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(D) an estimate of the air pollution emis-
sions reduced and fossil fuel displaced as a result 
of the projects proposed in the application, and 
a plan to collect and disseminate environmental 
data, related to the projects to be funded under 
the grant, over the life of the projects; 
(E) a description of how the projects pro-
posed in the application will be sustainable 
without Federal assistance after the completion 
of the term of the grant; 
(F) a complete description of the costs of 
each project proposed in the application, includ-
ing acquisition, construction, operation, and 
maintenance costs over the expected life of the 
project; 
(G) a description of which costs of the 
projects proposed in the application will be sup-
ported by Federal assistance under this title; and 
(H) documentation to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary that diesel fuel containing sulfur at 
not more than 15 parts per million is available 
for carrying out the projects, and a commitment 
by the applicant to use such fuel in carrying out 
the projects.
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(2) PARTNERS.—An applicant under paragraph 
(1) may carry out projects under the pilot program 
in partnership with public and private entities. 
(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In evaluating applica-
tions under the pilot program, the Secretary shall consider 
each applicant’s previous experience with similar projects 
and shall give priority consideration to applications that—
(1) are most likely to maximize protection of the 
environment; 
(2) demonstrate the greatest commitment on the 
part of the applicant to ensure funding for the pro-
posed projects and the greatest likelihood that each 
project proposed in the application will be main-
tained or expanded after Federal assistance under 
this title is completed; and 
(3) exceed the minimum requirements of sub-
section (c)(1)(A). 
(e) PILOT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall not 
provide more than $20,000,000 in Federal assistance 
under the pilot program to any applicant. 
(2) COST
SHARING.—The Secretary shall not 
provide more than 50 percent of the cost, incurred 
during the period of the grant, of any project under 
the pilot program.
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(3) MAXIMUM
PERIOD
OF
GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary shall not fund any applicant under the pilot 
program for more than 5 years. 
(4) DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec-
retary shall seek to the maximum extent practicable 
to ensure a broad geographic distribution of project 
sites. 
(5) TRANSFER
OF
INFORMATION
AND
KNOWL-
EDGE.—The Secretary shall establish mechanisms to 
ensure that the information and knowledge gained by 
participants in the pilot program are transferred 
among the pilot program participants and to other 
interested parties, including other applicants that 
submitted applications. 
(f) SCHEDULE.—
(1) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 3 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register, Com-
merce Business Daily, and elsewhere as appropriate, 
a request for applications to undertake projects under 
the pilot program. Applications shall be due within 6 
months of the publication of the notice. 
(2) SELECTION.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date by which applications for grants are due, the 
Secretary shall select by competitive, peer review all
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applications for projects to be awarded a grant under 
the pilot program. 
(g) LIMIT ON FUNDING.—The Secretary shall provide 
not less than 20 percent and not more than 25 percent of 
the grant funding made available under this section for the 
acquisition of ultra-low sulfur diesel vehicles. 
SEC. 403. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 months after 
the date grants are awarded under the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report con-
taining—
(1) an identification of the grant recipients and 
a description of the projects to be funded; 
(2) an identification of other applicants that 
submitted applications for the pilot program; and 
(3) a description of the mechanisms used by the 
Secretary to ensure that the information and knowl-
edge gained by participants in the pilot program are 
transferred among the pilot program participants 
and to other interested parties, including other appli-
cants that submitted applications.
(b) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
until the pilot program ends, the Secretary shall transmit 
to the Congress a report containing an evaluation of the
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effectiveness of the pilot program, including an assessment 
of the benefits to the environment derived from the projects 
included in the pilot program as well as an estimate of the 
potential benefits to the environment to be derived from 
widespread application of alternative fueled vehicles and 
ultra-low sulfur diesel vehicles. 
SEC. 404. FUEL CELL TRANSIT BUS DEMONSTRATION. 
The Secretary shall establish a transit bus demonstra-
tion program to make competitive, merit-based awards for 
five-year projects to demonstrate not more than 12 fuel cell 
transit buses (and necessary infrastructure) in three geo-
graphically dispersed localities. In selecting projects under 
this section, the Secretary shall give preference to projects 
that are most likely to mitigate congestion and improve air 
quality. 
SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $200,000,000 to carry out this title, to remain avail-
able until expended.
TITLE V—CLEAN COAL 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) CLEAN COAL POWER INITIATIVE.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out the activities author-