119 STAT. 1572
PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
‘‘(l) TREATMENT.—For the purposes of this section, the United States Virgin Islands shall be treated as an urbanized area, as defined in section 5302.’’. (i) CONTRACTED PARATRANSIT PILOT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 5302(a)(1)(I) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 2005 through 2009, a recipient of assistance under section 5307 of such title in urbanized areas with a population of 558,329 or 747,003 according to the 2000 decennial census of population may use not more than 20 percent of such recipient’s annual formula apportionment under section 5307 of such title for the provision of nonfixed route paratransit services in accordance with section 223 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12143), but only if the grant recipient is in compliance with applicable requirements of that Act, including both fixed route and demand responsive service and the service is acquired by contract. (2) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the implementation of this subsection and any recommendations of the Secretary regarding the application of this subsection. SEC. 3010. CLEAN FUELS GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5308 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 5308. Clean fuels grant program ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: ‘‘(1) CLEAN FUEL BUS.—The term ‘clean fuel bus’ means a passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation that— ‘‘(A) is powered by— ‘‘(i) compressed natural gas; ‘‘(ii) liquefied natural gas; ‘‘(iii) biodiesel fuels; ‘‘(iv) batteries; ‘‘(v) alcohol-based fuels; ‘‘(vi) hybrid electric; ‘‘(vii) fuel cell; ‘‘(viii) clean diesel, to the extent allowed under this section; or ‘‘(ix) other low or zero emissions technology; and ‘‘(B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has certified sufficiently reduces harmful emissions. ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECT.—The term ‘eligible project’— ‘‘(A) means a project in a nonattainment or maintenance area described in paragraph (4)(A) for— ‘‘(i) purchasing or leasing clean fuel buses, including buses that employ a lightweight composite primary structure; ‘‘(ii) constructing or leasing clean fuel buses or electrical recharging facilities and related equipment for such buses; or
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