,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjba,mr4  
,larsen of ,washington 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 and ,mr4  
,gallego7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to establish a program   
relating to the acquisition or leasing  
of zero emission buses or bus facility  
improvements1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,generating ,reduced ,emissions 
by ,electrifying ,new ,buses ,act or the
 ,,green ,buses ,act4  #b4 ,zero        
emission bus grants  7a7 ,in general    
,section #ecci7;c7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the
 heading by striking ,low or no emission
 grants and inserting ,zero emission    
grants2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7  
in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i7
 by striking low or no emission and     

inserting zero emission2  7ii7 in clause
 7ii7 by striking low or no emission and
 inserting zero emission2  7iii7 in     
clause 7iii7 by striking low or no      
emission and inserting zero emission2   
7iv7 in clause 7iv7 by striking         
facilities and related equipment for low
 or no emission and inserting related   
equipment for zero emission2  7v7 in    
clause 7v7 by striking facilities and   
related equipment for low or no emission
 vehicles2 and inserting related        
equipment for zero emission vehicles2   
or2  7vi7 in clause 7vii7 by striking   
low or no emission and inserting zero   
emission2  7vii7 by striking clause     
7vi72 and  7viii7 by redesignating      
clause 7vii7 as clause 7vi72  7,b7 by   
striking subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting
 the following3  7,d7 the term zero     
emission bus means a bus that is a zero 
emission vehicle2  2  7,c7 by striking  
subparagraph 7,e7 and inserting the     
following3  7,e7 the term zero emission 
vehicle means a vehicle used to provide 

public transportation that produces no  
carbon dioxide or particulate matter2  2
  7,d7 in subparagraph 7,f7 by striking 
and at the end2  7,e7 by striking       
subparagraph 7,g7 and inserting the     
following3  7,g7 the term eligible area 
means an area that is-- 7i7 designated  
as a nonattainment area for ozone or    
particulate matter under section        
#ajg7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #gdjg7;d772  7ii7 a           
maintenance area1 as such term is       
defined in section #ecjc1 for ozone or  
particulate matter2 or  7iii7 in a      
,state that has enacted a statewide zero
 emission bus transition requirement1 as
 determined by the ,secretary2 and  2   
and  7,f7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,h7 the term low-income    
community means any population census   
tract if-- 7i7 the poverty rate for such
 tract is at least #bj percent2 or  7ii7
 in the case of a tract-- 7,i7 not      
located within a metropolitan area1 the 
median family income for such tract does

 not exceed #hj percent of statewide    
median family income2 or  7,,ii7 located
 within a metropolitan area1 the median 
family income for such tract does not   
exceed #hj percent of the greater       
statewide median family income or the   
metropolitan area median family income4 
2  7#c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7
 and 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h71  
respectively2 and  7#d7 by striking     
paragraph 7#e7 and inserting the        
following3  7#e7 ,grant eligibility ,in 
awarding grants under this subsection1  
the ,secretary shall make grants to     
eligible projects relating to the       
acquisition or leasing of zero emission 
buses or bus facility improvements--    
7,a7 that procure-- 7i7 at least #aj    
zero emission buses2  7ii7 if the       
recipient operates less than #ej buses  
in peak service1 at least #e zero       
emission buses2 or  7iii7 hydrogen      
buses2  7,b7 for which the recipient's  
board of directors has approved a       
long-term integrated fleet management   

plan that-- 7i7 establishes a goal by a 
set date to convert the entire bus fleet
 to zero emission buses2 or  7ii7       
establishes a goal that within #aj years
 from the date of approval of such plan 
the recipient will convert a set        
percentage of the total bus fleet of    
such recipient to zero emission buses2  
and  7,c7 for which the recipient has   
performed a fleet transition study that 
includes optimal route planning and an  
analysis of how utility rates may impact
 the recipient's operations and         
maintenance budget4  7#f7 ,low and      
,moderate ,community ,grants ,not less  
than #aj percent of the amounts made    
available under this subsection in a    
fiscal year shall be distributed to     
projects serving predominantly          
low-income communities4  4  7b7         
,metropolitan transportation planning   
,section #ecjc7;b7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7#h7            
,maintenance area ,the term maintenance 

area has the meaning given the term in  
sections #aga7b7 and #age;,a of the     
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#geja7b72 #geje;a74  4