,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eefh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ab1 #bjba,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 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,clean ,cities ,act4  #b4  
,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 ,coalitions1    
includ+ crit]ia t ensure t activities ( 
,clean ,cities ,coalitions b5efit all   
communities1 includ+ rural communities &
 environm5tal ju/ice communities2  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 ensure t !re are   
active ,clean ,cities ,coalitions work+ 
9 all #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (          
,columbia1 & ! t]ritories2  7#d7 make   
aw>ds to ea* designat$ ,clean ,cities   
,coalition = adm9i/rative & program     
exp5ses ( ! coalition2  7#e7 make       
competitive aw>ds to designat$ ,clean   
,cities ,coalitions = projects &        
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c72   
7#f7 make competitive aw>ds to non-pr(it
 organizations to provide te*nical      
assi/ance1 tra9+1 & organizational      
support to designat$ ,clean ,cities     
,coalitions2  7#g7 provide opportunities
 = communication & %>+ ( be/ practices  
among designat$ ,clean ,cities          
,coalitions2 &  7#h7 ma9ta91 & make     
available to ! public1 a c5traliz$      
database ( in=mation includ$ 9 ! reports
 submitt$ "u subsection 7d74  7c7       
,competitive aw>ds  7#a7 ,projects &    
activities ,projects & activities       
eligible = aw>ds "u subsection 7b77#e7  
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  7#b7 ,co/ %>e
 ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a project or   

activity = :i* an aw>d is made "u       
subsection 7b77#e7 %all be n less ?an   
#hj p]c5t4  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 ,community (     
color ,! t]m community ( color means any
 geographically di/9ct area ! population
 ( color ( :i* is high] ?an ! av]age    
population ( color ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !    
community is locat$4  7#d7 ,environm5tal
 ju/ice community ,! t]m environm5tal   
ju/ice community means any population ( 
color1 community ( color1 indig5\s      
community1 or l[-income community t     
exp]i5ces a disproportionate burd5 ( !  

negative human heal? & environm5tal     
impacts ( pollution or o!r environm5tal 
haz>ds4  7#e7 ,indig5\s community ,! t]m
 indig5\s community means-- 7,a7 a      
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe2  7,b7 
a ,/ate-recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe2  7,c7 
an ,alaska ,native or ,native ,hawaiian 
community or organization2 &  7,d7 any  
o!r community ( indig5\s p1 includ+     
communities 9 o!r c\ntries4  7#f7 ,l[   
income ,! t]m l[ income means an annual 
h\sehold income equal to1 or less ?an1 !
 great] (-- 7,a7 an am\nt equal to #hj  
p]c5t ( ! m$ian income ( ! area 9 :i* ! 
h\sehold is locat$1 z report$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t2 
&  7,b7 #bjj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty    
l9e4  7#g7 ,l[-income community ,! t]m  
l[-income community means any c5sus     
block gr\p 9 :i* #cj p]c5t or m ( !     
population are individuals ) l[ income4 
7#h7 ,population ( color ,! t]m         
population ( color means a population ( 
individuals :o id5tify z-- 7,a7 ,black2 
7,b7 ,african ,am]ican2  7,c7 ,asian2   

7,d7 ,pacific ,isl&]2  7,e7 ano!r       
non-,:ite race2  7,f7 ,hispanic2  7,g7  
,lat9o2 or  7,h7 l+ui/ically isolat$4   
7#i7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7f7 ,fund+  7#a7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #bjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjca1 to rema9        
available until exp5d$4  7#b7           
,allocations ,! ,secret>y %all allocate 
funds made available to c>ry out ?is    
section 9 ea* fiscal ye> z foll[s3 7,a7 
#ce p]c5t ( su* funds %all be di/ribut$ 
z aw>ds "u subsection 7b77#d74  7,b7 #ej
 p]c5t ( su* funds %all be di/ribut$ z  
competitive aw>ds "u subsection 7b77#e71
 ( :i* n less ?an #dj p]c5t %all be us$ 
to support activities t directly b5efit 
rural communities or environm5tal ju/ice
 communities4  7,c7 #e p]c5t ( su* funds
 %all be di/ribut$ z competitive aw>ds  
"u subsection 7b77#f74