,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,cohen introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require ,states to    
dedicate #e percent of certain funds to 
projects that reduce emission to public 
safety vehicles1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,clean and ,efficient      
,public ,safety ,vehicles ,act of #bjad4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3  7#a7 ,public safety is a    
critically important activity4  7#b7    
,the unique nature of public safety     
vehicles requires the on-board systems  
of the vehicles to continually operate  
for communications1 health1 and public  
safety reasons4  7#c7 ,the fleets of    
municipal fire1 rescue1 police1 and     
safety vehicles require significant fuel
 use4  7#d7 ,state and local governments

 strive to reduce operating costs1 and  
to lead by example on emissions policy4 
7#e7 ,congress1 through the congestion  
mitigation and air quality improvement  
program1 has long recognized the        
importance of partnering with ,states   
and municipalities in addressing        
emissions reduction4  7#f7 ,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 ,smart,way technology      
verification program4  #c4 ,special rule
 for public safety vehicles  ,section   
#adi7;c7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#d7 ,public safety     
vehicles  7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state    
shall obligate #e percent of the funds  
apportioned to the ,state for a fiscal  
year under section #ajd7;b77#d7 for     
projects to implement1 develop1 or      
deploy cost-effective technologies that 

reduce emissions of pollutants from     
publicly owned or leased vehicles used  
to provide public safety services1      
including firefighting vehicles1        
ambulances1 law enforcement vehicles1   
and other emergency response vehicles4  
7,b7 ,technology ,projects carried out  
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall not be    
limited to using technology developed or
 recommended by the ,smart,way program  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency or any successor program4  4