(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall give priority to proposed 
projects that, as determined by the Administrator— 
(1) maximize public health benefits; 
(2) are the most cost-effective; and 
(3) will serve the communities that are most 
polluted by diesel motor emissions, including com-
munities that the Administrator identifies as being 
in either nonattainment or maintenance of the na-
tional ambient air quality standards for a criteria 
pollutant, particularly for— 
(A) ozone; and 
(B) particulate matter. 
(f) DATA RELEASE.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which a grant is made under this section, the 
Administrator shall publish on the website of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, on a downloadable electronic 
database, information with respect to such grant, includ-
ing— 
(1) the name and location of the grant recipi-
ent; 
(2) the total amount of the grant; 
(3) the intended use or uses of the grant; 
(4) the date on which the grant was awarded; 
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(5) where applicable, an estimate of any air pol-
lution or greenhouse gas emissions avoided as a re-
sult of the project funded by the grant; and 
(6) any other data the Administrator deter-
mines to be necessary for an evaluation of the use 
and effect of grants awarded under this section. 
(g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the establishment of 
the pilot program under this section, and annually 
thereafter until funding is expended, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress and make available 
to the public a report that describes, with respect to 
the applicable year— 
(A) any grant applications received under 
such program; 
(B) any grants awarded under such pro-
gram, including a summary of the data de-
scribed in subsection (f); 
(C) the effect of any awarded grants on air 
pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(D) any other data the Administrator de-
termines to be necessary to describe the imple-
mentation, outcomes, or effectiveness of such 
program. 
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(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after funding for the pilot program under this sec-
tion is expended, or five years after such program is 
established, whichever comes first, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress and make available to the 
public a report that describes— 
(A) all of the information collected for the 
annual reports under paragraph (1); 
(B) any benefits to the environment or 
human health that could result from the wide-
spread application of electric transport refrig-
eration units for short-haul transportation and 
delivery of perishable goods, including in low-in-
come communities and communities of color; 
(C) any challenges or benefits that recipi-
ents of grants under such program reported 
with respect to the integration or use of electric 
transport refrigeration units and associated 
technologies; 
(D) an assessment of the national market 
potential for electric transport refrigeration 
units; 
(E) an assessment of challenges and op-
portunities for widespread deployment of elec-
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tric transport refrigeration units, including in 
urban areas; and 
(F) recommendations for how future Fed-
eral, State, and local programs can best support 
the adoption and widespread deployment of 
electric transport refrigeration units. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) DIESEL-POWERED TRANSPORT REFRIGERA-
TION UNIT.—The term ‘‘diesel-powered transport re-
frigeration unit’’ means a transport refrigeration 
unit that is powered by an independent diesel inter-
nal combustion engine. 
(3) ELECTRIC
TRANSPORT
REFRIGERATION 
UNIT.—The term ‘‘electric transport refrigeration 
unit’’ means a transport refrigeration unit in which 
the compressor of the refrigeration system is driven 
by an electric motor all or some of the time, includ-
ing all-electric transport refrigeration units, hybrid 
electric transport refrigeration units, and standby 
electric transport refrigeration units. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
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(A) a regional, State, local, or Tribal agen-
cy or port authority with jurisdiction over 
transportation or air quality; 
(B) a nonprofit organization or institution 
that— 
(i) represents or provides pollution re-
duction or educational services to persons 
or organizations that own or operate diesel 
fleets; or 
(ii) has, as its principal purpose, the 
promotion of air quality; 
(C) any individual or entity that is the 
owner of record of a diesel vehicle or fleet which 
operates for the transportation and delivery of 
perishable goods; 
(D) any individual or entity that is the 
owner of record of a facility which operates as 
a warehouse or storage facility for perishable 
goods; and 
(E) any hospital or public health institu-
tion which utilizes refrigeration for storage of 
perishable goods. 
(5) HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘heavy- 
duty vehicle’’ means— 
(A) a commercial truck or van— 
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(i) used for the primary purpose of 
transporting perishable goods; and 
(ii) with a gross vehicle weight rating 
greater than 6,000 pounds; or 
(B) an insulated cargo trailer used in 
transporting temperature sensitive goods when 
mounted on a semitrailer. 
(6) SHORE
POWER
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term ‘‘shore power infrastructure’’ means electrical 
infrastructure that provides power to the electric 
transport refrigeration unit of a heavy-duty vehicle 
when such vehicle is stationary. 
(7) TRANSPORT
REFRIGERATION
UNIT.—The 
term ‘‘transport refrigeration unit’’ means a refrig-
eration system installed on a heavy-duty vehicle for 
the purpose of cooling perishable or temperature- 
sensitive goods. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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