Statute · United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 16093 — Fuel cell school buses
42 U.S.C. § 16093
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- antitrust
The Secretary shall establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements— (1) with private sector fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered school buses; and (2) subsequently, with not less than 2 units of local government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered school buses. The non-Federal contribution for activities funded under this section shall be not less than— (1) 20 percent for fuel infrastructure development activities; and (2) 50 percent for demonstration activities and for development activities not described in paragraph (1). Not later than 3 years after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that— (1) evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and (2) assesses the results of the development and demonstration program under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
The Secretary shall establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements— (1) with private sector fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered school buses; and (2) subsequently, with not less than 2 units of local government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered school buses. The non-Federal contribution for activities funded under this section shall be not less than— (1) 20 percent for fuel infrastructure development activities; and (2) 50 percent for demonstration activities and for development activities not described in paragraph (1). Not later than 3 years after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that— (1) evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and (2) assesses the results of the development and demonstration program under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.