Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2021
Bill: S.504 | Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine (D-NV)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), the Forest Service, and the National Park Service (NPS) to collaborate on a Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation and use of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure, including on land that is not National Forest System land or NPS land.
The agencies shall facilitate such installation and use, including by acquiring zero-emissions vehicles for the fleets of the Forest Service and the NPS.
For purposes of determining whether the acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles is practical for the fleet of the Forest Service or the NPS, DOE shall take into account the availability on National Forest System land or NPS land, as applicable, of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure.

To establish the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate 
 the installation of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National 
  Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain related 
                     land, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate agency head.--The term ``appropriate agency 
        head'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to 
                National Forest System land; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
                the Director of the National Park Service, with respect 
                to National Park System land.
            (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    (D) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate; and
                    (E) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
            (3) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means--
                    (A) National Forest System land;
                    (B) National Park System land; and
                    (C) any land, including land owned by a unit of 
                local government or Indian Tribe (as defined in section 
                4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
                Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304))--
                            (i) that is located not more than 25 miles 
                        from land described in subparagraph (A) or (B); 
                        and
                            (ii) with respect to which the Secretary or 
                        an appropriate agency head has entered into an 
                        agreement with the owner of the land for the 
                        installation of zero-emissions vehicle 
                        infrastructure on the land, after making a 
                        determination that the infrastructure to be 
                        installed under the agreement is related to 
                        providing zero-emissions vehicles with access 
                        to land described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
            (5) Zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure.--The term 
        ``zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure'' means infrastructure 
        used to charge or fuel a zero-emissions vehicle.
            (6) Zero-emissions vehicle.--The term ``zero-emissions 
        vehicle'' means--
                    (A) a zero-emission vehicle (as defined in section 
                88.102-94 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
                successor regulations)); or
                    (B) a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions 
                of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or 
                greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes or 
                conditions.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREEN SPACES, GREEN VEHICLES INITIATIVE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary and the appropriate agency heads 
shall collaborate on an initiative, to be known as the ``Green Spaces, 
Green Vehicles Initiative'', to facilitate the installation and use of 
zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on covered land.
    (b) Duties.--The Secretary and the appropriate agency heads shall 
facilitate the installation and use of zero-emissions vehicle 
infrastructure on covered land--
            (1) by entering into agreements with public, private, or 
        nonprofit entities for the acquisition, installation, and 
        operation, including use-fee processing and collection, on 
        covered land of publicly accessible zero-emissions vehicle 
        infrastructure that is directly related to the charging or 
        fueling of a vehicle in accordance with this section;
            (2) by acquiring, in coordination with the Administrator of 
        General Services, zero-emissions vehicles, including shuttle 
        vehicles, for the fleets of the Forest Service and the National 
        Park Service;
            (3) by providing information to the public, including by 
        publishing a map on any relevant agency website, regarding the 
        availability of existing and planned zero-emissions vehicle 
        infrastructure on covered land; and
            (4) by allowing for the use of charging infrastructure by 
        employees of the Forest Service and the National Park Service 
        to charge vehicles used by the employees in commuting to or 
        from work.
    (c) Requirement.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary and 
the appropriate agency heads shall ensure that the installation and use 
of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on covered land--
            (1) is consistent with--
                    (A) all rules established for the covered land on 
                which the zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure is 
                installed;
                    (B) any applicable general management plan prepared 
                under section 100502 of title 54, United States Code, 
                for that covered land;
                    (C) any applicable land and resource management 
                plan developed under section 6 of the Forest and 
                Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
                U.S.C. 1604) for that covered land; and
                    (D) any other organizing or other document relating 
                to the management of that covered land; and
            (2) complies with all applicable laws relating to the 
        management of the covered land.
    (d) Considerations.--In determining the location for zero-emissions 
vehicle infrastructure acquired and installed on covered land under 
subsection (b), the Secretary and the appropriate agency heads shall 
consider whether a proposed location would--
            (1) support the use of zero-emissions vehicles by Federal 
        fleets and visitors to Federal facilities;
            (2) complement, to the extent feasible, alternative fueling 
        corridor networks established under section 151 of title 23, 
        United States Code;
            (3) meet current or anticipated market demands for charging 
        or fueling infrastructure; and
            (4) enable or accelerate the construction of charging or 
        fueling infrastructure that would be unlikely to be completed 
        without Federal assistance.
    (e) Location of Infrastructure.--Any zero-emissions vehicle 
infrastructure acquired, installed, or operated under subsection (b) 
shall be located on covered land.
    (f) Funding.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this section $72,000,000 for 
        each fiscal year.
            (2) Limitations on use of funds.--
                    (A) Federal fleets.--Not more than 20 percent of 
                any funds appropriated to carry out this section may be 
                used to acquire zero-emissions vehicles under 
                subsection (b)(2).
                    (B) Urbanized areas.--Not more than 30 percent of 
                any funds appropriated to carry out this section may be 
                used to acquire, install, or operate zero-emissions 
                vehicle infrastructure in an urbanized area (as 
                designated by the Bureau of the Census).
                    (C) Administrative costs.--Not more than 2 percent 
                of any funds appropriated to carry out this section may 
                be used for administrative costs.

