42 USC § 16093 - Fuel cell school buses

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16093"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16093 - Fuel cell school buses"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16093"
section_name: "Fuel cell school buses"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "VEHICLES AND FUELS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Clean School Buses"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 743, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 826.)"
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# § 16093. Fuel cell school buses

**(a)** **Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements—

**(1)** with private sector fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered school buses; and

**(2)** subsequently, with not less than 2 units of local government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered school buses.

**(b)** **Cost sharing** The non-Federal contribution for activities funded under this section shall be not less than—

**(1)** 20 percent for fuel infrastructure development activities; and

**(2)** 50 percent for demonstration activities and for development activities not described in paragraph (1).

**(c)** **Reports to Congress** Not later than 3 years after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that—

**(1)** evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and

**(2)** assesses the results of the development and demonstration program under this section.

**(d)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 743, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 826.)