,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,eachin introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,energy to carry out a ,clean ,cities  
,coalition ,program1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,clean ,cities ,coalition
 ,program  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary shall carry out a program to 
be known as the ,clean ,cities          
,coalition ,program4  7b7 ,program      
elements ,in carrying out the program   
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall--  7#a7 establish criteria for    
designating local and regional ,clean   
,cities ,coalitions2  7#b7 designate    
local and regional ,clean ,cities       
,coalitions that the ,secretary         
determines meet the criteria established
 under paragraph 7#a72  7#c7 make awards
 to each designated ,clean ,cities      
,coalition for administrative and       

program expenses of the coalition2  7#d7
 make competitive awards to designated  
,clean ,cities ,coalitions for projects 
and activities described in subsection  
7c72  7#e7 provide technical assistance 
and training to designated ,clean       
,cities ,coalitions2  7#f7 provide      
opportunities for communication and     
sharing of best practices among         
designated ,clean ,cities ,coalitions2  
and  7#g7 maintain1 and make available  
to the public1 a centralized database of
 information included in the reports    
submitted under subsection 7d74  7c7    
,projects and activities ,projects and  
activities eligible for awards under    
subsection 7b77#d7 are projects and     
activities that reduce petroleum        
consumption1 improve air quality1       
promote energy and economic security1   
and encourage deployment of a diverse1  
domestic supply of alternative fuels in 
the transportation sector by--  7#a7    
encouraging the purchase and use of     
alternative fuel vehicles and           

alternative fuels1 including by fleet   
managers2  7#b7 expediting the          
establishment of local1 regional1 and   
national infrastructure to fuel         
alternative fuel vehicles2  7#c7        
advancing the use of other petroleum    
fuel reduction technologies and         
strategies2  7#d7 conducting outreach   
and education activities to advance the 
use of alternative fuels and alternative
 fuel vehicles2  7#e7 providing training
 and technical assistance and tools to  
users that adopt petroleum fuel         
reduction technologies2 or  7#f7        
collaborating with and training         
officials and first responders with     
responsibility for permitting and       
enforcing fire1 building1 and other     
safety codes related to the deployment  
and use of alternative fuels or         
alternative fuel vehicles4  7d7 ,annual 
report ,each designated ,clean ,cities  
,coalition shall submit an annual report
 to the ,secretary on the activities and
 accomplishments of the coalition4  7e7 

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,alternative fuel ,the term alternative 
fuel has the meaning given such term in 
section #cbija of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,alternative fuel  
vehicle ,the term alternative fuel      
vehicle means any vehicle that is       
capable of operating1 partially or      
exclusively1 on an alternative fuel4    
7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,energy4  7f7   
,funding  7#a7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section-- 7,a7 #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal   
year #bjbj2  7,b7 #fj1jjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjba2  7,c7 #ge1jjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjbb2  7,d7 #ij1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjbc2 and  7,e7           
#ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd4     
7#b7 ,allocations ,the ,secretary shall 
allocate funds made available to carry  
out this section in each fiscal year as 
follows3  7,a7 ,thirty percent of such  
funds shall be distributed as awards    

under subsection 7b77#c74  7,b7 ,fifty  
percent of such funds shall be          
distributed as competitive awards under 
subsection 7b77#d74  7,c7 ,twenty       
percent of such funds shall be used to  
carry out the duties of the ,secretary  
under this section4