(c) GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
As part of the program established under subsection (b), the 
Secretary may make grants to State and local governments 
for carpooling or vanpooling projects. The Secretary may 
make such a grant only if at least 50 percent of the costs 
of the project will be provided by the State or local govern-
ment. If a private sector entity provides vehicles for use in 
a carpooling or vanpooling project supported under this 
subsection, the value of those vehicles may be counted as 
part of the State or local contribution to the project. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making grants for projects 
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consider each of 
the following: 
(1) The potential of the project to promote oil 
conservation. 
(2) The contribution of the project to State or 
local disaster evacuation plans. 
(3) Whether the area in which the project is lo-
cated is a nonattainment area (as that term is de-
fined in section 171 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7501)). 
SEC. 302. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF CARPOOL AND 
VANPOOL PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary, shall evaluate and assess carpool and
vanpool projects funded under the congestion mitigation 
and air quality program established under section 149 of 
title 23, United States Code, to— 
(1) reduce consumption of gasoline; 
(2) determine the direct and indirect impact of 
the projects on air quality and congestion levels; and 
(3) ensure the effective implementation of the 
projects under such program. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary, shall submit to Congress a report in-
cluding recommendations and findings that would improve 
the operation and evaluation of carpool and vanpool 
projects funded under the congestion mitigation and air 
quality improvement program and shall make such report 
available to all State and local metropolitan planning orga-
nizations. 
SEC. 303. INTERNET UTILIZATION STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, under the program 
established in section 301, shall evaluate the capacity of the 
Internet to facilitate carpool and vanpool operations 
through— 
(1) linking riders with local carpools and van-
pools;
(2) providing real-time messaging communica-
tion between drivers and riders; 
(3) assisting employers to establish intercompany 
vanpool and carpool programs; and 
(4) marketing existing vanpool and carpool pro-
grams. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report including recommendations and findings that 
would improve Internet utilization in carpool and vanpool 
operations and shall make such report available to all State 
and local metropolitan planning organizations. 
SEC. 304. FUEL CONSUMPTION EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. 
(a) PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary shall enter into a 
partnership with interested industry groups to create an 
education campaign that provides information to United 
States drivers about measures that may be taken to conserve 
gasoline. 
(b) ACCESSIBILITY.—The public information cam-
paign shall be designed to reach the widest audience pos-
sible. The education campaign may include television, 
print, Internet website, or any method designed to maxi-
mize the dissemination of gasoline savings information to 
drivers.
(c) COST SHARING.—The Secretary shall provide no 
more than 50 percent of the cost of the campaign created 
under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $2,500,000 
for carrying out this section. 
SEC. 305. PROCUREMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING 
DEVICES. 
Section 553(d) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The head of an agency shall procure the most en-
ergy efficient and cost-effective light bulbs or other electrical 
lighting products, consistent with safety considerations, for 
use in that agency’s facilities and buildings.’’. 
SEC. 306. MINORITY EMPLOYMENT. 
Section 385 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy is author-
ized and directed to establish a program to encourage mi-
nority students to study the earth sciences and enter the 
field of geology in order to qualify for employment in the 
oil, gas, and mineral industries. There are authorized to 
be appropriated for the program established under the pre-
ceding sentence $10,000,000.’’.