,i #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhhi ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,coh5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to require ,/ates to d$icate #e p]c5t ( c]ta9 funds to projects t r$uce emission to public safety vehicles1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,clean & ,effici5t ,public ,safety ,vehicles ,act ( #bjad4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,public safety is a critically important activity4 7#b7 ,! unique nature ( public safety vehicles requires ! on-bo>d sy/ems ( ! vehicles to cont9ually op]ate = communications1 heal?1 & public safety reasons4 7#c7 ,! fleets ( municipal fire1 rescue1 police1 & safety vehicles require significant fuel use4 7#d7 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts /rive to r$uce op]at+ co/s1 & to lead by example on emissions policy4 7#e7 ,congress1 ?r\gh ! conge/ion mitigation & air quality improvem5t program1 has long recogniz$ ! importance ( p>tn]+ ) ,/ates & municipalities 9 address+ emissions r$uction4 7#f7 ,! private sector has develop$ a range ( te*nologies mat*$ to light & m$ium duty public safety vehicles t h n yet be5 evaluat$ by ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy "u its curr5t ,smart,way te*nology v]ification program4 #c4 ,special rule = public safety vehicles ,section #adi7;c7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#d7 ,public safety vehicles 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate %all obligate #e p]c5t ( ! funds apportion$ to ! ,/ate = a fiscal ye> "u section #ajd7;b77#d7 = projects to implem5t1 develop1 or deploy co/-effective te*nologies t r$uce emissions ( pollutants f publicly own$ or leas$ vehicles us$ to provide public safety s]vices1 includ+ firefight+ vehicles1 ambulances1 law en=cem5t vehicles1 & o!r em]g5cy response vehicles4 7,b7 ,te*nology ,projects c>ri$ out "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n be limit$ to us+ te*nology develop$ or recomm5d$ by ! ,smart,way program ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy or any successor program4 4