{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s16093","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f16093.","heading":"Fuel cell school buses","text":"\u00a7\u202f16093.\nFuel cell school buses\n(a)\nEstablishment\nThe Secretary shall establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements\u2014\n(1) with private sector fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered school buses; and\n(2) subsequently, with not less than 2 units of local government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered school buses.\n(b)\nCost sharing\nThe non-Federal contribution for activities funded under this section shall be not less than\u2014\n(1) 20 percent for fuel infrastructure development activities; and\n(2) 50 percent for demonstration activities and for development activities not described in paragraph (1).\n(c)\nReports to Congress\nNot later than 3 years after\n(1) evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and\n(2) assesses the results of the development and demonstration program under this section.\n(d)\nAuthorization of appropriations\nThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s16093.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f16093."},{"t":"heading","text":"Fuel cell school buses"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary shall establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" with private sector fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered school buses; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" subsequently, with not less than 2 units of local government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered school buses.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Cost sharing"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The non-Federal contribution for activities funded under this section shall be not less than\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" 20 percent for fuel infrastructure development activities; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" 50 percent for demonstration activities and for development activities not described in paragraph (1).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Reports to Congress"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Not later than 3 years after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"August 8, 2005","tail":", the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" assesses the results of the development and demonstration program under this section.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s16093/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authorization of appropriations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}