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Calendar No. 431 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3362 

[Report No. 111–207] 

To amend the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency to provide competitive grants to publicly funded 

schools to implement effective technologies to reduce air pollutants (as 

defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act), including greenhouse 

gas emissions, in accordance with that Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 13, 2010 

Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

JUNE 18, 2010 

Reported by Mrs. BOXER, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator 

of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide competitive grants to publicly funded schools to implement 

effective technologies to reduce air pollutants (as defined 

in section 302 of the Clean Air Act), including greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with that Act. 


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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 ‘‘Sustainable Schools 

5 Pollution Reduction Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS POLLUTION REDUCTION 

7 GRANT PROGRAM. 

8 Section 105 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7405) 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(f) SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS POLLUTION REDUC11 TION GRANT PROGRAM.— 

12 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

13 ‘‘(A) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; SECONDARY

14 SCHOOL.—The terms ‘elementary school’ and 

15 ‘secondary school’ have the meanings given the 

16 terms, respectively, in section 9101 of the Ele17 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

18 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

19 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—The term ‘eligi20 ble school’ means— 

21 ‘‘(i) a public elementary school or a 

22 public secondary school; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) a school district that encom24 passes a public elementary school or a pub25 lic secondary school. 


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1 ‘‘(C) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ 

2 means the sustainable schools pollution reduc3 tion program established by paragraph (2)(A). 

4 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM.— 

5 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab6 lished within the Environmental Protection 

7 Agency a sustainable schools pollution reduction 

8 program. 

9 ‘‘(B) GRANTS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out 

11 the program, for each of fiscal years 2011 

12 through 2015, the Administrator shall pro13 vide competitive grants to eligible schools 

14 for use in implementing effective tech15 nologies to reduce air pollutants, including 

16 greenhouse gas emissions. 

17 ‘‘(ii) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF

18 GRANTEES.—The Administrator shall pro19 vide criteria for selection for grants under 

20 the program, including criteria that en21 sure— 

22 ‘‘(I) implementation of clean 

23 technologies that reduce air pollution 

24 and greenhouse gas emissions, and 

25 offer additional benefits, such as— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) reduction of water 

2 consumption or water pollution; 

3 ‘‘(bb) promotion of distrib4 uted renewable energy tech5 nologies, such as solar, small6 scale or community-scale wind, 

7 geothermal, biomass, and other 

8 energy technologies; or 

9 ‘‘(cc) demonstration of new 

10 and innovative technologies; and 

11 ‘‘(II) prioritization of projects 

12 that provide opportunities for student 

13 involvement in the project to be fund14 ed, including— 

15 ‘‘(aa) project installation; 

16 ‘‘(bb) project data moni17 toring; and 

18 ‘‘(cc) incorporation of the 

19 project into classroom curricula. 

20 ‘‘(iii) CATEGORIES OF GRANTS AND

21 MATCHING FUNDS.—Of the grant funds 

22 provided under the program— 

23 ‘‘(I) not less than 40 percent 

24 shall be provided in amounts not to 


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1 exceed $50,000 for each grant, with 

2 no required matching share; and 

3 ‘‘(II) the remaining funds shall 

4 be provided— 

5 ‘‘(aa) in amounts of not less 

6 than $50,000 but not to exceed 

7 $100,000 for each grant, with a 

8 required non-Federal share of 20 

9 percent; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) in amounts that ex11 ceed $100,000 but not to exceed 

12 $200,000, with a required non13 Federal share of 50 percent. 

14 ‘‘(C) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months 

15 after the date on which funds are made avail16 able to carry out this subsection, and annually 

17 thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to 

18 Congress a report evaluating the implementa19 tion of the program, including, at a minimum, 

20 a description of— 

21 ‘‘(i) the number of grant applications 

22 received; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the number of grants funded, in24 cluding the amount of each grant funded; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) the types of technologies funded; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(iv) the environmental, educational, 

4 and financial benefits to eligible schools re5 ceiving the grants. 

6 ‘‘(D) ALLOCATIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(i) STATES.—Notwithstanding the 

8 other provision of this section, the Adminis9 trator shall ensure, in awarding grants 

10 under this subsection, that at least 1 grant 

11 shall be awarded to an eligible school in 

12 each State if at least 1 eligible school in the 

13 State has submitted an application that 

14 meets the criteria described in subpara15 graph (B)(ii). 

16 ‘‘(ii) INDIAN TRIBES.—Notwith17 standing any other provision of this sub18 section, before providing grants under this 

19 subsection, the Administrator shall allocate 

20 at least 2.0 percent of the total annual 

21 amount made available to carry out this 

22 subsection among Indian tribes, based on 

23 criteria described in subparagraph (B)(ii). 

24 ‘‘(E) GEOGRAPHICAL AND SIZE DIF25 FERENCES.—In addition to applying the criteria 


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1 described in subparagraph (B)(ii), the Adminis2 trator shall ensure geographical diversity among 

3 grant awardees and ensure that grant awardees 

4 reflect a variety of schools sizes. 

5 ‘‘(F)(D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA6 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro7 priated to carry out this subsection such sums 

8 as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 

9 through 2015.’’. 


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Calendar No. 431 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3362 

[Report No. 111–207] 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to direct the Adminisemissions, in accordance with that Act. the Clean Air Act), including greenhouse gas duce air pollutants (as defined in section 302 of schools to implement effective technologies to re- provide competitive grants to publicly funded trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

JUNE 18, 2010 

Reported with amendments 


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