Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act or the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a green transportation infrastructure program to provide competitive grants to states, local governments, and other entities for capital investments in electrified surface transportation infrastructure projects.
DOT must select projects that maximize sustainability, including projects that (1) promote the electrification of all public transportation, (2) contribute to climate resilience and mitigation, (3) reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and (4) achieve energy savings and reduce energy usage compared to other eligible projects.
Additionally, DOT must prioritize projects that (1) serve a frontline, vulnerable, or disadvantaged community; (2) are located in an area that has experienced high adverse health and environmental impacts on minority and low-income populations; (3) require federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package; or (4) add a new green space or new state or local park units and outdoor recreational areas.
Grants issued under the program may not be less than $2 million, with the exception of grants for project planning, preparation, or design, which are not subject to a minimum amount.
The federal share of the cost of a project may not exceed 85% for planning, design, and construction purposes and 50% of the operation and maintenance costs of the project for its first 10 years.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2038 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2038
To establish a green transportation infrastructure grant program, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2021
Mr. Levin of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Hayes, Mr.
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
Bowman, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Tlaib,
Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Jones, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jayapal, Mr.
Grijalva, and Ms. Bush) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish a green transportation infrastructure grant program, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Utilizing Investments to
Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the
Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act'' or the ``BUILD GREEN
Infrastructure and Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. GREEN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Electric vehicle.--The term ``electric vehicle'' has
the meaning given the term in section 523.2 of title 49, Code
of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
(2) Frontline, vulnerable, and disadvantaged community.--
The term ``frontline, vulnerable, and disadvantaged community''
means a community--
(A) in an area described in section 301(a) of the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3161(a)); and
(B) in which climate change, pollution, or
environmental destruction have exacerbated systemic
racial, regional, social, environmental, gender, and
economic injustices by disproportionately affecting
Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples, other communities
of color, migrant communities, deindustrialized
communities, depopulated rural communities, the poor,
low-income workers, women, the elderly, the unhoused,
people with disabilities, or youth.
(3) Global warming potential.--The term ``global warming
potential'' has the meaning given the term in section 98.6 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).
(4) Green project.--The term ``green project'' means a
project that--
(A) deeply reduces transportation greenhouse gas
emissions and local air pollution; and
(B) results in a reduction in overall energy use,
maximization of energy efficiency, implementation and
use of energy recovery, and an offset of the remaining
demand for energy with production of energy from
renewable energy sources, such that the project
produces as much energy or energy savings as the
project uses over the course of a year.
(5) Green space.--
(A) In general.--The term ``green space'' means
publicly accessible land or water that--
(i) is partly or completely covered with
grass, trees, shrubs, or other vegetation; and
(ii) provides floodwater alleviation, storm
water mitigation, green travel routes, water
purification, cooling temperatures, pollution
management, public health benefits,
enhancements to biodiversity, ecological
resilience, or greenhouse gas emissions
sequestration.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``green space'' includes
parks, gardens, playing fields, children's play areas,
woods, grassed areas, bodies of water, and trails.
(6) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' means--
(A) carbon dioxide;
(B) hydrofluorocarbons;
(C) methane;
(D) nitrous oxide;
(E) perfluorocarbons;
(F) sulfur hexafluoride;
(G) nitrogen triflouride;
(H) chlorofluorocarbons;
(I) criteria pollutants for which there are
national ambient air quality standards under section
109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409); and
(J) any other anthropogenically emitted gas or
particulate that the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency determines, after notice and
comment--
(i) to contribute to climate change; or
(ii) to produce negative effects on human
health, biodiversity, or ecological resilience.
(7) Greenhouse gas emissions.--The term ``greenhouse gas
emissions'' means emissions of greenhouse gas, expressed in
terms of metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
(8) New renewable energy.--The term ``new renewable
energy'' means renewable energy from a source that is not
currently producing power.
(9) Program.--The term ``program'' means the green
transportation infrastructure grant program established under
subsection (b).
(10) Publicly available evse.--
(A) In general.--The term ``publicly available
EVSE'' means Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and any
associated parking spaces designated by the property
owner or lessee to be available to, and accessible by,
the public for any period of time, including Electric
Vehicle Supply Equipment and associated parking spaces
located in parking garages or gated facilities if any
member of the public can obtain vehicular access to the
facility for free or through payment of a fee.
(B) Exclusion.--The term ``publicly available
EVSE'' does not include Electric Vehicle Supply
Equipment and any associated parking spaces in a
workplace if the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and
associated parking spaces are clearly marked and
operated as available exclusively to employees or
contracted drivers.
