To establish a program to fund electric public transportation in rural communities.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a program to fund electric public transportation in rural communities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Energy, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Electrifying Rural Transportation Act of 2024.
- Section id5DBD88AD0B51457BAEF05DC334FADE9B: 2. Rural public transportation electrification program In this section: The term electric bus means a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid bus. The term electric...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a program to fund electric public transportation in rural communities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Energy, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a program to fund electric public transportation in rural communities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid bus. The term electric vehicle— means a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle
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