[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2560 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2560

  To establish a program in the Department of Defense to promote and 
    demonstrate electric vehicle and infrastructure development for 
                       military and civilian use.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 1993

 Mr. Fazio (for himself and Ms. Harman) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and 
                     Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a program in the Department of Defense to promote and 
    demonstrate electric vehicle and infrastructure development for 
                       military and civilian use.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``electric vehicle and infrastructure 
        demonstration'' and ``demonstration'' mean a demonstration 
        project established pursuant to section 3.
            (2) The term ``infrastructure and support systems'', has 
        the meaning given such term in section 601(7) of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486).
            (3) The term ``electric motor vehicle'' means a motor 
        vehicle manufactured primarily for use on public streets, 
        roads, and highways (not including a vehicle operated 
        exclusively on a rail or rails) which is primarily powered by 
        an electric motor that draws current from rechargeable storage 
        batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic arrays or other sources of 
        electrical current and may include an electric hybrid vehicle 
        as that term is defined in section 601(5) of the Energy Policy 
        Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486): Provided however, That the 
        term shall include vehicles designed for low/moderate speed 
        road use.
            (4) The term ``eligible metropolitan area'' means any 
        Metropolitan Area (as such term is defined by the Office of 
        Management and Budget pursuant to section 3504 of title 44, 
        United States Code) with a 1980 population of two hundred and 
        fifty thousand or more that has been designated by a proposer 
        and the Secretary for a demonstration project under this Act.
            (5) The term ``manufacturer'' means--
                    (A) an original equipment manufacturer which is 
                substantially involved in the production of motor 
                vehicles for sale in the United States;
                    (B) a person manufacturing in the United States an 
                electric motor vehicle; or
                    (C) a person converting a vehicle to use 
                electricity if after conversion, the original equipment 
                manufacturer's warranty continues to apply to such 
                vehicle, pursuant to an agreement between the original 
                equipment manufacturer and the person performing the 
                conversion, or the person performing the conversion 
                provides a warranty for the vehicle equivalent to the 
                warranty of the original equipment manufacturer.
            (6) The term ``person'' means--
                    (A) an individual possessing United States 
                citizenship;
                    (B) a corporation incorporated under the laws of a 
                State; or
                    (C) a joint venture or partnership organized under 
                the laws of a State, each participant of which is an 
                individual or corporation described in subparagraph (A) 
                or (B).
            (7) The term ``non-Federal person'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 601(9) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
        (Public Law 102-486).
            (8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense.

SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
program to demonstrate, for military and civilian use, electric motor 
vehicles and associated infrastructure and support systems for such 
vehicles in one or more eligible metropolitan areas. Such 
demonstrations shall be designed to demonstrate----
            (1) the performance of electric motor vehicles in field 
        operations, including fleet operations;
            (2) the infrastructure necessary to support the operation 
        and maintenance of a wide range of types of electric motor 
        vehicles; or
            (3) both such vehicles and the associated infrastructure 
        and support systems.
    (b) Location of Demonstrations.--Subject to the special 
considerations specified in section 4(b), the demonstrations shall be 
geographically dispersed in eligible metropolitan areas of the United 
States.
    (c) Oversight and Coordination.--The Secretary shall assign 
oversight and coordination of the demonstration program authorized by 
this Act to the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
    (d) Term of Demonstration.--A demonstration established under this 
section may receive financial assistance from the Secretary for not 
more than four years. A single demonstration may not receive more than 
25 per centum of the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations contained in section 5.

SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Solicitation.--Not later than May 1, 1994, the Secretary shall 
request proposals for electric vehicle and infrastructure 
demonstrations, and such proposals are to be submitted to the Secretary 
by no later than September 1, 1994.
    (b) Content of Proposal.--A proposal submitted under subsection (a) 
shall contain such information as the Secretary may require, including 
a description of--
            (1) the person or non-Federal person submitting the 
        proposal and the qualifications and capabilities of such 
        proposer, directly or indirectly, to insure that electric motor 
        vehicles, if any, included in the demonstration are serviced 
        and maintained in order for such vehicles to operate as 
        proposed for the duration of the demonstration;
            (2) manufacturers of the electric motor vehicles to be 
        involved with the demonstration;
            (3) the proposed users;
            (4) the type of infrastructure and support systems 
        development to be undertaken and demonstrated;
            (5) the number of electric motor vehicles, which shall be 
        no fewer than fifty, to be demonstrated and their type, 
        characteristics, and costs; and
            (6) the eligible metropolitan area where the demonstration 
        is to be conducted.
    (c) Cost Share.--To be eligible for selection, the person or non-
Federal person submitting a proposal shall agree to make non-Federal 
contributions, directly or indirectly, equal to at least 50 per centum 
of the costs associated with the demonstration: Provided, That the 
proposer shall seek no greater than $10,000 per vehicle cost share from 
the Secretary except that such cost-share limitation is not applicable 
in that instance where the gross vehicle weight rating of the electric 
motor vehicle exceeds eight thousand five hundred pounds: Provided 
further, That such cost-share requirement shall be no greater than 20 
per centum of the cost associated with that portion of any 
demonstration that includes research and development, as described in 
section 4(b)(5).

SEC. 4. SELECTION OF PROPOSALS.

    (a) Selection.--Not later than December 1, 1994, the Secretary 
shall select at least one, but not more than ten, proposals submitted 
under section 3 to receive financial assistance under this Act. The 
proposals shall be selected by the Secretary on a competitive basis 
after consulting with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    (b) Special Considerations.--In selecting demonstrations to be 
established, the Secretary shall give special consideration to 
proposals that--
            (1) include the participation of providers of electricity;
            (2) include the participation of State or local governments 
        or other governmental entities;
            (3) provide for infrastructure and support systems 
        development during fiscal years 1994 through 1997 to support 
        electric motor vehicles, if any, to be included in such 
        demonstrations and that permit for the continued development 
        and application on a nationwide basis of such infrastructure 
        and support systems;
            (4) provide for the demonstration of more than fifty 
        electric motor vehicles during fiscal years 1994 through 1997; 
        and
            (5) would be located in areas that are likely to suffer 
        economic hardship as a result of reductions in defense spending 
        or the closure of one or more military installations and are in 
        need of redirecting and retraining defense, aerospace and land 
        systems industry workers;
            (6) would utilize aerospace, land systems and defense 
        technology bases as well as the technical expertise of the 
        aerospace, land systems and defense industry and personnel of 
        the Department of Defense; or
            (7) would support the further research and development, a 
        part of the demonstration, of electrical storage devices, power 
        generation devices, light weight or composite materials, or 
        systems control devices for application with electric motor 
        vehicles to be used for military applications as well as 
        civilian applications.
    (c) Other Considerations.--The Secretary shall also consider--
            (1) the adaptability and suitability to a wide range and 
        variety of electric motor vehicles of the related 
        infrastructure, goods, materials or manufactured products, 
        know-how or support services intended to support the operation 
        and maintenance of electric motor vehicles proposed to be 
        included in the demonstration;
            (2) the ability of the manufacturer, directly, indirectly, 
        or in combination with the person submitting the proposal, for 
        a period of no less than four years after the demonstration has 
        commenced, to develop, assist in the demonstration of, 
        manufacture, distribute, sell, service, and ensure the 
        continued availability of parts for electric motor vehicles 
        that are proposed to be included in the demonstration; and
            (3) other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act for 
fiscal year 1994 $90,000,000, to remain available until expended.

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