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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1335 

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry 

out a pilot program to award grants for the electrification of certain 

refrigerated vehicles, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 

Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure, 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 direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency to carry out a pilot program to award grants 

for the electrification of certain refrigerated vehicles, 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 ‘‘FREEZER Trucks 

5 Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘Fostering and Realizing ElectrificaVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:12 Mar 15, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1335.IH H1335

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1 tion by Encouraging Zero Emission Refrigeration Trucks 

2 Act of 2021’’. 

3 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF 

4 CERTAIN REFRIGERATED VEHICLES. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Ad6 ministrator shall establish and carry out a pilot program 

7 to award funds, in the form of grants, rebates, and low8 cost revolving loans, as determined appropriate by the Ad9 ministrator, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 

10 carry out projects described in subsection (b). 

11 (b) PROJECTS.—An eligible entity receiving an award 

12 of funds under subsection (a) may use such funds only 

13 for one or more of the following projects: 

14 (1) TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT RE15 PLACEMENT.—A project to retrofit a heavy-duty ve16 hicle by replacing or retrofitting the existing diesel17 powered transport refrigeration unit in such vehicle 

18 with an electric transport refrigeration unit and re19 tiring the replaced unit for scrappage. 

20 (2) SHORE POWER INFRASTRUCTURE.—A 

21 project to purchase and install shore power infra22 structure or other equipment that enables transport 

23 refrigeration units to connect to electric power and 

24 operate without using diesel fuel. 


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1 (c) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The amount of an award 

2 of funds under subsection (a) shall not exceed— 

3 (1) for the costs of a project described in sub4 section (b)(1), 75 percent of such costs; and 

5 (2) for the costs of a project described in sub6 section (b)(2), 55 percent of such costs. 

7 (d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive an 

8 award of funds under subsection (a), an eligible entity 

9 shall submit to the Administrator an application at such 

10 time, in such manner, and containing such information as 

11 the Administrator may require, including— 

12 (1) a description of the air quality in the area 

13 served by the eligible entity, including a description 

14 of how the air quality is affected by diesel emissions 

15 from heavy-duty vehicles; 

16 (2) a description of the project proposed by the 

17 eligible entity, including— 

18 (A) any technology to be used or funded by 

19 the eligible entity; and 

20 (B) a description of the heavy-duty vehicle 

21 or vehicles of the eligible entity, that will be ret22 rofitted, if any, including— 

23 (i) the number of such vehicles; 

24 (ii) the uses of such vehicles; 


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1 (iii) the locations where such vehicles 

2 dock for the purpose of loading or unload3 ing; and 

4 (iv) the routes driven by such vehicles, 

5 including the times at which such vehicles 

6 are driven; 

7 (3) an estimate of the cost of the proposed 

8 project; 

9 (4) a description of the age and expected life10 time control of the equipment used or funded by the 

11 eligible entity; and 

12 (5) provisions for the monitoring and 

13 verification of the project including to verify 

14 scrappage of any replaced units. 

15 (e) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under subsection 

16 (a), the Administrator shall give priority to proposed 

17 projects that, as determined by the Administrator— 

18 (1) maximize public health benefits; 

19 (2) are the most cost-effective; and 

20 (3) will serve the communities that are most 

21 polluted by diesel motor emissions, including com22 munities that the Administrator identifies as being 

23 in either nonattainment or maintenance of the na24 tional ambient air quality standards for a criteria 


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1 pollutant under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 7409), particularly for— 

3 (A) ozone; and 

4 (B) particulate matter. 

5 (f) DATA RELEASE.—Not later than 120 days after 

6 the date on which an award of funds is made under this 

7 section, the Administrator shall publish on the website of 

8 the Environmental Protection Agency, on a downloadable 

9 electronic database, information with respect to such 

10 award of funds, including— 

11 (1) the name and location of the recipient; 

12 (2) the total amount of funds awarded; 

13 (3) the intended use or uses of the awarded 

14 funds; 

15 (4) the date on which the award of funds was 

16 approved; 

17 (5) where applicable, an estimate of any air pol18 lution or greenhouse gas emissions avoided as a re19 sult of the project funded by the award; and 

20 (6) any other data the Administrator deter21 mines to be necessary for an evaluation of the use 

22 and effect of awarded funds provided under this sec23 tion. 

24 (g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 


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1 (1) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

2 than 1 year after the date of the establishment of 

3 the pilot program under this section, and annually 

4 thereafter until amounts made available to carry out 

5 this section are fully expended, the Administrator 

6 shall submit to Congress and make available to the 

7 public a report that describes, with respect to the 

8 applicable year— 

9 (A) the number of applications for awards 

10 of funds received under such program; 

11 (B) all awards of funds made under such 

12 program, including a summary of the data de13 scribed in subsection (f); 

14 (C) the estimated reduction of annual 

15 emissions of air pollutants regulated under sec16 tion 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 7409), and the estimated reduction of green18 house gas emissions, associated with the awards 

19 of funds made under such program; 

20 (D) the number of awards of funds made 

21 under such program for projects in communities 

22 described in subsection (e)(3); and 

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1 mentation, outcomes, or effectiveness of such 

2 program. 

