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PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007 percent of such amount shall be for the evaluation and report required under paragraph (4); ‘‘(B) 20 percent shall be dedicated to Pathways Out of Poverty Demonstration Programs under paragraph (2)(E); and ‘‘(C) the remainder shall be divided equally between National Energy Partnership Training Grants under paragraph (2)(B) and State energy training partnership grants under paragraph (2)(D).’’.

TITLE XI—ENERGY TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Subtitle A—Department of Transportation SEC. 1101. OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: ‘‘(g) OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Department an Office of Climate Change and Environment to plan, coordinate, and implement— ‘‘(A) department-wide research, strategies, and actions under the Department’s statutory authority to reduce transportation-related energy use and mitigate the effects of climate change; and ‘‘(B) department-wide research strategies and actions to address the impacts of climate change on transportation systems and infrastructure. ‘‘(2) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Office shall establish a clearinghouse of solutions, including cost-effective congestion reduction approaches, to reduce air pollution and transportation-related energy use and mitigate the effects of climate change.’’. (b) COORDINATION.—The Office of Climate Change and Environment of the Department of Transportation shall coordinate its activities with the United States Global Change Research Program. (c) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM’S IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND FUEL EFFICIENCY.— (1) STUDY.—The Office of Climate Change and Environment, in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency and in consultation with the United States Global Change Research Program, shall conduct a study to examine the impact of the Nation’s transportation system on climate change and the fuel efficiency savings and clean air impacts of major transportation projects, to identify solutions to reduce air pollution and transportation-related energy use and mitigate the effects of climate change, and to examine the potential fuel savings that could result from changes in the current transportation system and through the use of intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers to plan their travel and avoid delays, including Web-based real-time transit information systems, congestion information

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