,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bafd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,ms4 
,brownley of ,california introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
any bus purchased for use in public     
transportation with funds provided by   
the ,federal ,transit ,administration to
 be a zero-emission bus1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,green ,bus ,act of 
#bjai4  #b4 ,zero-emission bus          
requirements  7a7 ,in general ,chapter  
#ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by inserting after section  
#ecab the following3  #ecac4            
,zero-emission bus requirements  7a7 ,in
 general ,notwithstanding any other     
requirements of this chapter1 not later 
than ,october #a1 #bjbi1 any bus        
purchased or leased with funds provided 
under this chapter or otherwise provided
 by the ,federal ,transit               

,administration for purposes of         
providing public transportation shall be
 a zero-emission bus4  7b7 ,definition  
of zero-,emission bus ,in this section1 
the term zero-emission bus means a bus  
that produces no carbon or particulate  
matter4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment   
,the table of sections for chapter #ec  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
related to section #ecab the following  
new item3  #ecac4 ,zero-emission bus    
requirements4  4  #c4 ,report on best   
practices implementing zero-emission bus
 fleets  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of            
,transportation shall compile1 and make 
publicly available1 a report containing 
best practices and lessons learned by   
transit agencies and ,states that have  
implemented or are in the process of    
implementing zero-emission bus fleets4  
7b7 ,consultation ,in compiling the     
report1 the ,secretary shall consult    

with transit agencies1 ,states1         
zero-emission bus manufacturers1 and    
other stakeholders that the ,secretary  
determines are appropriate4  7c7        
,updates to report ,the ,secretary shall
 update the report required under       
subsection 7a7 annually4  #d4           
,extensions of certain low- or          
no-emission vehicle programs  7a7       
,additional authorization for certain   
programs  7#a7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,section #ecch7;a7 of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,additional            
authorization of appropriations ,there  
shall be available from the ,mass       
,transit ,account of the ,highway ,trust
 ,fund for fiscal years #bjba through   
#bjbi such funds as are specifically    
allocated for those fiscal years under  
paragraph 7#b74 ,nothing in this        
paragraph shall be construed to         
authorize the appropriation of any      
amounts not so allocated4  4  7#b7      

,conforming amendment ,section          
#ecch7;a77#b7 of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
or paragraph 7#c7 after paragraph 7#a74 
7b7 ,low- and ,no-,emission ,component  
,assessment ,program ,section           
#ecch7;a77#b77;,g7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended to read as   
follows3  7,g7 #bh1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjaf through #bjai and    
#de1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj through #bjbi shall be available  
to carry out section #ecab1 of which--  
7i7 #c1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years 
#bjaf through #bjai and #e1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbi
 shall be available to carry out section
 #ecab7;h72 and  7ii7 #e1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjai
 and #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal     
years #bjbj through #bjbi shall be      
available to carry out section          
#ecab7;i72  4  7c7 ,low- or             
,no-,emission ,vehicle ,program ,section
 #ecch7;a77#b77,m7 of title #di1 ,united

 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking and #cdd1jdd1agi for fiscal    
year #bjbj and inserting 1 #dej1jjj1jjj 
for fiscal year #bjbj1 #ejj1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal year #bjba1 #eej1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbb1 #fjj1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbc1 #fej1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbd1 #gjj1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbe1 #gej1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbf1 #hjj1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbg1 #hej1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbh1 and #ijj1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal year #bjbi2 and  7#b7 by striking
 #bjbj shall be available to carry out  
section #ecci7;c7 and inserting #bjai1  
#aej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj1     
#bjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba1     
#bej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb1     
#cjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc1     
#cej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd1     
#djj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe1     
#dej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1     
#ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg1     
#eej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh1 and 
#fjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbi shall

 be available to carry out section      
#ecci7;c74  7d7 ,planning programs      
,section #ecch7;a77#b77;,a7 of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking and #adb1jcf1dag for fiscal 
year #bjbj and inserting and            
#bjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbj through #bjbi4  #e4 ,preference   
under ,low- or ,no-,emission ,vehicle   
,program for operators with full fleet  
transition plans ,section #ecci7;c7 of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#h7 ,preference ,in        
awarding grants under this subsection1  
the ,secretary shall give preference to 
applicants who have completed a full    
fleet transition plan4  4