Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/841

 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 823

(B) MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND FUELING.—New school buses and retrofit technology shall be maintained, operated, and fueled according to manufacturer recommendations or State requirements. (4) RETROFIT GRANTS.—The Administrator may award grants for up to 100 percent of the retrofit technologies and installation costs. (5) REPLACEMENT GRANTS.— (A) ELIGIBILITY FOR 50 PERCENT GRANTS.—The Administrator may award grants for replacement of school buses in the amount of up to one-half of the acquisition costs (including fueling infrastructure) for— (i) clean school buses with engines manufactured in model year 2005 or 2006 that emit not more than— (I) 1.8 grams per brake horsepower-hour of non-methane hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen; and (II) .01 grams per brake horsepower-hour of particulate matter; or (ii) clean school buses with engines manufactured in model year 2007, 2008, or 2009 that satisfy regulatory requirements established by the Administrator for emissions of oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter to be applicable for school buses manufactured in model year 2010. (B) ELIGIBILITY FOR 25 PERCENT GRANTS.—The Administrator may award grants for replacement of school buses in the amount of up to one-fourth of the acquisition costs (including fueling infrastructure) for— (i) clean school buses with engines manufactured in model year 2005 or 2006 that emit not more than— (I) 2.5 grams per brake horsepower-hour of non-methane hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen; and (II) .01 grams per brake horsepower-hour of particulate matter; or (ii) clean school buses with engines manufactured in model year 2007 or thereafter that satisfy regulatory requirements established by the Administrator for emissions of oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter from school buses manufactured in that model year. (6) ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL.— (A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a grant recipient receiving a grant for the acquisition of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses with engines manufactured in model year 2005 or 2006, the grant recipient shall provide, to the satisfaction of the Administrator— (i) documentation that diesel fuel containing sulfur at not more than 15 parts per million is available for carrying out the purposes of the grant; and (ii) a commitment by the applicant to use that fuel in carrying out the purposes of the grant. (7) DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.—The Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable— (A) achieve nationwide deployment of clean school buses through the program under this section; and

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