,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cead  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf 
#bjah,ms4 ,cortez ,masto introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to encourage the 
use of zero-emission vehicles and       
technology at public-use airports1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,generating ,revenue for ,electric and  
,emission-,negligible ,vehicles at      
,airports ,act or the ,,green ,vehicles 
at ,airports ,act4  #b4 ,zero-emission  
vehicles and technology  7a7            
,zero-,emission program  7#a7 ,in       
general ,chapter #dga of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7,a7 by striking section #dgacf2  7,b7  
by redesignating section #dgacf;a as    
section #dgacf2 and  7,c7 in section    
#dgacf1 as so redesignated-- 7i7 by     

striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and    
inserting the following3  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation may establish a pilot   
program under which the sponsors of     
public-use airports may use funds made  
available under this chapter or section 
#dhajc for use at such airports to carry
 out--  7#a7 activities associated with 
the acquisition1 by purchase or lease1  
and operation of eligible zero-emission 
vehicles and equipment1 including       
removable power sources for such        
vehicles2 and  7#b7 the construction or 
modification of infrastructure to       
facilitate the delivery of fuel1 power  
or services necessary for the use of    
such vehicles4  7b7 ,eligibility ,a     
public-use airport is eligible for      
participation in the program if the     
eligible vehicles or equipment are--    
7#a7 used exclusively on airport        
property2 or  7#b7 used exclusively to  
transport passengers and employees      
between the airport and--  7,a7 nearby  

facilities which are owned or controlled
 by the airport or which otherwise      
directly support the functions or       
services provided by the airport2 or    
7,b7 an intermodal surface              
transportation facility adjacent to the 
airport4  2 and  7ii7 by striking       
subsections 7d7 through 7f7 and         
inserting the following3  7d7 ,federal  
share ,the ,federal share of the cost of
 a project carried out under the program
 shall be the ,federal share specified  
in section #dgaji4  7e7 ,technical      
assistance  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
sponsor of a public-use airport may use 
not more than #aj percent of the amounts
 made available to the sponsor under the
 program in any fiscal year for--  7,a7 
technical assistance2 and  7,b7 project 
management support to assist the airport
 with the solicitation1 acquisition1 and
 deployment of zero-emission vehicles1  
related equipment1 and supporting       
infrastructure4  7#b7 ,providers of     
technical assistance ,to receive the    

technical assistance or project         
management support described in         
paragraph 7#a71 participants in the     
program may use--  7,a7 a nonprofit     
organization selected by the ,secretary2
 or  7,b7 a university transportation   
center receiving grants under section   
#eeje in the region of the airport4  7f7
 ,materials identifying best practices  
,the ,secretary may create and make     
available materials identifying best    
practices for carrying out activities   
funded under the program based on       
previous related projects and other     
sources4  7g7 ,allowable project cost   
,the allowable project cost for the     
acquisition of a zero-emission vehicle  
shall be the total cost of purchasing or
 leasing the vehicle1 including the cost
 of technical assistance or project     
management support described in         
subsection 7e74  7h7 ,flexible          
procurement ,a sponsor of a public-use  
airport may use funds made available    
under the program to acquire1 by        

purchase or lease1 a zero-emission      
vehicle and a removable power source in 
separate transactions1 including        
transactions by which the airport       
purchases the vehicle and leases the    
removable power source4  7i7 ,testing   
required  7#a7 ,in general ,a sponsor of
 a public-use airport may not use funds 
made available under the program to     
acquire a zero-emission vehicle unless  
that make1 model1 or type of vehicle has
 been tested by a ,federal vehicle      
testing facility acceptable to the      
,secretary4  7#b7 ,penalties for false  
statements ,a certification of          
compliance under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 considered a certification required    
under this subchapter for purposes of   
section #dgabf4  7j7 ,definitions ,in   
this section1 the term-- 7#a7 eligible  
zero-emission vehicle and equipment     
means a zero-emission vehicle1 equipment
 related to such a vehicle1 or ground   
support equipment that includes         
zero-emission technology that is--  7,a7

 used exclusively on airport property2  
or  7,b7 used exclusively to transport  
passengers and employees between the    
airport and--  7i7 nearby facilities    
which are owned or controlled by the    
airport or which otherwise directly     
support the functions or services       
provided by the airport2 or  7ii7 an    
intermodal surface transportation       
facility adjacent to the airport2  7#b7 
removable power source means a power    
source that is separately installed in1 
and removable from1 a zero-emission     
vehicle and may include a battery1 a    
fuel cell1 an ultra-capacitor1 or other 
power source used in a zero-emission    
vehicle2 and  7#c7 zero-emission vehicle
 means-- 7,a7 a zero-emission vehicle as
 defined in section #hh4ajb-id of title 
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 or 
7,b7 a vehicle that produces zero       
exhaust emissions of any criteria       
pollutant 7or precursor pollutant7 under
 any possible operational modes and     
conditions4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment

