,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #b1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to clarify low or no emission  
vehicle project eligibility for bus and 
bus facility competitive grants4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,low or ,no ,emission ,bus ,access  
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,competitive grants 
for buses and bus facilities  7a7 ,in   
general ,section #ecci7;b77#a7 of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 
and at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,c7 any    
eligible project 7as defined in         
subsection 7c77#a774  4  7b7            
,competitive process ,section #ecci7;b7 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 

amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#i7 ,competitive process   
7,a7 ,solicitation of applications ,not 
later than #cj days after the date on   
which amounts are made available for    
obligation under this subsection for a  
full fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall  
solicit grant applications for projects 
under this subsection on a competitive  
basis4  7,b7 ,grant awards ,the         
,secretary shall award a grant under    
this subsection based on a solicitation 
under subparagraph 7,a7 of this         
paragraph not later than the earlier    
of-- 7i7 #ge days after the date on     
which the solicitation expires2 or  7ii7
 the end of the fiscal year in which the
 ,secretary solicited the grant         
applications4  4  #c4 ,low or no        
emission vehicle program ,section       
#ecch7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by    
striking and at the end2  7,b7 in       
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the      

period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,f7 #afe1jjj1jjj for each  
of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4  2 
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77,m7-- 7,a7  
by inserting 7i7 after 7,m72  7,b7 by   
striking no or low and inserting low or 
no2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the  
following3  7ii7 #afe1jjj1jjj for each  
of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe     
shall be available for low or no        
emission grants under section #ecci7;c72
 and  4