Title: GREEN Vehicles at Airports Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Generating Revenue for Electric and Emission-Negligible Vehicles at Airports Act or the GREEN Vehicles at Airports Act
This bill abolishes the inherently low emission airport vehicle pilot program and revises the pilot program the Department of Transportation (DOT) is authorized to establish under which sponsors of public-use airports may use funds to carry out activities associated with the acquisition and operation of eligible zero-emission vehicles and equipment.
DOT may establish a zero-emission technology program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3514 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3514

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to encourage the use of zero-
emission vehicles and technology at public-use airports, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26 2018

 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
 and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, to encourage the use of zero-
emission vehicles and technology at public-use airports, 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 ``Generating Revenue for Electric and 
Emission-Negligible Vehicles at Airports Act'' or the ``GREEN Vehicles 
at Airports Act''.

SEC. 2. ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Zero-Emission Program.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 471 of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking section 47136;
                    (B) by redesignating section 47136a as section 
                47136; and
                    (C) in section 47136, as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
                        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may establish a 
pilot program under which the sponsors of public-use airports may use 
funds made available under this chapter or section 48103 for use at 
such airports to carry out--
            ``(1) activities associated with the acquisition, by 
        purchase or lease, and operation of eligible zero-emission 
        vehicles and equipment, including removable power sources for 
        such vehicles; and
            ``(2) the construction or modification of infrastructure to 
        facilitate the delivery of fuel, power or services necessary 
        for the use of such vehicles.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--A public-use airport is eligible for 
participation in the program if the eligible vehicles or equipment 
are--
            ``(1) used exclusively on airport property; or
            ``(2) used exclusively to transport passengers and 
        employees between the airport and--
                    ``(A) nearby facilities which are owned or 
                controlled by the airport or which otherwise directly 
                support the functions or services provided by the 
                airport; or
                    ``(B) an intermodal surface transportation facility 
                adjacent to the airport.''; and
                            (ii) by striking subsections (d) through 
                        (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out under the program shall be the Federal share specified in 
section 47109.
    ``(e) Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The sponsor of a public-use airport may 
        use not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to 
        the sponsor under the program in any fiscal year for--
                    ``(A) technical assistance; and
                    ``(B) project management support to assist the 
                airport with the solicitation, acquisition, and 
                deployment of zero-emission vehicles, related 
                equipment, and supporting infrastructure.
            ``(2) Providers of technical assistance.--To receive the 
        technical assistance or project management support described in 
        paragraph (1), participants in the program may use--
                    ``(A) a nonprofit organization selected by the 
                Secretary; or
                    ``(B) a university transportation center receiving 
                grants under section 5505 in the region of the airport.
    ``(f) Materials Identifying Best Practices.--The Secretary may 
create and make available materials identifying best practices for 
carrying out activities funded under the program based on previous 
related projects and other sources.
    ``(g) Allowable Project Cost.--The allowable project cost for the 
acquisition of a zero-emission vehicle shall be the total cost of 
purchasing or leasing the vehicle, including the cost of technical 
assistance or project management support described in subsection (e).
    ``(h) Flexible Procurement.--A sponsor of a public-use airport may 
use funds made available under the program to acquire, by purchase or 
lease, a zero-emission vehicle and a removable power source in separate 
transactions, including transactions by which the airport purchases the 
vehicle and leases the removable power source.
    ``(i) Testing Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--A sponsor of a public-use airport may 
        not use funds made available under the program to acquire a 
        zero-emission vehicle unless that make, model, or type of 
        vehicle has been tested by a Federal vehicle testing facility 
        acceptable to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Penalties for false statements.--A certification of 
        compliance under paragraph (1) shall be considered a 
        certification required under this subchapter for purposes of 
        section 47126.
    ``(j) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            ``(1) `eligible zero-emission vehicle and equipment' means 
        a zero-emission vehicle, equipment related to such a vehicle, 
        or ground support equipment that includes zero-emission 
        technology that is--
                    ``(A) used exclusively on airport property; or
                    ``(B) used exclusively to transport passengers and 
                employees between the airport and--
                            ``(i) nearby facilities which are owned or 
                        controlled by the airport or which otherwise 
                        directly support the functions or services 
                        provided by the airport; or
                            ``(ii) an intermodal surface transportation 
                        facility adjacent to the airport;
            ``(2) `removable power source' means a power source that is 
        separately installed in, and removable from, a zero-emission 
        vehicle and may include a battery, a fuel cell, an ultra-
        capacitor, or other power source used in a zero-emission 
        vehicle; and
            ``(3) `zero-emission vehicle' means--
                    ``(A) a zero-emission vehicle as defined in section 
                88.102-94 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; or
                    ``(B) a vehicle that produces zero exhaust 
                emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor 
                pollutant) under any possible operational modes and 
                conditions.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 471 of 
        title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the items 
        relating to sections 47136 and 47136a and inserting the 
        following:

