| H1950B2689A06322 BIL:BTW 11/15/11 #90 A06322 |
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| AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1950 (As amended by A06347) |
| Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE MOUL |
| Printer's No. 2689 |
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1 | Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting before line 1 (A06347) |
2 | Amend Bill, page 1, line 9, by inserting after "transfers;" |
3 | establishing the Keystone Transit Program; providing a transfer |
4 | of funds from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to the Department of |
5 | Environmental Protection for a competitive grant program for the |
6 | transition of small mass transit bus fleets to compressed |
7 | natural gas; |
8 | Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 12 and 13 |
9 | (A06347) |
10 | C. Keystone Transit |
11 | Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 18 and 19 |
12 | (A06347) |
13 | SUBCHAPTER C |
14 | KEYSTONE TRANSIT |
15 | Sec. |
16 | 3311. Short title of subchapter. |
17 | 3312. Definitions. |
18 | 3313. Keystone Transit Program. |
19 | § 3311. Short title of subchapter. |
20 | This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the |
21 | Keystone Transit Act. |
22 | § 3312. Definitions. |
23 | The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter |
24 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
25 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
26 | "Dedicated compressed natural gas bus." A bus which runs |
27 | solely on compressed natural gas. |
28 | "Department." The Department of Environmental Protection of |
29 | the Commonwealth. |
30 | "Mass transit authority." An operator of regularly scheduled |
31 | transportation that is available to the general public and is |
32 | provided according to published schedules along designated |
33 | published routes with specified stopping points for the taking |
34 | on and discharging of passengers. The term does not include |
35 | exclusive ride taxi services, charter or sightseeing services, |
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1 | nonpublic transportation or school bus or limousine services. |
2 | "Program." The Keystone Transit Program. |
3 | "Small mass transit authority." A mass transit authority |
4 | located in this Commonwealth that does not exceed 245,000 |
5 | revenue vehicle hours for two consecutive years. |
6 | § 3313. Keystone Transit Program. |
7 | (a) Establishment.--The department shall establish and |
8 | administer the Keystone Transit Program. |
9 | (b) Purpose.--The program is established in order to |
10 | decrease emissions from mass transit buses by utilizing natural |
11 | gas as a vehicle fuel. |
12 | (c) Transfer of funds.--The State Treasurer shall transfer |
13 | from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to the department the sum of |
14 | $5,000,000 to fund the program. |
15 | (d) Use of funds.--The sum of $5,000,000 shall be used to |
16 | fund competitive grants available to small mass transit |
17 | authorities for the purchase of new dedicated compressed natural |
18 | gas buses. |
19 | (e) Application process.-- |
20 | (1) A mass transit authority must complete and submit to |
21 | the department a keystone transit grant application. |
22 | (2) Approved applications must obligate the mass transit |
23 | authority to contract with a private company: |
24 | (i) to build exclusively with private funds; and |
25 | (ii) to maintain and operate any new compressed |
26 | natural gas fueling facility necessary to support |
27 | compressed natural gas buses purchased with funds |
28 | received under this subchapter. |
29 | (3) The term "operate" as used in this subsection shall |
30 | not include the actual act of fueling buses. |
31 | (f) Eligible costs.-- |
32 | (1) Grant funds received under this subchapter shall be |
33 | eligible for: |
34 | (i) Federally assisted purchases of new dedicated |
35 | compressed natural gas buses and shall be limited to the |
36 | total percentage of the State and local match. |
37 | (ii) Nonfederally assisted bus purchases and shall |
38 | be limited to 50% of the total incremental cost of a new |
39 | dedicated compressed natural gas bus. |
40 | (2) The incremental cost shall be capped at $60,000 for |
41 | buses which have a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 |
42 | pounds and $35,000 for buses with a gross vehicle weight |
43 | rating of 26,000 pounds and under. |
44 | (3) Buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of less |
45 | than 16,000 pounds shall be ineligible. |
46 | (4) Priority shall be given to those applications which |
47 | provide for public access to compressed natural gas vehicle |
48 | fueling dispensers. |
49 | (g) Grant program.--The department shall establish a formula |
50 | and method for awarding of grants under the program consistent |
51 | with this subchapter. |
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1 | (h) Appeal process.--Applicants that are not awarded grants |
2 | under this subchapter shall not have the right to a hearing or |
3 | the issuance of an adjudication under section 4 of the act of |
4 | July 13, 1988 (P.L.530, No.94), known as the Environmental |
5 | Hearing Board Act, regarding the department's decision. |
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