PUBLIC LAW 106-181—APR. 5, 2000 114 STAT. 81 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 471 is amended by adding at the end the following: "47135. Innovative financing techniques.". SEC. 133. INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION AIRPORT VEHICLE PILOT PRO- GRAM. (a) IN GENERAL. —Subchapter I of chapter 471 is further amended by adding at the end the following: "§47136. Inherently low-emission airport vehicle pilot program "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a pilot program at not more than 10 public-use airports under which the sponsors of such airports may use funds made available under section 48103 for use at such airports to carry out inherently low-emission vehicle activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, inherently low-emission vehicle activities shall for purposes of the pilot program be treated as eligible for assistance under this subchapter. "(b) LOCATION IN AIR QUALITY NONATTAINMENT AREAS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—^A public-use airport shall be eligible for participation in the pilot program only if the airport is located in an air quality nonattainment area (as defined in section 171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2)). "(2) SHORTAGE OF CANDIDATES. — If the Secretary receives an insufficient number of applications from public-use airports located in such areas, then the Secretary may consider applications from public-use airports that are not located in such areas. "(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.— In selecting from among applicants for participation in the pilot program, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to applicants that will achieve the greatest air quality benefits measured by the amount of emissions reduced per dollar of funds expended under the pilot program. " (d) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S SHARE. —Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the United States Government's share of the costs of a project carried out under the pilot program shall be 50 percent. "(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.— Not more than $2,000,000 may be expended under the pilot program at any single public-use airport. "(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The sponsor of a public-use airport carrying out inherently low-emission vehicle activities under the pilot program may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available for expenditure at the airport in a fiscal year under the pilot program to receive technical assistance in carrying out such activities. "(2) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUM. — To the maximum extent practicable, participants in the pilot program shall use an eligible consortium (as defined in section 5506 of this title) in the region of the airport to receive technical assistance described in paragraph (1). "(g) MATERIALS IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES.—The Administrator may develop and make available materials identifying best practices for carrying out low-emission vehicle activities based on the projects carried out under the pilot program and other sources.
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