---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 16081"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "16081"
heading: "Fuel cell transit bus demonstration"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/16081"
units:
  - "Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs"
  - "Subchapter VII — Vehicles and Fuels"
  - "Part B — Hybrid Vehicles, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Buses"
  - "Subpart 3 — fuel cell buses"
---

# §16081. Fuel cell transit bus demonstration

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4), in consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) of Transportation, shall establish a transit bus demonstration program to make competitive, merit-based awards for 5-year [projects](/usc/42/16371.md?p=12) to demonstrate not more than 25 [fuel cell](/usc/42/16121.md?p=1) transit buses (and necessary infrastructure) in 5 geographically dispersed localities.
- (b) **Preference—** In selecting [projects](/usc/42/16371.md?p=12) under this section, the [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) shall give preference to [projects](/usc/42/16371.md?p=12) that are most likely to mitigate congestion and improve air quality.
- (c) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated to the [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 731, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 821.)