Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Bus Infrastructure Act

Bill: 118-hr-4455
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-30
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees

Housing and community development funding

Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles

Infrastructure development

Motor carriers

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Bus Infrastructure Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands the essential community facilities direct loan and grant program of the Department of Agriculture to allow loans or grants to be used for deploying clean school buses and related infrastructure. Specifically, loans or grants may be used for (1) acquisition and labor costs for charging or other infrastructure needed to charge or maintain clean school buses, or (2) planning and technical activities to support the adoption and deployment of clean school buses.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4455 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2023 Mr. Vasquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to support the buildout of clean school bus charging infrastructure through community facilities direct loans and grants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Bus Infrastructure Act . 2. Essential community facilities Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (27) Essential community facilities eligibility for clean school bus infrastructure (A) Definition of clean school bus In this paragraph, the term clean school bus has the meaning given the term in section 741(a)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16091(a)(3) ). (B) Eligibility With respect to direct loans and grants made under the essential community facilities programs authorized under this subsection, a recipient of such a loan or grant may use the loan or grant funds for— (i) acquisition and labor costs for charging or other infrastructure needed to charge or maintain clean school buses; and (ii) planning and technical activities to support the adoption and deployment of clean school buses. (C) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for the cost of loans and grants to carry out this paragraph such sums as are necessary. .