(11) Renewable energy source.--The term ``renewable energy
source'' means energy generated from renewable sources,
including the following:
(A) Solar, including electricity.
(B) Wind.
(C) Ocean, including tidal, wave, current, and
thermal.
(D) Geothermal, including electricity and heat
pumps.
(E) Hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from
increased efficiency or additions of new capacity--
(i) at an existing hydroelectric project;
and
(ii) that was placed in service on or after
January 1, 1999.
(F) Hydrogen used in fuel cells or other non-
combustion technologies.
(G) Thermal energy generated by any of the sources
described in subparagraphs (A) through (F).
(12) Resilient.--The term ``resilient'', with respect to
transportation infrastructure projects, means an anticipation
of, preparation for, and adaptation of the project to
disruptions and changing environmental and security conditions,
and the achievement and maintenance by the project of the
capability to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from
disruptions while ensuring the sustainment of operations.
(13) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' means an area
with a population of 200,000 or fewer.
(14) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
(15) Urbanized area.--The term ``urbanized area'' means an
area with a population of more than 200,000.
(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a green
transportation infrastructure grant program to provide grants on a
competitive basis to eligible entities for capital investments in
electrified surface transportation infrastructure projects that--
(1) will have a significant local or regional impact to
improve transportation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
toxic emissions; and
(2) are--
(A) sustainable and resilient; and
(B) green projects.
(c) Eligible Entities.--An entity eligible to receive a grant under
the program is--
(1) a State;
(2) a unit of local government;
(3) a transit agency;
(4) a port authority;
(5) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304)); or
(6) a group of entities described in paragraphs (1) through
(5).
(d) Eligible Projects.--A project eligible to be carried out with
funds from a grant provided under the program is--
(1) a highway or bridge project eligible for assistance
under title 23, United States Code, that has or installs
publicly available EVSE on the highway or on a highway in
immediate proximity to the bridge;
(2) a public transportation project eligible for assistance
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that is
powered by electricity;
(3) a passenger or freight rail project that is powered
solely by an external source of electricity or solar power;
(4) a port infrastructure investment, including inland port
infrastructure and land ports of entry, that installs publicly
available EVSE or converts fossil fuel-powered equipment to
electrified equipment; and
(5) any other projects that--
(A) the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
(B) clearly demonstrate a contribution to the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and toxic
emissions.
(e) Application.--
(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require.
(2) Deadlines.--The Secretary shall--
(A) publish a notice of funding opportunity for the
program by not later than 10 days after October 1 of
each fiscal year;
(B) require applications for grants under the
program to be submitted to the Secretary by not later
than 90 days after the date on which the notice of
funding opportunity is published; and
(C) select eligible projects to receive grants
under the program, in accordance with subsection (f),
by not later than 270 days after October 1 of each
fiscal year.
(f) Selection.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall select eligible
projects to receive a grant under the program based on
sustainability criteria, including--
(A) the extent to which the project promotes the
electrification of all public transportation, including
electric city buses, electric commuter rail, electric
vehicle fleets, and electric school buses;
(B) criteria in the Infrastructure Voluntary
Evaluation Sustainability Tool (INVEST) of the Federal
Highway Administration;
(C) criteria developed by the Secretary to promote
electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
(D) criteria developed by the Secretary to reduce
overall vehicle miles traveled in single occupancy,
internal combustion engine vehicles;
(E) criteria developed by the Secretary, in
consultation with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, that consider the
extent to which the eligible project contributes to--
(i) climate resilience;
(ii) climate mitigation;
(iii) air pollution and emissions of
hazardous air pollutants (as defined in section
112(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7412(a))); and
(iv) greenhouse gas emissions;
(F) criteria developed by the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, that
consider the extent to which the eligible project will
achieve energy savings and reduced energy usage
compared to other eligible projects; and
(G) criteria developed by the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, that
consider the extent to which the eligible project will
improve pedestrian and nonmotorized vehicle access and
safety compared to other eligible projects.
(2) Exclusion.--In selecting eligible projects to receive a
grant under the program, the Secretary shall not use the
Federal share percentage or the ability of an applicant to
generate non-Federal revenue as a selection criterion.
(3) Priority.--In selecting eligible projects to receive a
grant under the program, the Secretary shall give priority to
an eligible project that--
(A) is located in--
(i) a frontline, vulnerable, and
disadvantaged community;
(ii) an area identified as having
disproportionately high adverse human health
and environmental impacts on minority
populations and low-income populations;
(iii) a community of color;
(iv) a low-income community;
(v) a deindustrialized community; or
(vi) a community facing environmental
injustice.
