116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes.
March 12, 2019
Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019”.
SEC. 2. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program.
Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16137(a)) is amended by striking “2016” and inserting “2024”.
SEC. 3. Recognizing differences in diesel vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use.
(a) National grant, rebate, and loan programs.—Section 792(c)(4)(D) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16132(c)(4)(D)) is amended by inserting “, recognizing differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States” before the semicolon.
(b) State grant, rebate, and loan programs.—Section 793(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16133(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(D) the recognition, for purposes of implementing this section, of differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States, including expected useful life; and”.
SEC. 4. Reallocation of unused State funds.
Section 793(c)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16133(c)(2)(C)) is amended beginning in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking “to each remaining” and all that follows through “this paragraph” in clause (ii) and inserting “to carry out section 792”.