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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2616 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant program for 
the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen 
fueling infrastructure along the National Highway System, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2019 
Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself, Ms. PORTER, and Mr. ROUDA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant 
program for the installation of electric vehicle charging 
infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along 
the National Highway System, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Clean Corridors Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Greater adoption of zero emission vehicles 
will help— 
(A) reduce emissions and improve air qual-
ity; 
(B) enhance the energy security of the 
United States by expanding the use of zero 
emission fuels; 
(C) enhance fuel choice and utilization of 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hy-
drogen fueling infrastructure in order to benefit 
consumers; 
(D) ensure that the transportation infra-
structure of the United States is equipped to 
manage the demands and anticipated future 
needs of the economy; and 
(E) develop a new economic sector in the 
United States that will create middle class jobs. 
(2) Consumer and business adoption of zero 
emission vehicles depends in part on the availability 
of reliable and convenient fueling and charging in-
frastructure. 
(3) Electric vehicle charging infrastructure and 
hydrogen fueling infrastructure must be strategically 
deployed to ensure the deployment and adoption of 
zero emission fuels. 
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(4) Infrastructure owners and operators should 
prepare to meet the charging and fueling needs of 
electric vehicles and hydrogen vehicles. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR CHARGING AND FUELING INFRA-
STRUCTURE TO MODERNIZE AND RECON-
NECT AMERICA FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. 
Section 151 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
FAST Act, the Secretary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretary shall periodically, not less frequently than 
every 3 years,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘pre-
viously designated by the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration or’’ before ‘‘designated by’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of 
establishment of the corridors under subsection 
(a), and every 5 years thereafter,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Clean Corridors Act of 2019,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘update’’ and inserting 
‘‘establish a recurring process, not less fre-
quently than every 3 years, to update’’; 
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(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘establishes an aspira-
tional goal of achieving’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
scribes efforts, including through funds 
awarded through the grant program under 
subsection (f), that will aid efforts to 
achieve’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘by the end of fiscal 
year 2020.’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) summarizes best practices and provides 
guidance, developed through consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy, for project development of elec-
tric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen 
fueling infrastructure at the State, Tribal, and local 
level to allow for the predictable deployment of that 
infrastructure.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Clean Corridors 
Act of 2019, the Secretary shall establish a grant 
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program to award grants to eligible entities to carry 
out the activities described in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
receive a grant under this subsection is— 
‘‘(A) a State or political subdivision of a 
State; 
‘‘(B) a metropolitan planning organization; 
‘‘(C) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(D) a special purpose district or public 
authority with a transportation function, includ-
ing a port authority; 
‘‘(E) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 
‘‘(F) an authority, agency, or instrumen-
tality of, or an entity owned by, 1 or more enti-
ties described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(E); or 
‘‘(G) a group of entities described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (F). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary shall require. 
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‘‘(4) APPLICATION INFORMATION.—In making 
requirements for applications under paragraph (3), 
the Secretary may require information including a 
description of how the eligible entity has consid-
ered— 
‘‘(A) public accessibility of charging or 
fueling infrastructure proposed to be funded 
with a grant under this subsection, including— 
‘‘(i) charging or fueling connector 
types and publicly available information on 
station location, station operator contact 
information, number of simultaneous re-
fueling positions, and real-time availability; 
and 
‘‘(ii) payment methods to ensure se-
cure, convenient, fair, and equal access; 
‘‘(B) collaborative engagement with stake-
holders (including automobile manufacturers, 
utilities, infrastructure providers, technology 
providers, zero emission fuel providers, metro-
politan planning organizations, States, Indian 
tribes, units of local governments, fleet owners, 
fleet managers, fuel station owners and opera-
tors, labor organizations, infrastructure con-
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struction and component parts suppliers, and 
multi-State and regional entities)— 
‘‘(i) to foster enhanced, coordinated, 
public-private or private investment in elec-
tric vehicle charging infrastructure and hy-
drogen fueling infrastructure; 
‘‘(ii) to expand deployment of electric 
vehicle charging infrastructure and hydro-
gen fueling infrastructure; 
‘‘(iii) to protect personal privacy and 
ensure cybersecurity; and 
‘‘(iv) to ensure that a properly trained 
workforce is available to construct and in-
stall electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
and hydrogen fueling infrastructure; 
‘‘(C) the location of the proposed station 
or fueling site, including— 
‘‘(i) the availability of onsite amenities 
for vehicle operators, including restrooms 
or food facilities; 
‘‘(ii) access in compliance with the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and 
‘‘(iii) needs for expanded capacity in 
the future to meet growth in demand; 
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‘‘(D) infrastructure installation that can be 
responsive to technology advancements, includ-
ing accommodating autonomous vehicles, future 
electric charging and hydrogen fueling methods, 
and new payment methods; and 
‘‘(E) the long-term operation and mainte-
nance of the electric vehicle charging infrastruc-
ture and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, in-
cluding consideration of the need for expanded 
capacity resulting from increasing demand into 
the future, to avoid stranded assets and protect 
the investment of public funds in that infra-
structure. 
