Overview
Section 3010 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Pub. L. No. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1572 (2005), amended section 5308 of title 49 United States Code, commonly referred to as the Clean Fuels Grant Program, from a formula-based to a discretionary grant program.
The program has a two-fold purpose. First, the program was developed to assist nonattainment and maintenance areas in achieving or maintaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and carbon monoxide (CO). Second, the program supports emerging clean fuel and advanced propulsion technologies for transit buses and markets for those technologies.
Statutory References
49 U.S.C. 5308 and 49 CFR 624
On October 16, 2006 the FTA proposed to amend Part 624 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the provisions of SAFETEA-LU and published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) [HTML] [PDF]. Public comments were received through December 15, 2006. The final rule was issued March 30, 2007 and is effective April 30, 2007. The final rule can be viewed at the following links [PDF] [HTML].
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Since the program is now a discretionary grant program, the pre-application included in Appendix A of 49 CFR 624 no longer applies. Applications will be requested in a Federal Register notice each fiscal year that discretionary funds are allocated for the program. The general criteria for selecting eligible projects will be included in the notice. A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was issued on May 22, 2008 soliciting applications. The NOFA can be viewed at the following link http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11224.pdf. Project awards were announced in the Federal Register dated September 15, 2008, which can be accessed at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21074.pdf.
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