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US HR2164

US HR2164
Green Bus Act of 2019


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Introduced
04/09/2019
In Committee
04/10/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To require any bus purchased for use in public transportation with funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration to be a zero-emission bus, and for other purposes. This bill requires all buses purchased or leased with Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emission beginning on October 1, 2029. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue an annual best practices report on zero-emission bus programs to help states and transit agencies implement zero-emission bus fleets. The bill reauthorizes through FY2029 specific programs related to low or no emission vehicles and components. DOT must give preference in awarding grants under the low or no emission program to transit agencies who have completed a full fleet transition plan.

AI Summary

This bill, the Green Bus Act of 2019, requires all buses purchased or leased with Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emission (i.e., producing no carbon or particulate matter) beginning on October 1, 2029. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue an annual report on best practices for implementing zero-emission bus fleets, and the bill reauthorizes and increases funding for specific programs related to low or no emission vehicles and components through fiscal year 2029. The bill also gives preference in awarding grants under the low or no emission vehicle program to transit agencies that have completed a full fleet transition plan.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (39)

Julia Brownley (D)* Nanette Barragán (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Ed Case (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Chuy García (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Norma Torres (D),  David Trone (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (on 04/10/2019)

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