I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3488 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out the Clean Cities program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2009 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. KIRK, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. 
BOREN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. HIG-
GINS, Mr. BARTLETT, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. 
MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
TONKO, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. MASSA, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 
Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. ENGEL, and Mrs. CAPPS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out the Clean 
Cities program, 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 Cities Program 
Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) More than two-thirds of all petroleum used 
in the United States for transportation is imported 
petroleum. 
(2) In 1993, to make the United States eco-
nomically secure, to lessen petroleum dependence, 
and to reduce tailpipe and greenhouse gas emissions, 
the Department of Energy established the Clean Cit-
ies program. 
(3) The program, a partnership between public 
and private entities, is now the Department of Ener-
gy’s flagship transportation deployment and petro-
leum fuel reduction program. 
(4) The program is based on the concept that 
Federal support can empower local citizens and or-
ganizations to become the leaders of a national 
movement for change. 
(5) The program established a national network 
of nearly 90 coalitions comprised of local partner-
ships located in communities representing three- 
quarters of the population of the United States, with 
nearly 5,700 stakeholders from local businesses, 
State and local governments, the transportation in-
dustry, community organizations, and alternative 
fuel providers. 
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(6) In the past 10 years, the program has pro-
vided $43,000,000 in competitive grant funds, which 
were leveraged into $214,000,000 in matching funds 
from 
other 
organizations, 
and 
the 
coalitions 
stretched these dollars even further by obtaining an 
additional $845,000,000 in funding since 1993. 
(7) Marking more than 15 years of progress, 
the Clean Cities program coalitions have reduced pe-
troleum use by more than 2,000,000,000 gallons, 
placed 500,000 alternative fuel vehicles on the road, 
established alternative fuel infrastructure in thou-
sands of strategic locations, and moved alternative 
fuel and advanced technology vehicles into the main-
stream. 
(8) The program is ideally positioned to lead 
the United States toward a clean, secure, and envi-
ronmentally friendly transportation future. 
SEC. 3. CLEAN CITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out the Clean Cities program to encourage and ac-
celerate the use of non-petroleum based fuels, alternative 
fuel vehicles, and other advanced vehicle technologies and 
practices that achieve significant reduction in the overall 
use of petroleum in the transportation sector. Such pro-
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gram shall be a partnership between government and in-
dustry. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The program under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) promote the establishment of vehicle and in-
frastructure projects that incorporate petroleum re-
duction technologies, and include educational efforts 
to inform the public and government officials on the 
benefits and advantages of using alternative fuels 
and advanced technology vehicles technologies; 
(2) provide training, technical assistance, and 
tools to end-users that adopt petroleum reduction 
technologies; 
(3) collaborate with and train fire officials, 
emergency first responders, and safety code officials; 
(4) undertake coordinating efforts between Fed-
eral, local, and State agencies and the alternative 
fuel and advanced technology vehicle industry; 
(5) facilitate the development of necessary re-
fueling and service support infrastructure for petro-
leum reduction technologies; and 
(6) develop Internet-based tools and resources 
for the education and training of consumers and 
Clean Cities program stakeholders. 
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(c) ASSISTANCE AWARDS.—Under the program, the 
Secretary may provide direct financial assistance grants 
to local and State government agencies, nonprofit organi-
zations, and alternative fuel and advanced technology vehi-
cle stakeholders who are working with Clean Cities coali-
tions. These grants shall support the deployment and use 
of alternative fuels and petroleum reduction technologies 
in on-road vehicles. 
(d) COALITION FORMATION.—In carrying out the 
Clean Cities program the Secretary shall encourage and 
support the voluntary formation of local Clean Cities’ or-
ganizations around the country. These local organizations 
shall be made up of State and local government officials 
and also include vehicle owners and operators, fuel and 
service providers, automobile dealers, community service 
organizations, and other private and public stakeholders 
interested in pursuing aggressive petroleum reduction 
goals in the transportation sector. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ALTERNATIVE
FUELS.—The term ‘‘alter-
native fuels’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13211(2)). 
(2) 
ALTERATIVE
FUELED
VEHICLES.—The 
term ‘‘alternative fueled vehicles’’ has the meaning 
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given such term in section 301(3) of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211(3)). 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the Clean Cities program. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this Act, there are authorized to 
be appropriated $125,000,000 for the 5-fiscal-year period 
beginning in fiscal year 2010. 
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