United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 7432
Clean heavy-duty vehicles
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- HR 9083 State Emissions Authority Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 6409 FENCES Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 4218 CLEAR Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 6918 Climate Pollution Standard and Community Investment Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 6179 Clean Cloud Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1475 Clean Cloud Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2177 Tradeable Energy Performance Standards Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 903 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 341 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 7650 Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 3869 American Subsidies for American Autos Act of 2024 Amends 7432(d)(5) · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 3397 Putting American Autoworkers First Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4733 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2383 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2661 Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1512 CLEAN Future Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 806 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 2438 Fighting Against Imbalanced Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
(a) Appropriations (1) In general
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to carry out this section.
(2) Nonattainment areas
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to make awards under this section to eligible recipients and to eligible contractors that propose to replace eligible vehicles to serve 1 or more communities located in an air quality area designated pursuant to section 7407 of this title as nonattainment for any air pollutant.
(3) Reservation
Of the funds appropriated by paragraph (1), the Administrator shall reserve 3 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section.
(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
To seek an award under this section, an eligible recipient or eligible contractor shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator shall prescribe.
(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
The term “eligible vehicle” means a Class 6 or Class 7 heavy-duty vehicle as defined in section 1037.801 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on August 16, 2022).
(4) Greenhouse gas
The term “greenhouse gas” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
(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.
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