(a)
(1)
(A) the term "low or no emission vehicle" has the meaning given that term in subsection (c)(1);
(B) the term "State" means a State of the United States; and
(C) the term "territory" means the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.
(2)
(A) to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment, including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities; and
(B) to construct bus-related facilities.
(3)
(A) section 5307 shall apply to recipients of grants made in urbanized areas under this subsection; and
(B) section 5311 shall apply to recipients of grants made in rural areas under this subsection.
(4)
(A)
(i) designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators; or
(ii) State or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service.
(B)
(5)
(A)
(B)
(6)
(A)
(B)
(7)
(A)
(B)
(i) in cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;
(ii) from revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions;
(iii) from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital;
(iv) from amounts received under a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or private social service organization; or
(v) from revenues generated from value capture financing mechanisms.
(8)
(9)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(b)
(1)
(A) replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing, or leasing buses or related equipment; and
(B) rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing, or leasing bus-related facilities.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(A) disclose all metrics and evaluation procedures to be used in considering grant applications under this subsection upon issuance of the notice of funding availability in the Federal Register; and
(B) publish a summary of final scores for selected projects, metrics, and other evaluations used in awarding grants under this subsection in the Federal Register.
(5)
(6)
(A)
(i) section 5307 for eligible recipients of grants made in urbanized areas; and
(ii) section 5311 for eligible recipients of grants made in rural areas.
(B)
(7)
(A) shall remain available for 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the amount is made available; and
(B) that remain unobligated at the end of the period described in subparagraph (A) shall be added to the amount made available to an eligible project in the following fiscal year.
(8)
(c)
(1)
(A) the term "direct carbon emissions" means the quantity of direct greenhouse gas emissions from a vehicle, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(B) the term "eligible project" means a project or program of projects in an eligible area for—
(i) acquiring low or no emission vehicles;
(ii) leasing low or no emission vehicles;
(iii) acquiring low or no emission vehicles with a leased power source;
(iv) constructing facilities and related equipment for low or no emission vehicles;
(v) leasing facilities and related equipment for low or no emission vehicles;
(vi) constructing new public transportation facilities to accommodate low or no emission vehicles; or
(vii) rehabilitating or improving existing public transportation facilities to accommodate low or no emission vehicles;
(C) the term "leased power source" means a removable power source, as defined in subsection (c)(3) of section 3019 of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2015 that is made available through a capital lease under such section;
(D) the term "low or no emission bus" means a bus that is a low or no emission vehicle;
(E) the term "low or no emission vehicle" means—
(i) a passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation that the Secretary determines sufficiently reduces energy consumption or harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, when compared to a comparable standard vehicle; or
(ii) a zero emission vehicle used to provide public transportation;
(F) the term "recipient" means a designated recipient, a local governmental authority, or a State that receives a grant under this subsection for an eligible project; and
(G) the term "zero emission vehicle" means a low or no emission vehicle that produces no carbon or particulate matter.
(2)
(3)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(i)
(ii)
(4)
(A) not later than 30 days after the date on which amounts are made available for obligation under this subsection for a full fiscal year, solicit grant applications for eligible projects on a competitive basis; and
(B) award a grant under this subsection based on the solicitation under subparagraph (A) 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.
(5)
(A) make greater reductions in energy consumption and harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, than comparable standard buses or other low or no emission buses; and
(B) are part of a long-term integrated fleet management plan for the recipient.
(6)
(A) shall remain available to an eligible project for 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the amount is made available; and
(B) that remain unobligated at the end of the period described in subparagraph (A) shall be added to the amount made available to an eligible project in the following fiscal year.
(7)
(A)
(B)
References in Text
Section 3019 of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2015, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(C), is section 3019 of Pub. L. 114–94, which is set out as a note under section 5325 of this title.
Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–94 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to grants for buses and bus facilities for provisions relating to bus and bus facilities formula grants.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 114–87 substituted "and $11,632,514 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 4, 2015," for "and $9,127,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015,", "$221,994 for such period" for "$174,180 for such period", and "$88,798 for such period" for "$69,672 for such period".
Pub. L. 114–73 substituted "and $9,127,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on November 20, 2015," for "and $5,189,891 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015,", "$174,180 for such period" for "$99,044 for such period", and "$69,672 for such period" for "$39,617 for such period".
Pub. L. 114–41 substituted "each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and $5,189,891 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on October 29, 2015," for "each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $54,553,425 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,", "$99,044 for such period" for "$1,041,096 for such period", and "$39,617 for such period" for "$416,438 for such period".
Pub. L. 114–21 substituted "and $54,553,425 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015," for "and $43,606,849 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,", "$1,041,096 for such period" for "$832,192 for such period", and "$416,438 for such period" for "$332,877 for such period".
2014—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 113–159 inserted "for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and $43,606,849 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015," after "$65,500,000", "for each such fiscal year and $832,192 for such period" after "$1,250,000", and "for each such fiscal year and $332,877 for such period" after "$500,000".
2012—Pub. L. 112–141 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to alternatives analysis program.
2005—Pub. L. 109–59 inserted section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Effective for funds not yet expended on the effective date of this section, the Federal share for funds under this chapter for a grantee named in section 603(14) of Public Law 97–468 shall be the same as the Federal share under 23 U.S.C. section 120(b) for Federal aid highway funds apportioned to the State in which it operates."
Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–94 effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
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