,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,eachin introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to c>ry out
 a ,clean ,cities ,coalition ,program1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,clean ,cities    
,coalition ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y %all c>ry out a program to be 
kn[n z ! ,clean ,cities ,coalition      
,program4  7b7 ,program elem5ts ,9 c>ry+
 out ! program "u subsection 7a71 !     
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 e/abli% crit]ia =
 designat+ local & regional ,clean      
,cities ,coalitions2  7#b7 designate    
local & regional ,clean ,cities         
,coalitions t ! ,secret>y det]m9es meet 
! crit]ia e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a72    
7#c7 make aw>ds to ea* designat$ ,clean 
,cities ,coalition = adm9i/rative &     
program exp5ses ( ! coalition2  7#d7    
make competitive aw>ds to designat$     
,clean ,cities ,coalitions = projects & 

activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c72   
7#e7 provide te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ 
to designat$ ,clean ,cities ,coalitions2
  7#f7 provide opportunities =          
communication & %>+ ( be/ practices     
among designat$ ,clean ,cities          
,coalitions2 &  7#g7 ma9ta91 & make     
available to ! public1 a c5traliz$      
database ( in=mation includ$ 9 ! reports
 submitt$ "u subsection 7d74  7c7       
,projects & activities ,projects &      
activities eligible = aw>ds "u          
subsection 7b77#d7 are projects &       
activities t r$uce petroleum            
consumption1 improve air quality1       
promote en]gy & economic security1 &    
enc\rage deploym5t ( a div]se1 dome/ic  
supply ( alt]native fuels 9 !           
transportation sector by--  7#a7        
enc\rag+ ! pur*ase & use ( alt]native   
fuel vehicles & alt]native fuels1       
includ+ by fleet manag]s2  7#b7 exp$it+ 
! e/abli%m5t ( local1 regional1 &       
national infra/ructure to fuel          
alt]native fuel vehicles2  7#c7 advanc+ 

! use ( o!r petroleum fuel r$uction     
te*nologies & /rategies2  7#d7 conduct+ 
outrea* & education activities to       
advance ! use ( alt]native fuels &      
alt]native fuel vehicles2  7#e7 provid+ 
tra9+ & te*nical assi/ance & tools to   
us]s t adopt petroleum fuel r$uction    
te*nologies2 or  7#f7 collaborat+ ) &   
tra9+ (ficials & fir/ respond]s )       
responsibility = p]mitt+ & en=c+ fire1  
build+1 & o!r safety codes relat$ to !  
deploym5t & use ( alt]native fuels or   
alt]native fuel vehicles4  7d7 ,annual  
report ,ea* designat$ ,clean ,cities    
,coalition %all submit an annual report 
to ! ,secret>y on ! activities &        
accompli%m5ts ( ! coalition4  7e7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,alt]native fuel ,! t]m alt]native fuel 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#cbija ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7#b7 ,alt]native fuel vehicle ,! t]m  
alt]native fuel vehicle means any       
vehicle t is capable ( op]at+1 p>tially 
or exclusively1 on an alt]native fuel4  

7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7f7 ,fund+  7#a7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section-- 7,a7 #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal 
ye> #bjbj2  7,b7 #fj1jjj1jjj = fiscal   
ye> #bjba2  7,c7 #ge1jjj1jjj = fiscal   
ye> #bjbb2  7,d7 #ij1jjj1jjj = fiscal   
ye> #bjbc2 &  7,e7 #ajj1jjj1jjj = fiscal
 ye> #bjbd4  7#b7 ,allocations ,!       
,secret>y %all allocate funds made      
available to c>ry out ?is section 9 ea* 
fiscal ye> z foll[s3  7,a7 ,?irty p]c5t 
( su* funds %all be di/ribut$ z aw>ds "u
 subsection 7b77#c74  7,b7 ,fifty p]c5t 
( su* funds %all be di/ribut$ z         
competitive aw>ds "u subsection 7b77#d74
  7,c7 ,tw5ty p]c5t ( su* funds %all be 
us$ to c>ry out ! duties ( ! ,secret>y  
"u ?is section4