(B) requires a contribution of Federal funds in
order to complete an overall financing package; or
(C) includes--
(i) the addition of--
(I) a new green space; or
(II) new State or local park system
units and recreation areas administered
for outdoor recreation purposes; or
(ii) an improvement to improve access to an
existing green space, State or local park
system unit, or recreation area administered
for outdoor recreation purposes, including
pedestrian and bicycle access.
(4) Report.--Not less frequently than once each year, the
Secretary shall --
(A) submit a report that contains the criteria for
eligible projects developed under paragraph (1) to--
(i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate;
(ii) the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate;
(iii) the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
and
(iv) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives; and
(B) make the report under subparagraph (A)
available to the public.
(g) Grant Requirements.--
(1) Environmental standard.--As a condition of receiving a
grant under the program, any building or structure that is part
of an eligible project, including existing buildings, shall
comply with, or, in the case of an existing building, be
renovated to comply with, environmental standards determined by
the Secretary, that are at least as stringent as the Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards of the
United States Green Building Council.
(2) Use of renewable energy.--
(A) In general.--As a condition of receiving a
grant under the program, any eligible project that,
after completion of the project, uses electrical energy
shall use electrical energy in a manner that does not
increase usage of nonrenewable energy sources, in
accordance with subparagraph (B).
(B) Methods.--An eligible entity may comply with
subparagraph (A) by--
(i) purchasing new renewable energy or
renewable energy credits for the eligible
project;
(ii) generating new renewable energy for
the eligible project;
(iii) converting to use of renewable energy
for another project of the eligible entity in
an equivalent quantity of nonrenewable energy
used for the eligible project; or
(iv) any combination of the methods
described in clauses (i) through (iii).
(C) Compliance.--
(i) In general.--If the Secretary
determines that an eligible project is not in
compliance with subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall promptly notify the eligible entity of
the noncompliance.
(ii) Withholding of funds for
noncompliance.--If an eligible entity that
receives a notification of noncompliance under
clause (i) is not in compliance with
subparagraph (A) beginning on the date that is
180 days after the date of the notification
under clause (i), the Secretary shall withhold
from the State in which the eligible project is
located 10 percent of the amount required to be
apportioned to the State under section 104(b)
of title 23, United States Code, from that
State until the eligible project is in
compliance with subparagraph (A).
(h) Distribution of Grants.--
(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, in carrying out the
program, the Secretary shall ensure that grants are provided--
(A) on an equitable geographical basis;
(B) in a manner that achieves an appropriate
balance in addressing the needs of urbanized areas and
rural areas;
(C) in a manner that ensures investment in a
variety of electric vehicles; and
(D) in a manner that prioritizes eligible projects
in areas described in section 301(a) of the Public
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3161(a)).
(2) State amounts.--
(A) Minimum amount.--For each fiscal year, the
total amount awarded to eligible projects in each State
shall be not less than the lesser of--
(i) 0.8 percent of the amounts made
available to carry out the program for that
fiscal year; and
(ii) the total amount requested for
eligible projects in that State for that fiscal
year for which the Secretary has determined
meet the selection criteria under the program.
(B) Maximum amount.--For each fiscal year, the
total amount provided under the program for eligible
projects in a single State shall not exceed an amount
equal to 8 percent of the amounts made available to
carry out the program for that fiscal year.
(3) Rural areas, urbanized areas, and frontline,
vulnerable, and disadvantaged communities.--
(A) Rural areas.--
(i) In general.--Of the amounts made
available to carry out the program for each
fiscal year, not less than 35 percent and not
more than 40 percent shall be used for eligible
projects located in rural areas.
(ii) Grant amount.--The amount of a grant
provided under the program for a project in a
rural area shall be not less than $1,000,000.
(iii) Federal share.--The Federal share of
the cost of an eligible project in a rural area
carried out with a grant under the program may
exceed 85 percent, at the discretion of the
Secretary.
(B) Urbanized areas.--
(i) In general.--Of the amounts made
available to carry out the program for each
fiscal year, not less than 60 percent and not
more than 65 percent shall be used for eligible
projects located in urbanized areas.
(ii) Metropolitan planning area.--Amounts
made available under clause (i) may be used for
eligible projects in the metropolitan planning
area established under section 134 of title 23,
United States Code, that encompasses the
urbanized area.