``47136. Zero-emission airport vehicles and infrastructure.''.
    (b) Special Apportionment Categories.--
            (1) In general.--Section 47117(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting ``for airport development 
        described in section 47102(3)(P),'' after ``under section 
        47141,''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 47102(3) of title 49, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(P) converting or retrofitting vehicles and 
                ground support equipment into eligible zero-emission 
                vehicles and equipment or acquiring, by purchase or 
                lease, eligible zero-emission vehicles and 
                equipment.''.
    (c) Deployment of Zero-Emission Vehicle Technology.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation (in 
        this subsection referred to as the ``Secretary'') may establish 
        a zero-emission airport technology program--
                    (A) to facilitate the deployment of commercially 
                viable zero-emission airport vehicles, technology, and 
                related infrastructure; and
                    (B) to minimize the risk of deploying such 
                vehicles, technology, and infrastructure.
            (2) General authority.--
                    (A) Assistance to nonprofit organizations.--The 
                Secretary may provide assistance under the program to 
                not more than 3 geographically diverse, eligible 
                organizations to conduct zero-emission airport 
                technology and infrastructure projects.
                    (B) Forms of assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
                assistance under the program in the form of grants, 
                contracts, and cooperative agreements.
            (3) Selection of participants.--
                    (A) National solicitation.--In selecting 
                participants, the Secretary shall--
                            (i) conduct a national solicitation for 
                        applications for assistance under the program; 
                        and
                            (ii) select the recipients of assistance 
                        under the program on a competitive basis.
                    (B) Considerations.--In selecting from among 
                applicants for assistance under the program, the 
                Secretary shall consider--
                            (i) the ability of an applicant to 
                        contribute significantly to deploying zero-
                        emission technology as the technology relates 
                        to airport operations;
                            (ii) the financing plan and cost-share 
                        potential of the applicant; and
                            (iii) other factors, as the Secretary 
                        determines appropriate.
                    (C) Priority.--ln selecting from among applicants 
                for assistance under the program, the Secretary shall 
                give priority consideration to an applicant that has 
                successfully managed advanced transportation technology 
                projects, including projects related to zero-emission 
                transportation operations.
            (4) Eligible projects.--A recipient of assistance under the 
        program shall use the assistance--
                    (A) to review and conduct demonstrations of zero-
                emission technologies and related infrastructure at 
                airports;
                    (B) to evaluate the credibility of new, unproven 
                vehicle and energy-efficient technologies in various 
                aspects of airport operations prior to widespread 
                investment in the technologies by airports and the 
                aviation industry;
                    (C) to collect data and make the recipient's 
                findings available to airports, so that airports can 
                evaluate the applicability of new technologies to their 
                facilities; and
                    (D) to report the recipient's findings to the 
                Secretary.
            (5) Administrative provisions.--
                    (A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
                of a project carried out under the program may not 
                exceed 80 percent.
                    (B) Terms and conditions.--A grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement under this subsection shall be 
                subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
                determines appropriate.
            (6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Eligible organization.--The term ``eligible 
                organization'' means an organization that has expertise 
                in zero-emission technology.
                    (B) Organization.--The term ``organization'' 
                includes--
                            (i) a nonprofit organization under section 
                        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                            (ii) a university transportation center 
                        receiving grants under section 5505 of title 
                        49, United States Code; and
                            (iii) other Federal or non-Federal entities 
                        as the Secretary deems appropriate.
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