Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Clean and Efficient Public Safety Vehicles Act of 2014”.
Clean and Efficient Public Safety Vehicles Act of 2014
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to dedicate 5 percent of certain funds to projects that reduce emission to public safety vehicles, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Findings
Congress finds the following:
Public safety is a critically important activity.
The unique nature of public safety vehicles requires the on-board systems of the vehicles to continually operate for communications, health, and public safety reasons.
The fleets of municipal fire, rescue, police, and safety vehicles require significant fuel use.
State and local governments strive to reduce operating costs, and to lead by example on emissions policy.
Congress, through the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, has long recognized the importance of partnering with States and municipalities in addressing emissions reduction.
The private sector has developed a range of technologies matched to light and medium duty public safety vehicles that have not yet been evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency under its current SmartWay technology verification program.
Sec. 3 Special rule for public safety vehicles
Section 149(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Public safety vehicles
“(A) In general—A State shall obligate 5 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for a fiscal year under section 104(b)(4) for projects to implement, develop, or deploy cost-effective technologies that reduce emissions of pollutants from publicly owned or leased vehicles used to provide public safety services, including firefighting vehicles, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, and other emergency response vehicles.
“(B) Technology—Projects carried out under subparagraph (A) shall not be limited to using technology developed or recommended by the SmartWay program of the Environmental Protection Agency or any successor program.”