(C) Frontline, vulnerable, and disadvantaged
communities.--
(i) In general.--Of the total amounts made
available to carry out the program for each
fiscal year under subparagraphs (A) and (B),
not less than 40 percent shall be used for
eligible projects located in frontline,
vulnerable, and disadvantaged communities.
(ii) Grant amount.--The amount of a grant
provided under the program for a project in a
frontline, vulnerable, and disadvantaged
community shall be not less than $1,000,000.
(iii) Federal share.--The Federal share of
the cost of an eligible project in a frontline,
vulnerable, and disadvantaged community carried
out with a grant under the program may exceed
85 percent, at the discretion of the Secretary.
(i) Grant Amount.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
grant under the program shall be in an amount that is not less
than $2,000,000.
(2) Planning grants.--A grant under the program for the
planning, preparation, or design of an eligible project shall
not be subject to a minimum grant amount.
(j) Federal Share.--Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with a grant
under the program shall be, at the discretion of the eligible entity--
(1) not more than 85 percent, for the purpose of planning,
design, and construction of the project; and
(2) not more than 50 percent of the operation and
maintenance costs of the project for the first 10 years of the
project.
(k) TIFIA; RRIF.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary may use an
amount equal to not more than 20 percent of the amounts made available
to carry out the program for that fiscal year to pay the subsidy and
administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance
under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, or title V of the
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C.
821 et seq.) if the Secretary finds that such use of those amounts
would advance the purposes of the program.
(l) Buy America.--No funds may be used for an eligible project
under the program unless--
(1) in the case of an eligible project described in
subsection (d)(1), the project complies with section 313 of
title 23, United States Code;
(2) in the case of an eligible project described in
subsection (d)(2), the project complies with section 5323(j) of
title 49, United States Code;
(3) in the case of an eligible project described in
subsection (d)(3), the project complies with section 22905(a)
of title 49, United States Code;
(4) in the case of an eligible project described in
subsection (d)(4), the project complies with section
54101(d)(2) of title 46, United States Code; and
(5) in the case of an eligible project described in
subsection (d)(5), the project complies with appropriate
domestic content requirements as determined by the Secretary.
(m) Labor Provisions.--
(1) Employee wages and protections.--Each contractor and
subcontractor for an eligible project carried out under the
program shall comply with the following:
(A) Minimum wage.--
(i) In general.--All employees employed in
the performance of the eligible project shall
be paid at a rate of not less than--
(I) $15.00 an hour, beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act; and
(II) beginning on the date that is
1 year after such date of enactment,
and annually thereafter, the amount in
effect under this subparagraph for the
preceding year, increased by the annual
percentage increase, if any, in the
median hourly wage of all employees as
determined by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics and rounded up to the
nearest multiple of $0.05.
(ii) Calculation.--In calculating the
annual percentage increase in the median hourly
wage of all employees for purposes of clause
(i)(II), the Secretary of Labor, through the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall--
(I) compile data on the hourly
wages of all employees to determine
such a median hourly wage; and
(II) compare such median hourly
wage for the most recent year for which
data are available with the median
hourly wage determined for the
preceding year.
(iii) Prevailing wages for laborers and
mechanics.--
(I) In general.--All laborers and
mechanics employed by contractors or
subcontractors in the performance of
construction, alteration, or repair
work carried out, in whole or in part,
with assistance made available under
the program shall be paid wages at
rates not less than the greater of--
(aa) the rates prevailing
on similar construction in the
locality as determined by the
Secretary of Labor in
accordance with subchapter IV
of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code; or
(bb) the rate required
under clause (i).
(II) Authorities.--With respect to
the labor standards specified in
subclause (I)(aa), the Secretary of
Labor shall have the authority and
functions set forth in Reorganization
Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat.
1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145
of title 40, United States Code.
(B) Neutrality toward organized labor.--The
contractor or subcontractor shall have--
(i) an explicit policy of neutrality with
regard to--
(I) labor organizing for the
employees of the contractor or
subcontractor employed in the
performance of the eligible project;
and
(II) such employees' choice to form
and join labor organizations; and
(ii) policies that require--
(I) the posting and maintenance of
notices in the workplace to such
employees of their rights under the
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
151 et seq.); and
(II) that such employees are, at
the beginning of their employment in
the performance of the eligible
project, provided notice and
information regarding the employees'
rights under such Act.
