[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4221]
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SA 5197. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
title II of S. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
Strike section 70002 and insert the following:
SEC. 70002. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CLEAN FLEETS.
(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the United States Postal
Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be deposited into the
Postal Service Fund established under section 2003 of title
39, United States Code, $3,000,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2031, for--
(1) the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles; and
(2) the purchase, design, and installation of the requisite
infrastructure to support zero-emission delivery vehicles at
facilities that the United States Postal Service owns or
leases from non-Federal entities.
(b) Requirements.--The United States Postal Service shall--
(1) conduct a publicly available cost-benefit analysis to
analyze costs versus savings of the purchase of zero-emission
delivery vehicles compared to internal combustion engine
delivery vehicles over the life span of the vehicle; and
(2) ensure that the zero-emission delivery vehicles
purchased using amounts appropriated under subsection (a) are
placed in areas and on routes that make the most economical
sense.
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