 ,the analysis for chapter #dga of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by striking the items relating to       
sections #dgacf and #dgacf;a and        
inserting the following3  #dgacf4       
,zero-emission airport vehicles and     
infrastructure4  4  7b7 ,special        
apportionment categories  7#a7 ,in      
general ,section #dgaag7;e77#a77;,a7 of 
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting for airport        
development described in section        
#dgajb7c77,p71 after under section      
#dgada14  7#b7 ,conforming amendment    
,section #dgajb7c7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7,p7 converting 
or retrofitting vehicles and ground     
support equipment into eligible         
zero-emission vehicles and equipment or 
acquiring1 by purchase or lease1        
eligible zero-emission vehicles and     
equipment4  4  7c7 ,deployment of       
zero-,emission vehicle technology  7#a7 
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       

,transportation 7in this subsection     
referred to as the ,secretary7 may      
establish a zero-emission airport       
technology program-- 7,a7 to facilitate 
the deployment of commercially viable   
zero-emission airport vehicles1         
technology1 and related infrastructure2 
and  7,b7 to minimize the risk of       
deploying such vehicles1 technology1 and
 infrastructure4  7#b7 ,general         
authority  7,a7 ,assistance to nonprofit
 organizations ,the ,secretary may      
provide assistance under the program to 
not more than #c geographically diverse1
 eligible organizations to conduct      
zero-emission airport technology and    
infrastructure projects4  7,b7 ,forms of
 assistance ,the ,secretary may provide 
assistance under the program in the form
 of grants1 contracts1 and cooperative  
agreements4  7#c7 ,selection of         
participants  7,a7 ,national            
solicitation ,in selecting participants1
 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 conduct a   
national solicitation for applications  

for assistance under the program2 and   
7ii7 select the recipients of assistance
 under the program on a competitive     
basis4  7,b7 ,considerations ,in        
selecting from among applicants for     
assistance under the program1 the       
,secretary shall consider--  7i7 the    
ability of an applicant to contribute   
significantly to deploying zero-emission
 technology as the technology relates to
 airport operations2  7ii7 the financing
 plan and cost-share potential of the   
applicant2 and  7iii7 other factors1 as 
the ,secretary determines appropriate4  
7,c7 ,priority ln selecting from among  
applicants for assistance under the     
program1 the ,secretary shall give      
priority consideration to an applicant  
that has successfully managed advanced  
transportation technology projects1     
including projects related to           
zero-emission transportation operations4
  7#d7 ,eligible projects ,a recipient  
of assistance under the program shall   
use the assistance-- 7,a7 to review and 

conduct demonstrations of zero-emission 
technologies and related infrastructure 
at airports2  7,b7 to evaluate the      
credibility of new1 unproven vehicle and
 energy-efficient technologies in       
various aspects of airport operations   
prior to widespread investment in the   
technologies by airports and the        
aviation industry2  7,c7 to collect data
 and make the recipient's findings      
available to airports1 so that airports 
can evaluate the applicability of new   
technologies to their facilities2 and   
7,d7 to report the recipient's findings 
to the ,secretary4  7#e7 ,administrative
 provisions  7,a7 ,federal share ,the   
,federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out under the program may not   
exceed #hj percent4  7,b7 ,terms and    
conditions ,a grant1 contract1 or       
cooperative agreement under this        
subsection shall be subject to such     
terms and conditions as the ,secretary  
determines appropriate4  7#f7           
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  

,eligible organization ,the term        
eligible organization means an          
organization that has expertise in      
zero-emission technology4  7,b7         
,organization ,the term organization    
includes-- 7i7 a nonprofit organization 
under section #eja7;c77#c7 of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2  7ii7
 a university transportation center     
receiving grants under section #eeje of 
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and   
7iii7 other ,federal or non-,federal    
entities as the ,secretary deems        
appropriate4