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(ii) on approval by the Secretary of 
the application, publish, or permit the Sec-
retary to publish, the price described in 
clause (i); and 
(iii) for any order received by the bat-
tery manufacturer for at least 1,000 bat-
teries, offer the batteries at that price. 
(4) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to pro-
posals that— 
(A) are likely to contribute to the commer-
cialization and production of plug-in electric 
drive vehicles in the United States; and 
(B) reduce petroleum usage. 
(5) SCOPE
OF
DEMONSTRATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that 
the program established under this subsection in-
cludes a variety of applications, manufacturers, and 
end-uses. 
(6) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall require a 
grant recipient under this subsection to submit to 
the Secretary, on an annual basis, data relating to 
vehicle, performance, life cycle costs, and emissions 
of vehicles demonstrated under the grant, including 
emissions of greenhouse gases. 
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(7) COST SHARING.—Section 988 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to 
a grant made under this subsection. 
(8) AUTHORIZATIONS
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012, of which not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be available each fiscal year only 
to make grants local and municipal governments. 
(b) NEAR-TERM ELECTRIC DRIVE TRANSPORTATION 
DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
QUALIFIED
ELECTRIC 
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘qualified electric transportation project’’ 
means a project that would simultaneously re-
duce emissions of criteria pollutants, green-
house gas emissions, and petroleum usage by at 
least 40 percent as compared to commercially 
available, petroleum-based technologies. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘qualified electric transportation project’’ 
includes a project relating to— 
(i) shipside or shoreside electrification 
for vessels; 
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(ii) truck-stop electrification; 
(iii) electric truck refrigeration units; 
(iv) battery powered auxiliary power 
units for trucks; 
(v) electric airport ground support 
equipment; 
(vi) electric material and cargo han-
dling equipment; 
(vii) electric or dual-mode electric 
freight rail; 
(viii) any distribution upgrades needed 
to supply electricity to the project; and 
(ix) any ancillary infrastructure, in-
cluding panel upgrades, battery chargers, 
in-situ transformers, and trenching. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Trans-
portation and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, shall establish a program 
to provide grants and loans to eligible entities for 
the conduct of qualified electric transportation 
projects. 
(3) GRANTS.— 
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