‘‘(5) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting eligible 
entities to receive a grant under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall consider the extent to which the ap-
plication of the eligible entity would— 
‘‘(A) improve alternative fueling corridor 
networks by— 
‘‘(i) enabling a non-designated cor-
ridor to become a corridor-pending corridor 
or a corridor-ready corridor; 
‘‘(ii) converting corridor-pending cor-
ridors to corridor-ready corridors; or 
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‘‘(iii) in the case of corridor-ready cor-
ridors, providing redundancy— 
‘‘(I) to meet excess demand for 
charging and fueling infrastructure; 
or 
‘‘(II) to reduce congestion at ex-
isting charging and fueling infrastruc-
ture in high-traffic locations; 
‘‘(B) meet current or anticipated market 
demands for charging or fueling infrastructure; 
‘‘(C) accelerate the adoption of electric and 
hydrogen powered modes of transportation 
through the establishment of new recharging 
and refueling locations or the expansion of ex-
isting infrastructure constructed without Fed-
eral assistance; and 
‘‘(D) support a long-term competitive mar-
ket for electric vehicle charging and hydrogen 
fueling infrastructure. 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (C) and (D), an eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this subsection shall 
only use the funds to contract with a private 
entity for acquisition and installation of publicly 
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accessible electric vehicle charging infrastruc-
ture and hydrogen fueling infrastructure that is 
directly related to the charging or fueling of a 
vehicle in accordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) LOCATION
OF
INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
Any electric vehicle charging infrastructure or 
hydrogen fueling infrastructure acquired and 
installed with a grant under this subsection 
shall be located along an alternative fuel cor-
ridor designated— 
‘‘(i) under this section, on the condi-
tion that any affected Indian tribes are 
consulted before the designation; or 
‘‘(ii) by a State or group of States, in-
cluding the Regional Electric Vehicle West 
Plan of the States of Arizona, Colorado, 
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, 
Utah, and Wyoming, on the condition that 
any affected Indian tribes are consulted 
before the designation. 
‘‘(C) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 
(ii) and (iii), an eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this subsection may use a 
portion of the funds to provide to a private 
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entity operating assistance for the first 5 
years of operations after the installation of 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure and 
hydrogen fueling infrastructure while the 
facility transitions to independent system 
operations. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—Operating assist-
ance under this subparagraph shall be lim-
ited to costs allocable to operating and 
maintaining the electric vehicle charging 
infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infra-
structure and service, including costs asso-
ciated with labor, marketing, and adminis-
trative costs. 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—Operating assist-
ance under this subparagraph may not ex-
ceed the amount of a contract under sub-
paragraph (A) to acquire and install pub-
licly accessible electric vehicle charging in-
frastructure and hydrogen fueling infra-
structure. 
‘‘(D) SIGNS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), an eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this subsection may 
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‘‘(8) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out with a grant under 
this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent of the 
total project cost. 
‘‘(9) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2028.’’. 
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