Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/13/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-13By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-39.
- 2019-05-13By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-39.
- 2019-04-10Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71.
- 2019-04-10Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
- 2019-04-10Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
- 2019-04-10Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2019-03-13Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-10.
- 2019-03-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1794-1795)
- 2019-03-12Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-10 (25)
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the diesel emissions reduction program. The program authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies.
The bill modifies requirements governing how the EPA must prioritize projects when providing grants, rebates, and loans. Specifically, the EPA must recognize differences in how vehicles, engines, equipment, and fleets are used across the country as it prioritizes projects that include certified engine configurations, verified technologies, or emerging technologies that have a long expected useful life.
Under current law, the EPA must use a certain percentage of the funds made available for the program to support state administered programs for reducing diesel emissions. If a state does not quality for funds, then the funds for the unqualified state must be reallocated to qualified states. This bill requires the funds for the unqualified state to be reallocated to the national diesel emissions reduction program.
Subjects
- Air quality
- Environmental technology
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Motor fuels
- Motor vehicles
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