I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1035
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot program
to promote the use of inherently low-emission vehicles at airports and
to promote the construction of infrastructure facilities to accommodate
such vehicles.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 1999
Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BAKER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
HORN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BASS, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.
LATOURETTE, Mr. QUINN, Mr. GILCHREST, Mrs. MORELLA, and Mr.
GILMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a
pilot program to promote the use of inherently low-emis-
sion vehicles at airports and to promote the construction
of infrastructure facilities to accommodate such vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport Air Quality
Improvement Act’’.
SEC. 2. INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION AIRPORT VEHICLE
PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary
shall make grants to the sponsors of not more than 10
public-use airports eligible for assistance under subchapter
I of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code.
(b) LOCATION
IN AIR QUALITY NONATTAINMENT
AREAS.—A public-use airport shall be eligible for assist-
ance under subsection (a) only if the airport is located in
an air quality nonattainment area (as defined in section
171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(d)).
(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting from among
applicants for grants under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall give priority consideration to applicants that achieve
the greatest air quality benefits measured by the amount
of emission reduced per dollar of grant funds.
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds received under this sec-
tion may be used only for—
(1) the acquisition of materials and the con-
struction of infrastructure facilities necessary for the
use of inherently low-emission vehicles located or pri-
marily used at public-use airports;
(2) the payment of that portion of the cost of
acquiring such vehicles that exceeds the cost of ac-
quiring vehicles that are not inherently low-emission
vehicles for the same purposes; or
(3) the acquisition of technological equipment
necessary for the use of such inherently low-emission
vehicles.
(e) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share
of a project carried out using funds made available under
subsection (a) shall be 50 percent of such cost.
(f) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A sponsor of a public-use
airport may not receive more than a total of $2,000,000
in grants under subsection (a) in a fiscal year.
(g) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18
months after making the grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report containing an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the pilot program.
(h) INHERENTLY
LOW-EMISSION
VEHICLE
DE-
FINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘inherently low-emission
vehicle’’ means a vehicle that is certified as such pursuant
to title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and is labeled
in accordance with section 88.312–93(c) of such title.
SEC. 3. FUNDING.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
shall be available out of the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 to carry out this
Act.
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—A grant approved by
the Secretary under subsection (a) is a contractual obliga-
tion of the United States to pay the Federal share of the
cost of the project.
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