Prior Provisions
A prior section 47136, added [Pub. L. 106–181, title I, § 133(a)], Apr. 5, 2000, [114 Stat. 81]; amended [Pub. L. 112–95, title V, § 511(d)], Feb. 14, 2012, [126 Stat. 108], related to inherently low-emission airport vehicle pilot program, prior to repeal by [Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title I, § 166(a)], Oct. 5, 2018, [132 Stat. 3226].
Amendments
2024—Subsec. (c). [Pub. L. 118–63] inserted dash after “applicants that” and par (1) designation before “will”, substituted “; and” for period at end, and added par. (2).
2018—[Pub. L. 115–254, § 166(b)(1)], renumbered section 47136a of this title as this section.
Subsecs. (a), (b). [Pub. L. 115–254, § 192(a)(1)], added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which related to the establishment of a zero-emission vehicle pilot program and location in air quality nonattainment areas, respectively.
Subsecs. (d) to (j). [Pub. L. 115–254, § 192(a)(2)], added subsecs. (d) to (j) and struck out former subsecs. (d) to (f) which related to Federal share of project costs, technical assistance, and materials identifying best practices, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Deployment of Zero Emission Vehicle Technology
[Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title I, § 192(c)], Oct. 5, 2018, [132 Stat. 3241], provided that:“(1)
Establishment.—
The Secretary of Transportation may establish a zero-emission airport technology program—
“(A)
to facilitate the deployment of commercially viable zero-emission airport vehicles, technology, and related infrastructure; and
“(B)
to minimize the risk of deploying such vehicles, technology, and infrastructure.
“(2)
General authority.—
“(A)
Assistance to nonprofit organizations.—
The Secretary may provide assistance under the program to not more than 3 geographically diverse, eligible organizations to conduct zero-emission airport technology and infrastructure projects.
“(B)
Forms of assistance.—
The Secretary may provide assistance under the program in the form of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
“(3)
Selection of participants.—
“(A)
National solicitation.—
In selecting participants, the Secretary shall—
“(i)
conduct a national solicitation for applications for assistance under the program; and
“(ii)
select the recipients of assistance under the program on a competitive basis.
“(B)
Considerations.—
In selecting from among applicants for assistance under the program, the Secretary shall consider—
“(i)
the ability of an applicant to contribute significantly to deploying zero-emission technology as the technology relates to airport operations;
“(ii)
the financing plan and cost-share potential of the applicant; and
“(iii)
other factors, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
“(C)
Priority.—
ln [sic] selecting from among applicants for assistance under the program, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to an applicant that has successfully managed advanced transportation technology projects, including projects related to zero-emission transportation operations.
“(4)
Eligible projects.—
A recipient of assistance under the program shall use the assistance—
“(A)
to review and conduct demonstrations of zero-emission technologies and related infrastructure at airports;
“(B)
to evaluate the credibility of new, unproven vehicle and energy-efficient technologies in various aspects of airport operations prior to widespread investment in the technologies by airports and the aviation industry;
“(C)
to collect data and make the recipient’s findings available to airports, so that airports can evaluate the applicability of new technologies to their facilities; and
“(D)
to report the recipient’s findings to the Secretary.
“(5)
Administrative provisions.—
“(A)
Federal share.—
The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the program may not exceed 80 percent.
“(B)
Terms and conditions.—
A grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate.
“(6)
Definitions.—
In this subsection, the following definitions apply:
“(A)
Eligible organization.—
The term ‘eligible organization’ means an organization that has expertise in zero-emission technology.
“(B)
Organization.—
The term ‘organization’ means—
“(i)
described [sic] in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
“(iii)
any other Federal or non-Federal entity as the Secretary considers appropriate.”