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 PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

121 STAT. 1543

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(2) help in identifying supply sources and securing longterm contracts; and (3) provision of public outreach, education, and labeling materials. (d) REFUELING INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘pilot program’’), to be administered through the Vehicle Technology Deployment Program of the Department, to provide not more than 10 geographically-dispersed project grants to State governments, Indian tribal governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, or partnerships of those entities to carry out 1 or more projects for the purposes described in paragraph (2). (2) GRANT PURPOSES.—A grant under this subsection shall be used for the establishment of refueling infrastructure corridors, as designated by the Secretary, for renewable fuel blends, including— (A) installation of infrastructure and equipment necessary to ensure adequate distribution of renewable fuel blends within the corridor; (B) installation of infrastructure and equipment necessary to directly support vehicles powered by renewable fuel blends; and (C) operation and maintenance of infrastructure and equipment installed as part of a project funded by the grant. (3) APPLICATIONS.— (A) REQUIREMENTS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue requirements for use in applying for grants under the pilot program. (ii) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—At a minimum, the Secretary shall require that an application for a grant under this subsection— (I) be submitted by— (aa) the head of a State, tribal, or local government or a metropolitan transportation authority, or any combination of those entities; and (bb) a registered participant in the Vehicle Technology Deployment Program of the Department; and (II) include— (aa) a description of the project proposed in the application, including the ways in which the project meets the requirements of this subsection; (bb) an estimate of the degree of use of the project, including the estimated size of fleet of vehicles operated with renewable fuels blend available within the geographic region of the corridor, measured as a total quantity and a percentage; (cc) an estimate of the potential petroleum displaced as a result of the project (measured

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