1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Low or No Emission Bus Access Act of 2020”.
Low or No Emission Bus Access Act of 2020
A BILL
To clarify low or no emission vehicle project eligibility for bus and bus facility competitive grants.
2. Competitive grants for buses and bus facilities
In general— Section 5339(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(C) any eligible project (as defined in subsection (c)(1)).”
Competitive process— Section 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(9) Competitive process
“(A) Solicitation of applications—Not later than 30 days after the date on which amounts are made available for obligation under this subsection for a full fiscal year, the Secretary shall solicit grant applications for projects under this subsection on a competitive basis.
“(B) Grant awards—The Secretary shall award a grant under this subsection based on a solicitation under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 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.”
3. Low or no emission vehicle program
Section 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(F) $165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.”
in paragraph (2)(M)—
by inserting “(i)” after “(M)”;
by striking “no or low” and inserting “low or no”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) $165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 shall be available for low or no emission grants under section 5339(c); and”