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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2560
To establish a program in the Department of Defense to promote and dem-
onstrate electric vehicle and infrastructure development for military and
civilian use.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 1993
Mr. FAZIO (for himself and Ms. HARMAN) introduced the following bill; which
was referred jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Science,
Space, and Technology
A BILL
To establish a program in the Department of Defense to
promote and demonstrate electric vehicle and infrastruc-
ture development for military and civilian use.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘electric vehicle and infrastruc-
ture demonstration’’ and ‘‘demonstration’’ mean a
demonstration project established pursuant to sec-
tion 3.
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(2) The term ‘‘infrastructure and support sys-
tems’’, has the meaning given such term in section
601(7) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public
Law 102–486).
(3) The term ‘‘electric motor vehicle’’ means a
motor vehicle manufactured primarily for use on
public streets, roads, and highways (not including a
vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails) which
is primarily powered by an electric motor that draws
current from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel
cells, photovoltaic arrays or other sources of elec-
trical current and may include an electric hybrid ve-
hicle as that term is defined in section 601(5) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–486):
Provided however, That the term shall include vehi-
cles designed for low/moderate speed road use.
(4) The term ‘‘eligible metropolitan area’’
means any Metropolitan Area (as such term is de-
fined by the Office of Management and Budget pur-
suant to section 3504 of title 44, United States
Code) with a 1980 population of two hundred and
fifty thousand or more that has been designated by
a proposer and the Secretary for a demonstration
project under this Act.
(5) The term ‘‘manufacturer’’ means—
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(A) an original equipment manufacturer
which is substantially involved in the production
of motor vehicles for sale in the United States;
(B) a person manufacturing in the United
States an electric motor vehicle; or
(C) a person converting a vehicle to use
electricity if after conversion, the original equip-
ment manufacturer’s warranty continues to
apply to such vehicle, pursuant to an agreement
between the original equipment manufacturer
and the person performing the conversion, or
the person performing the conversion provides a
warranty for the vehicle equivalent to the war-
ranty of the original equipment manufacturer.
(6) The term ‘‘person’’ means—
(A) an individual possessing United States
citizenship;
(B) a corporation incorporated under the
laws of a State; or
(C) a joint venture or partnership orga-
nized under the laws of a State, each partici-
pant of which is an individual or corporation
described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
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(7) The term ‘‘non-Federal person’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 601(9) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–486).
(8) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Defense.
SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary
shall carry out a program to demonstrate, for military and
civilian use, electric motor vehicles and associated infra-
structure and support systems for such vehicles in one or
more eligible metropolitan areas. Such demonstrations
shall be designed to demonstrate——
(1) the performance of electric motor vehicles in
field operations, including fleet operations;
(2) the infrastructure necessary to support the
operation and maintenance of a wide range of types
of electric motor vehicles; or
(3) both such vehicles and the associated infra-
structure and support systems.
(b) LOCATION OF DEMONSTRATIONS.—Subject to the
special considerations specified in section 4(b), the dem-
onstrations shall be geographically dispersed in eligible
metropolitan areas of the United States.
(c) OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATION.—The Secretary
shall assign oversight and coordination of the demonstra-
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tion program authorized by this Act to the Advanced
Research Projects Agency.
(d) TERM OF DEMONSTRATION.—A demonstration
established under this section may receive financial assist-
ance from the Secretary for not more than four years. A
single demonstration may not receive more than 25 per
centum of the funds appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations contained in section 5.
SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS.
(a) SOLICITATION.—Not later than May 1, 1994, the
Secretary shall request proposals for electric vehicle and
infrastructure demonstrations, and such proposals are to
be submitted to the Secretary by no later than September
1, 1994.
(b) CONTENT OF PROPOSAL.—A proposal submitted
under subsection (a) shall contain such information as the
Secretary may require, including a description of—
(1) the person or non-Federal person submit-
ting the proposal and the qualifications and capabili-
ties of such proposer, directly or indirectly, to insure
that electric motor vehicles, if any, included in the
demonstration are serviced and maintained in order
for such vehicles to operate as proposed for the du-
ration of the demonstration;
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(2) manufacturers of the electric motor vehicles
to be involved with the demonstration;
(3) the proposed users;
(4) the type of infrastructure and support sys-
tems development to be undertaken and dem-
onstrated;
(5) the number of electric motor vehicles, which
shall be no fewer than fifty, to be demonstrated and
their type, characteristics, and costs; and
(6) the eligible metropolitan area where the
demonstration is to be conducted.
(c) COST SHARE.—To be eligible for selection, the
person or non-Federal person submitting a proposal shall
agree to make non-Federal contributions, directly or indi-
rectly, equal to at least 50 per centum of the costs associ-
ated with the demonstration: Provided, That the proposer
shall seek no greater than $10,000 per vehicle cost share
from the Secretary except that such cost-share limitation
is not applicable in that instance where the gross vehicle
weight rating of the electric motor vehicle exceeds eight
thousand five hundred pounds: Provided further, That
such cost-share requirement shall be no greater than 20
per centum of the cost associated with that portion of any
demonstration that includes research and development, as
described in section 4(b)(5).
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SEC. 4. SELECTION OF PROPOSALS.
(a) SELECTION.—Not later than December 1, 1994,
the Secretary shall select at least one, but not more than
ten, proposals submitted under section 3 to receive finan-
cial assistance under this Act. The proposals shall be se-
lected by the Secretary on a competitive basis after con-
sulting with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Transportation, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting dem-
onstrations to be established, the Secretary shall give spe-
cial consideration to proposals that—
(1) include the participation of providers of
electricity;
(2) include the participation of State or local
governments or other governmental entities;
(3) provide for infrastructure and support sys-
tems development during fiscal years 1994 through
1997 to support electric motor vehicles, if any, to be
included in such demonstrations and that permit for
the continued development and application on a na-
tionwide basis of such infrastructure and support
systems;
(4) provide for the demonstration of more than
fifty electric motor vehicles during fiscal years 1994
through 1997; and
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(5) would be located in areas that are likely to
suffer economic hardship as a result of reductions in
defense spending or the closure of one or more mili-
tary installations and are in need of redirecting and
retraining defense, aerospace and land systems in-
dustry workers;
(6) would utilize aerospace, land systems and
defense technology bases as well as the technical ex-
pertise of the aerospace, land systems and defense
industry and personnel of the Department of De-
fense; or
(7) would support the further research and de-
velopment, a part of the demonstration, of electrical
storage devices, power generation devices, light
weight or composite materials, or systems control
devices for application with electric motor vehicles to
be used for military applications as well as civilian
applications.
(c) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall
also consider—
(1) the adaptability and suitability to a wide
range and variety of electric motor vehicles of the re-
lated infrastructure, goods, materials or manufac-
tured products, know-how or support services in-
tended to support the operation and maintenance of
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electric motor vehicles proposed to be included in the
demonstration;
(2) the ability of the manufacturer, directly, in-
directly, or in combination with the person submit-
ting the proposal, for a period of no less than four
years after the demonstration has commenced, to de-
velop, assist in the demonstration of, manufacture,
distribute, sell, service, and ensure the continued
availability of parts for electric motor vehicles that
are proposed to be included in the demonstration;
and
(3) other criteria as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act for fiscal year 1994 $90,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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