Equipment and any associated parking spaces 
designated by the property owner or lessee to be 
available to, and accessible by, the public for 
any period of time, including Electric Vehicle 
Supply Equipment and associated parking 
spaces located in parking garages or gated fa-
cilities if any member of the public can obtain 
vehicular access to the facility for free or 
through payment of a fee. 
(B) 
EXCLUSION.—The 
term 
‘‘publicly 
available EVSE’’ does not include Electric Ve-
hicle Supply Equipment and any associated 
parking spaces in a workplace if the Electric 
Vehicle Supply Equipment and associated park-
ing spaces are clearly marked and operated as 
available exclusively to employees or contracted 
drivers. 
(10) RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.—The term 
‘‘renewable energy source’’ means energy generated 
from renewable sources, including the following: 
(A) Solar, including electricity. 
(B) Wind. 
(C) Ocean, including tidal, wave, current, 
and thermal. 
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(D) Geothermal, including electricity and 
heat pumps. 
(E) 
Hydroelectric 
generation 
capacity 
achieved from increased efficiency or additions 
of new capacity— 
(i) at an existing hydroelectric project; 
and 
(ii) that was placed in service on or 
after January 1, 1999. 
(F) Hydrogen used in fuel cells or other 
non-combustion technologies, if the quantity of 
lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of 
fuel energy is zero. 
(G) Thermal energy generated by any of 
the sources described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (F). 
(11) RESILIENT.—The term ‘‘resilient’’, with 
respect to transportation infrastructure projects, 
means an anticipation of, preparation for, and adap-
tation of the project to disruptions and changing en-
vironmental and security conditions, and the 
achievement and maintenance by the project of the 
capability to withstand, respond to, and recover rap-
idly from disruptions while ensuring the sustainment 
of operations. 
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(12) RURAL
AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’ 
means an area with a population of 200,000 or 
fewer. 
(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation. 
(14) URBANIZED AREA.—The term ‘‘urbanized 
area’’ means an area with a population of more than 
200,000. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a green transportation infrastructure grant program to 
provide grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities 
for capital investments in electrified surface transpor-
tation infrastructure projects that— 
(1) will have a significant local or regional im-
pact to improve transportation and reduce green-
house gas emissions and toxic emissions; and 
(2) are— 
(A) sustainable and resilient; and 
(B) green projects. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to re-
ceive a grant under the program is— 
(1) a State or territory; 
(2) a unit of local government; 
(3) a transit agency; 
(4) a port authority; 
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(5) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 
(6) a Federal land management agency that 
jointly applies with a State or a group of States; or 
(7) a multi-State or multijurisdictional group of 
entities described in paragraphs (1) through (6). 
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A project eligible to be car-
ried out with funds from a grant provided under the 
program is— 
(A) a fixed route public transportation 
project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 
of title 49, United States Code, that improves 
public transportation service for transit-depend-
ent populations, supports increased transit rid-
ership, and is powered by electricity, includ-
ing— 
(i) corridor-based bus rapid transit 
projects or new fixed guideway capital 
projects, such as light rail transit, heavy 
rail transit, or commuter rail transit 
projects; 
(ii) the acquisition or lease of low- 
emission or zero-emission public transit ve-
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hicles, with or without a leased power 
source, that will be used to decrease 
headways or provide new or expanded serv-
ice areas or times; and 
(iii) the construction, lease, rehabilita-
tion, or improvement of new or existing fa-
cilities and related equipment for low-emis-
sion or zero-emission vehicles, including 
overhead-wire in-motion charging tech-
nology; 
(B) a passenger or freight rail project that 
is powered solely by an external source of elec-
tricity or solar power; 
(C) a port infrastructure investment, in-
cluding inland port infrastructure and land 
ports of entry, that— 
(i) installs publicly available EVSE; 
(ii) facilitates the movement of goods 
via zero-emission modes; or 
(iii) supports the deployment of zero- 
emission port equipment or technology (as 
defined in section 133(d) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7433(d))); 
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(D) an electrified public micromobility 
project, including an e-bike share and related 
projects; and 
(E) any other project that— 
(i) the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate; and 
(ii) clearly demonstrates a contribu-
tion to the reduction of greenhouse gas 
emissions and toxic emissions. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Funds from a grant provided 
under the program may not be used to purchase 
fully automated cargo-handling equipment that is re-
motely operated or remotely monitored, with or with-
out the exercise of human intervention or control. 
