The Secretary shall establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements—
(1) with private sector fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered school buses; and
(2) subsequently, with not less than 2 units of local government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered school buses.
The non-Federal contribution for activities funded under this section shall be not less than—
(1) 20 percent for fuel infrastructure development activities; and
(2) 50 percent for demonstration activities and for development activities not described in paragraph (1).
Not later than 3 years after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that—
(1) evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and
(2) assesses the results of the development and demonstration program under this section.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, §743, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 826.)
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