3 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

4 after amounts made available to carry out this sec5 tion are fully expended, or 5 years after the pilot 

6 program is established, whichever comes first, the 

7 Administrator shall submit to Congress and make 

8 available to the public a report that describes— 

9 (A) all of the information collected for the 

10 annual reports under paragraph (1); 

11 (B) any benefits to the environment or 

12 human health that could result from the wide13 spread application of electric transport refrig14 eration units for short-haul transportation and 

15 delivery of perishable goods or other goods re16 quiring climate-controlled conditions, including 

17 in low-income communities and communities of 

18 color; 

19 (C) any challenges or benefits that recipi20 ents of awards of funds under such program re21 ported with respect to the integration or use of 

22 electric transport refrigeration units and associ23 ated technologies; 


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1 (D) an assessment of the national market 

2 potential for electric transport refrigeration 

3 units; 

4 (E) an assessment of challenges and op5 portunities for widespread deployment of elec6 tric transport refrigeration units, including in 

7 urban areas; and 

8 (F) recommendations for how future Fed9 eral, State, and local programs can best support 

10 the adoption and widespread deployment of 

11 electric transport refrigeration units. 

12 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis14 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ15 mental Protection Agency. 

16 (2) DIESEL-POWERED TRANSPORT REFRIGERA17 TION UNIT.—The term ‘‘diesel-powered transport re18 frigeration unit’’ means a transport refrigeration 

19 unit that is powered by an independent diesel inter20 nal combustion engine. 

21 (3) ELECTRIC TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION

22 UNIT.—The term ‘‘electric transport refrigeration 

23 unit’’ means a transport refrigeration unit in which 

24 the refrigeration or climate-control system is driven 

25 by an electric motor when connected to shore power 


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1 infrastructure or other equipment that enables 

2 transport refrigeration units to connect to electric 

3 power, including all-electric transport refrigeration 

4 units, hybrid electric transport refrigeration units, 

5 and standby electric transport refrigeration units. 

6 (4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti7 ty’’ means— 

8 (A) a regional, State, local, or Tribal agen9 cy, or port authority, with jurisdiction over 

10 transportation or air quality; 

11 (B) a nonprofit organization or institution 

12 that— 

13 (i) represents or provides pollution re14 duction or educational services to individ15 uals or organizations that own or operate 

16 heavy-duty vehicles or fleets of heavy-duty 

17 vehicles; or 

18 (ii) has, as its principal purpose, the 

19 promotion of air quality; 

20 (C) an individual or entity that is the 

21 owner of record of a heavy-duty vehicle or a 

22 fleet of heavy-duty vehicles that operates for the 

23 transportation and delivery of perishable goods 

24 or other goods requiring climate-controlled con25 ditions; 


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1 (D) an individual or entity that is the 

2 owner of record of a facility that operates as a 

3 warehouse or storage facility for perishable 

4 goods or other goods requiring climate-con5 trolled conditions; or 

6 (E) a hospital or public health institution 

7 that utilizes refrigeration for storage of perish8 able goods or other goods requiring climate-con9 trolled conditions. 

10 (5) HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘heavy11 duty vehicle’’ means— 

12 (A) a commercial truck or van— 

13 (i) used for the primary purpose of 

14 transporting perishable goods or other 

15 goods requiring climate-controlled condi16 tions; and 

17 (ii) with a gross vehicle weight rating 

18 greater than 6,000 pounds; or 

19 (B) an insulated cargo trailer used in 

20 transporting perishable goods or other goods re21 quiring climate-controlled conditions when 

22 mounted on a semitrailer. 

23 (6) SHORE POWER INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 

24 term ‘‘shore power infrastructure’’ means electrical 

25 infrastructure that provides power to the electric 


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1 transport refrigeration unit of a heavy-duty vehicle 

2 when such vehicle is stationary on a property where 

3 such vehicle is parked or loaded, including a food 

4 distribution center or other location where heavy5 duty vehicles congregate. 

6 (7) TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT.—The 

7 term ‘‘transport refrigeration unit’’ means a climate8 control system installed on a heavy-duty vehicle for 

9 the purpose of maintaining the quality of perishable 

10 goods or other goods requiring climate-controlled 

11 conditions. 

12 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

14 appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000, 

15 to remain available until expended. 

16 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Admin17 istrator may use not more than 1 percent of 

18 amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) 

19 for administrative expenses to carry out this section. 

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