(e) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under the program, an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require, including a zero-emission 
transition plan that examines the impact of the pro-
posed project on the workforce of the eligible entity, 
including an identification of skill gaps, training 
needs, and retraining needs of that workforce— 
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(A) to operate and maintain infrastructure 
that is part of the eligible project; and 
(B) to avoid displacement of that work-
force. 
(2) DEADLINES.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) publish a notice of funding opportunity 
for the program by not later than 10 days after 
October 1 of each fiscal year; 
(B) require applications for grants under 
the program to be submitted to the Secretary 
by not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the notice of funding opportunity is pub-
lished; and 
(C) select eligible projects to receive grants 
under the program, in accordance with sub-
section (f), by not later than 270 days after Oc-
tober 1 of each fiscal year. 
(f) SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select el-
igible projects to receive a grant under the program 
based on sustainability and workforce criteria, in-
cluding— 
(A) criteria that prioritize collective trans-
portation over individual transportation; 
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(B) criteria developed by the Secretary to 
reduce overall vehicle miles traveled in single 
occupancy, internal combustion engine vehicles; 
(C) the extent to which the project pro-
motes the electrification of all public transpor-
tation, intercity passenger and freight rail 
transportation, intercity bus service, and school 
bus service; 
(D) the extent to which the eligible entity 
has— 
(i) used funds apportioned under sec-
tion 104(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, to carry out the project; or 
(ii) demonstrated why the eligible en-
tity was unable to use those funds to carry 
out the project; 
(E) criteria developed by the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency, that consider 
the extent to which the eligible project contrib-
utes to— 
(i) climate resilience; 
(ii) climate mitigation; 
(iii) air pollution and emissions of 
hazardous air pollutants (as defined in sec-
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tion 112(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7412(a))); and 
(iv) greenhouse gas emissions; 
(F) criteria developed by the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, that 
consider the extent to which the eligible project 
will achieve energy savings and reduced energy 
usage compared to other eligible projects; 
(G) criteria developed by the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, that 
consider the extent to which the eligible project 
will improve pedestrian and nonmotorized vehi-
cle access and safety compared to other eligible 
projects; 
(H) the extent to which the project will im-
prove the frequency of existing fixed route pub-
lic transportation service; 
(I) criteria developed by the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, that consider the extent to 
which a public transportation project serves 
areas of affordable housing or promotes transit- 
oriented development; 
(J) the extent to which the eligible entity 
demonstrates methods to preserve or encourage 
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affordable housing near the project, as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate; 
(K) criteria developed by the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, that 
consider the information described in subsection 
(m)(2); and 
(L) criteria developed by the Secretary to 
identify projects underserved by existing Fed-
eral funding opportunities. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—In selecting eligible projects 
to receive a grant under the program, the Secretary 
shall not use the Federal share percentage or the 
ability of an applicant to generate non-Federal rev-
enue as a selection criterion. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible projects to 
receive a grant under the program, the Secretary 
shall give priority to an eligible project— 
(A) that is located in— 
(i) a frontline, vulnerable, or dis-
advantaged community; 
(ii) an area identified as having dis-
proportionately high adverse human health 
and environmental impacts on minority 
populations and low-income populations; 
(iii) a community of color; 
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(iv) a low-income community; 
(v) a deindustrialized community; or 
(vi) a community facing environ-
mental injustice. 
(B) that requires a contribution of Federal 
funds in order to complete an overall financing 
package; 
(C) that includes— 
(i) the addition of— 
(I) a new green space; or 
(II) new State or local park sys-
tem units and recreation areas admin-
istered for outdoor recreation pur-
poses; or 
(ii) an improvement to improve access 
to an existing green space, State or local 
park system unit, or recreation area ad-
ministered for outdoor recreation purposes, 
including pedestrian and bicycle access; 
(D) for which the applicant commits to 
give preference to prime contractors, and sub-
contractors performing more than 50 percent of 
the work, that have a collective bargaining 
agreement in place with their employees that is 
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not a covered project labor agreement (as de-
fined in subsection (m)(3)(B)); or 
(E) that includes partnerships between 
Federal, State, and local agencies to ensure 
that the project is well-coordinated and meets 
the needs of the communities served by the 
project. 
(4) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once 
each year, the Secretary shall — 
(A) submit a report that contains the cri-
teria for eligible projects developed under para-
graph (1) to— 
(i) the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 
(ii) the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate; 
(iii) the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
(iv) the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(v) the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
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