American Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Act

Bill: 111-hr-4399
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Buy American requirements
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Manufacturing
Postal service
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Solid waste and recycling
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
American Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a two-phased program to: (1) award funds for the manufacture, testing, and delivery of at least 20,000 electric drive U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicles or other road vehicles for local postal delivery; and (2) further the deployment of electric drive vehicles and the development of grid services using them, including Vehicle-to-Grid.
 

 
Prescribes Phase I program requirements to direct the Secretary to award funds for the production and delivery of: (1) 2,000 all-electric trucks (including an additional number of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs) to the U.S. Postal Service; (2) 4,000 new electric U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicles, including 200 new Derivative Electric Vehicles, to replace existing U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicles; (3) 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrains and 2,000 all-electric powertrains for converting existing U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicles; and (4) 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the U.S. Postal Service.
 
Requires: (1) installation of 12,000 charging stations at U.S. Postal Service facilities; (2) the deployment of Smart Grid technologies, principally Vehicle-to-Grid; (3) activities to increase lithium ion battery repurposing and lithium ion battery recycling infrastructure; and (4) the development of standards and safety policies for the deployment of the Phase I vehicle test fleet.
 
Establishes the Postal Service Sustainability Fund.
 
Directs the Secretary, based on a Phase I performance report and on recommendations of the Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service, to select one or more recipients for the award of funds for Phase II of the program for the production and delivery of 10,000 electric postal delivery vehicles and 12,000 charging stations.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish a public information clearinghouse for all data collected under this Act. 
 
Requires the Secretary to give priority in the awarding of funds for Phase I and Phase II to applicants that comply with Buy America Act requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to House Science and Technology
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House