§ 16093 - Fuel cell school buses

CHAPTER 149— NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER VII— VEHICLES AND FUELS

(a) The Secretary shall establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements—

(a)(1) with private sector fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered school buses; and

(a)(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.

(b) The non-Federal contribution for activities funded under this section shall be not less than—

(b)(1) 20 percent for fuel infrastructure development activities; and

(b)(2) 50 percent for demonstration activities and for development activities not described in paragraph (1).

(c)(1) evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and

(c)(2) assesses the results of the development and demonstration program under this section.

(d) 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.