,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eddf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #e1 #bjbd,mr4 
,wel* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a program to fund  
electric public transportation 9 rural  
communities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,electrify+ ,rural      
,transportation ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4      
,rural public transportation            
electrification program  7a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,electric bus ,!  
t]m electric bus means a batt]y-electric
 or plug-9 hybrid bus4  7#b7 ,electric  
vehicle ,! t]m electric vehicle-- 7,a7  
means a batt]y-electric or plug-9 hybrid
 vehicle2 &  7,b7 includes an electric  
bus4  7#c7 ,eligible recipi5t ,! t]m    
eligible recipi5t means a ,/ate or      
,indian tribe t is eligible = a grant "u
 section #ecaa ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,microtransit ,! t]m
 microtransit-- 7,a7 means a            

te*nology-enabl$ s]vice t-- 7i7 uses    
multi-pass5g] vehicles to provide       
%>$-ride on-dem& s]vices ) dynamically  
g5]at$ r\t+2 &  7ii7 is traditionally   
provid$ 9 a designat$ s]vice area2 &    
7,b7 includes s]vice models su* z-- 7i7 
fir/ mile or la/ mile connections to    
fix$ r\te s]vices2  7ii7 hub to hub     
zone-bas$ s]vices2  7iii7 ! comm+l+ (   
,,ada complem5t>y p>atransit s]vices )  
g5]al transit s]vice2 &  7iv7           
po9t-to-po9t s]vice )9 a specific zone  
or geographic area4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation4  7b7 ,grant program ,! 
,secret>y %all aw>d grants to eligible  
recipi5ts1 9 accordance ) ! =mula "u    
section #ecaa7;c7 ( title #di1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 = ! electrification (     
buses1 microtransit vehicles1 & o!r     
public transportation fleet vehicles4   
7c7 ,eligible projects ,an eligible     
recipi5t may use a grant receiv$ "u     
subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 to pur*ase-- 7,a7 
an electric bus2  7,b7 an electric      

vehicle1 o!r ?an an electric bus1 us$ = 
microtransit2 or  7,c7 *>g+             
infra/ructure2  7#b7 to r5ovate a bus   
facility by upgrad+ exi/+ *>g+          
infra/ructure or add+ new *>g+          
infra/ructure2 or  7#c7 = op]at+        
assi/ance = electric public             
transportation1 includ+ electric        
vehicles4  7d7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,!   
,secret>y may use n m ?an #e p]c5t ( !  
am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is   
section = a fiscal ye> to provide       
te*nical assi/ance to eligible          
recipi5ts4  7e7 ,work=ce developm5t     
tra9+ ,an eligible recipi5t may use n m 
?an #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( a grant receiv$
 "u subsection 7b7 = work=ce developm5t 
tra9+ = a transit ag5cy 9 a rural area1 
z def9$ 9 section #ecjb ( title #di1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includ+-- 7#a7 co/s
 associat$ ) obta9+ prop] op]at+ & driv+
 lic5ses = electric vehicles2  7#b7 !   
co/ ( tra9+ = op]ations & ma9t5ance (   
electric buses & o!r electric vehicles2 
&  7#c7 ! co/ ( tra9+ = op]ations &     

ma9t5ance ( *>g+ equipm5t = electric    
vehicles4  7f7 ,applicability ( section 
#ecaa requirem5ts ,! requirem5ts "u     
section #ecaa ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 7o!r ?an subsection 7f77 %all   
apply ) respect to a grant aw>d$ "u ?is 
section 9 ! same mann] z if ! grant 7   
aw>d$ "u su* section #ecaa4  7g7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#ejj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe  
?r\gh #bjbi4