Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-747
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2019-03-12
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Environmental technology

Government lending and loan guarantees

Motor fuels

Motor vehicles
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-13
text: By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-39.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the diesel emissions reduction program. The program authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies.</p> <p>The bill modifies requirements governing how the EPA must prioritize projects when providing grants, rebates, and loans. Specifically, the EPA must recognize differences in how vehicles, engines, equipment, and fleets are used across the country as it prioritizes projects that include certified engine configurations, verified technologies, or emerging technologies that have a long expected useful life.</p> <p>Under current law, the EPA must use a certain percentage of the funds made available for the program to support state administered programs for reducing diesel emissions. If a state does not quality for funds, then the funds for the unqualified state must be reallocated to qualified states. This bill requires the funds for the unqualified state to be reallocated to the national diesel emissions reduction program.</p>

action_date: 2019-04-10
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the diesel emissions reduction program. The program authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies.</p> <p>The bill modifies requirements governing how the EPA must prioritize projects when providing grants, rebates, and loans. Specifically, the EPA must recognize differences in how vehicles, engines, equipment, and fleets are used across the country as it prioritizes projects that include certified engine configurations, verified technologies, or emerging technologies that have a long expected useful life.</p> <p>Under current law, the EPA must use a certain percentage of the funds made available for the program to support state administered programs for reducing diesel emissions. If a state does not quality for funds, then the funds for the unqualified state must be reallocated to qualified states. This bill requires the funds for the unqualified state to be reallocated to the national diesel emissions reduction program.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 747 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2019 Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Booker , Mrs. Capito , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16137(a) ) is amended by striking 2016 and inserting 2024 . 3. Recognizing differences in diesel vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use (a) National grant, rebate, and loan programs Section 792(c)(4)(D) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16132(c)(4)(D) ) is amended by inserting , recognizing differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States before the semicolon. (b) State grant, rebate, and loan programs Section 793(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16133(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (D) the recognition, for purposes of implementing this section, of differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States, including expected useful life; and . 4. Reallocation of unused State funds Section 793(c)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16133(c)(2)(C) ) is amended beginning in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking to each remaining and all that follows through this paragraph in clause (ii) and inserting to carry out section 792 .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 71 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 747 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2019 Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Booker , Mrs. Capito , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works April 10, 2019 Reported by Mr. Barrasso , without amendment A BILL To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16137(a) ) is amended by striking 2016 and inserting 2024 . 3. Recognizing differences in diesel vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use (a) National grant, rebate, and loan programs Section 792(c)(4)(D) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16132(c)(4)(D) ) is amended by inserting , recognizing differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States before the semicolon. (b) State grant, rebate, and loan programs Section 793(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16133(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (D) the recognition, for purposes of implementing this section, of differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States, including expected useful life; and . 4. Reallocation of unused State funds Section 793(c)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16133(c)(2)(C) ) is amended beginning in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking to each remaining and all that follows through this paragraph in clause (ii) and inserting to carry out section 792 .

April 10, 2019 Reported without amendment