(C) Paid family and medical leave.--The contractor
or subcontractor shall have an explicit policy
providing all employees employed in the performance of
the eligible project not less than 12 workweeks of paid
leave in a 12-month period for any purpose described in
section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)), in accordance with
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor.
(D) Fair scheduling.--
(i) In general.--The contractor or
subcontractor shall have an explicit policy for
fair scheduling for employees employed in the
performance of the eligible project, which
shall include--
(I) an opportunity for the employee
to request--
(aa) an adjustment in the
number of hours, work location,
or times of the employee's work
schedule;
(bb) a change in the amount
of notification provided to the
employee regarding the work
schedule; or
(cc) the minimizing of
fluctuations in the number of
hours the employee is scheduled
to work on a daily, weekly, or
monthly basis; and
(II) a timely, good faith
interactive process through which the
employer and employee discuss the
employee's request under subclause (I)
and the employer grants the request or
suggests any alternatives that might
meet the employee's needs.
(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not apply
to any employee covered by a valid collective
bargaining agreement if--
(I) the terms of the collective
bargaining agreement include terms that
govern work scheduling practices; and
(II) the provisions of this Act are
expressly waived in such collective
bargaining agreement.
(E) Preference for local hiring.--The contractor or
subcontractor shall have explicit policies that provide
a preference for local hiring, consistent with
applicable Federal law and subject to rules issued by
the Secretary of Labor.
(F) Contractor requirement regarding
subcontractors.--The contractor or subcontractor shall
require that each subcontractor of the contractor for
an eligible project carried out under the program
comply with the requirements of this paragraph with
respect to all employees of the subcontractor employed
in the performance of the project.
(2) Disclosure.--A contractor desiring a contract under an
eligible project carried out under the program shall disclose
to the Secretary in the contract application any administrative
merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil
judgment against the contractor during the previous 5 years for
any violation of--
(A) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
201 et seq.);
(B) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
(C) the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
(D) the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151
et seq.);
(E) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United
States Code (commonly known as the ``Davis-Bacon
Act'');
(F) chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Service Contract Act'');
(G) Executive Order 11246 (42 U.S.C. 2000e note;
relating to equal employment opportunity);
(H) section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 793);
(I) chapter 42 or 43 of title 38, United States
Code;
(J) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
(K) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);
(L) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
(M) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.);
(N) Executive Order 13658 (79 Fed. Reg. 9851;
relating to establishing a minimum wage for
contractors); or
(O) any State law equivalent of a law described in
subparagraphs (A) through (N), in accordance with
guidance issued by the Secretary of Labor.
(3) Labor agreements for construction projects.--
(A) In general.--A contractor for an eligible
project carried out under the program that is a
construction project shall be a party to a covered
project labor agreement.
(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
(i) Covered project labor agreement.--The
term ``covered project labor agreement'' means
a project labor agreement that--
(I) binds all contractors and
subcontractors on the construction
project through the inclusion of
appropriate specifications in all
relevant solicitation provisions and
contract documents;
(II) allows all contractors and
subcontractors to compete for contracts
and subcontracts without regard to
whether they are otherwise a party to a
collective bargaining agreement;
(III) contains guarantees against
strikes, lockouts, and other similar
job disruptions;
(IV) sets forth effective, prompt,
and mutually binding procedures for
resolving labor disputes arising during
the covered project labor agreement;
and
(V) provides other mechanisms for
labor-management cooperation on matters
of mutual interest and concern,
including productivity, quality of
work, safety, and health.
(ii) Project labor agreement.--The term
``project labor agreement'' means a pre-hire
collective bargaining agreement with one or
more labor organizations that establishes the
terms and conditions of employment for a
specific construction project and is described
in section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations
Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)).
(n) Funding.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the program $50,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2031, of which not less than $15,000,000,000 shall
be for grants for the purchase of electric vehicles and
electric vehicle supply equipment.
(2) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph
(1) shall remain available until January 1, 2042.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL FUNDING EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
Section 106(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(6) Federal funding exchange programs.--A State may
implement a program under which a subrecipient has the option
to exchange Federal funds allocated to the subrecipient in
accordance with the requirements of this title for State or
local funds if the State certifies to the Secretary that--
``(A) the State has prevailing wage and domestic
content requirements that are comparable to the
requirements under sections 113 and 313, respectively;
and
``(B) the requirements described in subparagraph
(A) shall apply to projects carried out using the State
or local funds if the projects would have been subject
to the requirements of sections 113 and 313 if the
projects were carried out using Federal funds.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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