Low or No Emission Bus Access Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3373
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2020-03-02
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Government trust funds

Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles

Motor vehicles

Public transit

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Low or No Emission Bus Access Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill revises and extends through FY2025 the low or no emissions competitive grant program for buses and bus facilities.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3373 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2020 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To clarify low or no emission vehicle project eligibility for bus and bus facility competitive grants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Low or No Emission Bus Access Act of 2020 . 2. Competitive grants for buses and bus facilities (a) In general Section 5339(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) any eligible project (as defined in subsection (c)(1)). . (b) Competitive process Section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Competitive process (A) Solicitation of applications Not later than 30 days after the date on which amounts are made available for obligation under this subsection for a full fiscal year, the Secretary shall solicit grant applications for projects under this subsection on a competitive basis. (B) Grant awards The Secretary shall award a grant under this subsection based on a solicitation under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph not later than the earlier of— (i) 75 days after the date on which the solicitation expires; or (ii) the end of the fiscal year in which the Secretary solicited the grant applications. . 3. Low or no emission vehicle program Section 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (F) $165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(M)— (A) by inserting (i) after (M) ; (B) by striking no or low and inserting low or no ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) $165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 shall be available for low or no emission grants under section 5339(c); and .