42 USC 7432 - Clean heavy-duty vehicles

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 01, 2024

§ 7432.

Clean heavy-duty vehicles

(a)

Appropriations

(1)

In general

(2)

Nonattainment areas

(3)

Reservation

(b)

Program

Beginning not later than 180 days after August 16, 2022, the Administrator shall implement a program to make awards of grants and rebates to eligible recipients, and to make awards of contracts to eligible contractors for providing rebates, for up to 100 percent of costs for—

(1)

the incremental costs of replacing an eligible vehicle that is not a zero-emission vehicle with a zero-emission vehicle, as determined by the Administrator based on the market value of the vehicles;

(2)

purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain zero-emission vehicles;

(3)

workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of zero-emission vehicles; and

(4)

planning and technical activities to support the adoption and deployment of zero-emission vehicles.

(c)

Applications

(d)

Definitions

For purposes of this section:

(1)

Eligible contractor

The term “eligible contractor” means a contractor that has the capacity—

(A)

to sell, lease, license, or contract for service zero-emission vehicles, or charging or other equipment needed to charge, fuel, or maintain zero-emission vehicles, to individuals or entities that own, lease, license, or contract for service an eligible vehicle; or

(B)

to arrange financing for such a sale, lease, license, or contract for service.

(2)

Eligible recipient

The term “eligible recipient” means—

(A)

a State;

(B)

a municipality;

(C)

an Indian tribe; or

(D)

a nonprofit school transportation association.

(3)

Eligible vehicle

(4)

Greenhouse gas

(5)

Zero-emission vehicle

The term “zero-emission vehicle” means a vehicle that has a drivetrain that produces, under any possible operational mode or condition, zero exhaust emissions of—

(A)

any air pollutant that is listed pursuant to section 7408(a) of this title (or any precursor to such an air pollutant); and

(B)

any greenhouse gas.

(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, § 132, as added Pub. L. 117–169, title VI, § 60101, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2063.)

cite as: 42 USC 7432