California Clean School Bus Equity Act

Bill: 118-hr-5809
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-09-28
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Educational facilities and institutions

Motor carriers
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>California Clean School Bus Equity Act</strong></p><p>This bill removes a limitation on amounts that may be provided to all eligible entities in a state&nbsp;under the clean school bus program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.&nbsp;Specifically, the bill removes a provision that limits the amount received by all eligible entities in a state from grants and rebates under the program to no more than 10% of the amounts made available to carry out the program during a fiscal year.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5809 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2023 Ms. Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to remove a limitation on amounts provided under the clean school bus program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the California Clean School Bus Equity Act . 2. Clean school bus program Section 741(b)(7) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(b)(7) ) is amended to read as follows: (7) Deployment and distribution The Administrator shall— (A) to the maximum extent practicable, achieve nationwide deployment of clean school buses and zero-emission school buses through the program under this section; and (B) ensure a broad geographic distribution of awards. .