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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1750 

To establish a Grand Canyon hydrogen-powered transportation research, 

development, and demonstration program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 21, 2005 

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

Committee on Science 

A BILL 

To establish a Grand Canyon hydrogen-powered transportation research, development, and demonstration program. 

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 ‘‘Grand Canyon Hydro5 gen-Powered Transportation Demonstration Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 For purposes of this Act, the term— 

8 (1) ‘‘Departments’’ means the Department of 

9 Energy jointly with the Department of the Interior; 

10 and 
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1 (2) ‘‘Secretaries’’ means the Secretary of En2 ergy jointly with the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

4 The Congress finds that— 

5 (1) there is a need for a research and develop6 ment program to support and foster the develop7 ment, demonstration, and deployment of emerging 

8 hydrogen-based transportation technologies suitable 

9 for use in sensitive resource areas; 

10 (2) partnerships between the Department of 

11 Energy, the Department of the Interior, Native 

12 American Tribes, and United States industry to de13 velop hydrogen-based energy technologies can pro14 vide significant benefits to our Nation, including en15 hancing our environmental stewardship, reducing 

16 our dependence on foreign oil, increasing our energy 

17 security, as well as creating jobs for United States 

18 workers and improving the competitive position of 

19 the United States in the global economy; and 

20 (3) when technologically and economically fea21 sible, the implementation of clean, silent or nearly 

22 silent, hydrogen-based transportation technologies 

23 would further resource stewardship and experiential 

24 goals in sensitive resource areas including units of 
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1 the National Park System, such as Grand Canyon 

2 National Park. 

3 SEC. 4. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION 

4 PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall jointly es6 tablish and carry out a research and development pro7 gram, in partnership with the private sector, relating to 

8 hydrogen-based transportation technologies suitable for 

9 operations in sensitive resource areas such as national 

10 parks. The Secretaries, in partnership with the private 

11 sector, shall conduct a demonstration of hydrogen-based 

12 public transportation technology at Grand Canyon Na13 tional Park within three years after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act. At his discretion, the Secretary of Energy may 

15 choose to extend existing Department of Energy hydrogen16 related vehicle research and development programs in 

17 order to meet the objectives and requirements of this Act. 

18 The Secretaries shall provide preference to tribal entities 

19 in the establishment of the research and development pro20 gram. 

21 (b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the program shall 

22 be to research, develop, and demonstrate, in cooperation 

23 with affected and related industries, a hydrogen-based al24 ternative public transportation system suitable for oper-
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1 ations within Grand Canyon National Park, that meets 

2 the following standards: 

3 (1) Silent or near-silent operation. 

4 (2) Low, ultra low, or zero emission of pollut5 ants. 

6 (3) Reliability. 

7 (4) Safe conveyance of passengers and operator. 

8 (c) PARTNERSHIP.—In order to accomplish the objec9 tive set forth in subsection (b), the Secretaries shall estab10 lish a partnership among the Departments, manufactur11 ers, other affected or related industries, Native American 

12 Tribes, and the National Park Service shuttle operators 

13 and tour operators authorized to provide services in Grand 

14 Canyon National Park. 

15 SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

16 One year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

17 annually thereafter for the duration of the program, the 

18 Secretaries shall submit a report to the Committees on 

19 Appropriations, Resources, and Energy and Commerce of 

20 the House of Representatives and the Committees on Ap21 propriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the 

22 Senate describing the ongoing activities of the Secretaries 

23 and the Departments relating to the program authorized 

24 under this Act and, to the extent practicable, the activities 

25 planned for the coming fiscal year. 
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1 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secre3 taries to carry out this Act, in addition to any amounts 

4 made available for these or related purposes under other 

5 Acts, $400,000 per year for three consecutive fiscal years 

6 beginning with the full fiscal year following the date of 

7 enactment of this Act. 

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