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PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

vehicle, and component performance, and vehicle and component life cycle costs. (3) PRIORITY.—In making awards under this subsection, the Secretary shall— (A) give priority consideration to applications that— (i) encourage early widespread use of vehicles described in paragraph (1); and (ii) are likely to make a significant contribution to the advancement of the production of the vehicles in the United States; and (B) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the program established under this subsection includes a variety of applications, manufacturers, and end-uses. (4) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall require a grant recipient under this subsection to submit to the Secretary, on an annual basis, data relating to safety, vehicle performance, life cycle costs, and emissions of vehicles demonstrated under the grant, including emissions of greenhouse gases. (5) COST SHARING.—Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to a grant made under this subsection. (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, of which not less 1⁄3 of the total amount appropriated shall be available than each fiscal year to make grants to local and municipal governments. (c) NEAR-TERM TRANSPORTATION SECTOR ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator, shall establish a program to provide grants for the conduct of qualified electric transportation projects. (2) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to large-scale projects and large-scale aggregators of projects. (3) COST SHARING.—Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to a grant made under this subsection. (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013. (d) EDUCATION PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a nationwide electric drive transportation technology education program under which the Secretary shall provide— (A) teaching materials to secondary schools and high schools; and (B) assistance for programs relating to electric drive system and component engineering to institutions of higher education. (2) ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPETITION.—The program established under paragraph (1) shall include a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle competition for institutions of higher education, which shall be known as the ‘‘Dr. Andrew Frank Plug-In Electric Vehicle Competition’’.

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