting to better align activities and 

8 budgets among partners; 

9 (ii) regularly convene workshops, site 

10 visits, demonstrations, conferences, inves11 tor forums, and other events in which in12 formation and research findings are shared 

13 among program participants and interested 

14 stakeholders; 

15 (iii) develop a budget for the Depart16 ment’s activities with regard to the inter17 agency program, and provide consultation 

18 and guidance on vehicle technology funding 

19 priorities across agencies; 

20 (iv) determine a process for reviewing 

21 program technical goals, targets, and time22 tables and, where applicable, aided by life23 cycle impact and cost analysis, propose re24 visions or elimination based on program 


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1 progress, available funding, and rate of 

2 technology adoption; 

3 (v) evaluate ongoing activities of the 

4 program and recommend project modifica5 tions, including the termination of projects, 

6 where applicable; 

7 (vi) recruit new industry participants 

8 to the interagency program, including 

9 truck, trailer, and component manufactur10 ers who have not traditionally participated 

11 in federally sponsored research and tech12 nology development activities; and 

13 (vii) other responsibilities as deter14 mined by the Secretary, in consultation 

15 with interagency and industry partners. 

16 (C) REPORTING.—At the end of each fiscal 

17 year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress 

18 an annual report describing activities under19 taken in the previous year, active industry par20 ticipants, efforts to recruit new participants, 

21 progress of the program in meeting goals and 

22 timelines, and a strategic plan for funding of 

23 activities across agencies. 

24 (2) CLASS 8 TRUCK AND TRAILER SYSTEMS

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1 competitive grant program to demonstrate the inte2 gration of multiple advanced technologies on Class 8 

3 truck and trailer platforms with a goal of improving 

4 overall freight efficiency, as measured in tons and 

5 volume of freight hauled or other work performance6 based metrics, by 50 percent, including a combina7 tion of technologies listed in paragraph (1)(A). Ap8 plicant teams may be comprised of truck and trailer 

9 manufacturers, engine and component manufactur10 ers, fleet customers, university researchers, and 

11 other applicants as appropriate for the development 

12 and demonstration of integrated Class 8 truck and 

13 trailer systems. 

14 (3) TECHNOLOGY TESTING AND METRICS.—The 

15 Secretary, in coordination with the partners of the 

16 interagency research program described in para17 graph (1)(A)— 

18 (A) shall develop standard testing proce19 dures and technologies for evaluating the per20 formance of advanced heavy vehicle technologies 

21 under a range of representative duty cycles and 

22 operating conditions, including for heavy hybrid 

23 propulsion systems; 

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1 other than those based on miles per gallon, in2 cluding those based on units of volume and 

3 weight transported for freight applications, and 

4 appropriate metrics based on the work per5 formed by nonroad systems; and 

6 (C) may construct heavy duty truck and 

7 bus testing facilities. 

8 (4) NONROAD SYSTEMS PILOT PROGRAM.—The 

9 Secretary shall undertake a pilot program of re10 search, development, demonstration, and commercial 

11 applications of technologies to improve total machine 

12 or system efficiency for nonroad mobile equipment 

13 including agricultural and construction equipment, 

14 and shall seek opportunities to transfer relevant re15 search findings and technologies between the 

16 nonroad and on-highway equipment and vehicle sec17 tors. 

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