Title: Green Bus Act of 2019
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Green Bus Act of 2019
This bill requires all buses purchased or leased with Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emission beginning on October 1, 2029.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue an annual best practices report on zero-emission bus programs to help states and transit agencies implement zero-emission bus fleets.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2029 specific programs related to low or no emission vehicles and components.
DOT must give preference in awarding grants under the low or no emission program to transit agencies who have completed a full fleet transition plan.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2164 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2164

  To require any bus purchased for use in public transportation with 
   funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration to be a zero-
                 emission bus, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2019

  Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require any bus purchased for use in public transportation with 
   funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration to be a zero-
                 emission bus, 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 Bus Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. ZERO-EMISSION BUS REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 5312 the following:
``Sec. 5313. Zero-emission bus requirements
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other requirements of this 
chapter, not later than October 1, 2029, any bus purchased or leased 
with funds provided under this chapter or otherwise provided by the 
Federal Transit Administration for purposes of providing public 
transportation shall be a zero-emission bus.
    ``(b) Definition of Zero-Emission Bus.--In this section, the term 
`zero-emission bus' means a bus that produces no carbon or particulate 
matter.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 53 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
related to section 5312 the following new item:

``5313. Zero-emission bus requirements.''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES IMPLEMENTING ZERO-EMISSION BUS FLEETS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall compile, and make 
publicly available, a report containing best practices and lessons 
learned by transit agencies and States that have implemented or are in 
the process of implementing zero-emission bus fleets.
    (b) Consultation.--In compiling the report, the Secretary shall 
consult with transit agencies, States, zero-emission bus manufacturers, 
and other stakeholders that the Secretary determines are appropriate.
    (c) Updates to Report.--The Secretary shall update the report 
required under subsection (a) annually.

SEC. 4. EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN LOW- OR NO-EMISSION VEHICLE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Additional Authorization for Certain Programs.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 5338(a) of 
        title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
            ``(3) Additional authorization of appropriations.--There 
        shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 
        Trust Fund for fiscal years 2021 through 2029 such funds as are 
        specifically allocated for those fiscal years under paragraph 
        (2). Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize 
        the appropriation of any amounts not so allocated.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or paragraph 
        (3)'' after ``paragraph (1)''.
    (b) Low- and No-Emission Component Assessment Program.--Section 
5338(a)(2)(G) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
                    ``(G) $28,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
                through 2019 and $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2020 through 2029 shall be available to carry out 
                section 5312, of which--
                            ``(i) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2016 through 2019 and $5,000,000 for each of 
                        fiscal years 2020 through 2029 shall be 
                        available to carry out section 5312(h); and
                            ``(ii) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2016 through 2019 and $20,000,000 for each of 
                        fiscal years 2020 through 2029 shall be 
                        available to carry out section 5312(i);''.
    (c) Low- or No-Emission Vehicle Program.--Section 5338(a)(2)(M) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and $344,044,179 for fiscal year 2020'' 
        and inserting ``, $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, 
        $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, $550,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2022, $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $650,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2024, $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, 
        $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, $800,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2027, $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2028, and $900,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2029''; and
            (2) by striking ``2020 shall be available to carry out 
        section 5339(c)'' and inserting ``2019, $150,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2020, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, $250,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2022, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, 
        $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2025, $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, $500,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2027, $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2028, and 
        $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 shall be available to carry 
        out section 5339(c)''.
    (d) Planning Programs.--Section 5338(a)(2)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``and $142,036,417 for fiscal year 
2020'' and inserting ``and $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2029''.

SEC. 5. PREFERENCE UNDER LOW- OR NO-EMISSION VEHICLE PROGRAM FOR 
              OPERATORS WITH FULL FLEET TRANSITION PLANS.

    Section 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Preference.--In awarding grants under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants 
        who have completed a full fleet transition plan.''.
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