SEC. 4. AGREEMENTS FOR SHUTTLE OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ON 
              NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND AND NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
              LAND.

    In entering into an agreement with an entity to provide shuttle or 
other transportation services on or to covered land, an appropriate 
agency head shall give priority consideration to an entity that would 
provide the applicable services using zero-emissions vehicles.

SEC. 5. ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE BY LIGHT DUTY FEDERAL VEHICLES.

    Section 400AA(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6374(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) For purposes of making a determination under 
        paragraph (1) as to whether the acquisition of alternative 
        fueled vehicles is practicable for the fleet of the Forest 
        Service or the National Park Service, the Secretary, in 
        cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary 
        of the Interior, as applicable, shall take into account the 
        availability on National Forest System land or National Park 
        System land, as applicable, of zero-emissions vehicle 
        infrastructure (as defined in section 2 of the Green Spaces, 
        Green Vehicles Act of 2021) acquired and installed under 
        section 3 of the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2021.
            ``(6)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
        Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture or 
        the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, shall develop a 
        strategy to, by 2030, increase the number of zero-emissions 
        vehicles (as defined in section 2 of the Green Spaces, Green 
        Vehicles Act of 2021) in the fleet and used in shuttle 
        operations of each of the Forest Service and the National Park 
        Service to the greater of--
                    ``(i) a number that is equal to 125 percent of the 
                number of zero-emissions vehicles in the fleet and 
                shuttle operations of each agency on the date of 
                enactment of this paragraph; and
                    ``(ii) a number that is equal to 25 percent of all 
                vehicles in the fleet and shuttle operations of each 
                agency.
            ``(B) The strategy developed under subparagraph (A) shall 
        be updated not less frequently than once every 2 years.''.

SEC. 6. REPORT.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
biennially thereafter, the Secretary and the appropriate agency heads 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 
describes--
            (1) the location of--
                    (A) any zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure 
                acquired, installed, or operated, or planned to be 
                acquired, installed, or operated, under section 
                3(b)(1); and
                    (B) any zero-emissions vehicles acquired for the 
                fleet of the Forest Service or the National Park 
                Service under section 3(b)(2);
            (2) the amount of Federal funds expended to carry out each 
        duty under section 3(b);
            (3) any allocation of costs or benefits between the Federal 
        Government and private or nonprofit entities under an agreement 
        entered into by the Secretary or the appropriate agency heads 
        under section 3(b)(1);
            (4) the justifications for the expenditure of funds to 
        carry out section 3 during the period covered by the report, 
        including, with respect to any zero-emissions vehicle 
        infrastructure installed during the period covered by the 
        report, an analysis of each of the considerations under section 
        3(d);
            (5) if applicable, any challenges in acquiring the 
        necessary workforce to install, operate, or maintain--
                    (A) any zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure 
                acquired, installed, or operated, or planned to be 
                acquired, installed, or operated, under section 
                3(b)(1); and
                    (B) any zero-emissions vehicles acquired for the 
                fleet of the Forest Service or the National Park 
                Service under section 3(b)(2);
            (6) with respect to each agreement for shuttle or other 
        transportation services on or to covered land entered into by 
        an appropriate agency head during the period covered by the 
        report, how the appropriate agency head complied with the 
        requirements of section 4;
            (7) the strategy developed under paragraph (6)(A) of 
        section 400AA(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
        U.S.C. 6374(a)) (including any updates to the strategy under 
        paragraph (6)(B) of that section); and
            (8) any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to 
        any additional funding or authority needed to carry out 
        paragraph (6) of section 400AA(a) of the Energy Policy and 
        Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(a)).
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