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        February 12, 2014

Madam Speaker:

    The Education Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 41, CLEAN FUEL SCHOOL BUSES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, by Representative S. Handy, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 13 through 16 :    

             13          .    allows the State Board of Education to award a grant to a school district or charter
             14      school to:
             15              .    replace a school bus manufactured before 2002 with a new school bus that uses
             16     

{   CNG, propane,   }        alternative fuel       or clean diesel fuel;


2.    Page 2, Line 46 :    

             46          (a) "Alternative fuel" means CNG
{   or   }        ,       propane        , blended biodiesel, or electricity       .


3.    Page 2, Lines 51 through 53 :    

             51          (2) The board may award a grant to a school district or charter school to:
             52          (a) replace a school bus manufactured before 2002 with a new school bus that uses
             53     
{   CNG, propane,   }        alternative fuel       or clean diesel fuel;


1.    Page 3, Line 61 :    

             61          (b) specifying criteria for selecting a grant recipient
  consistent with the requirements of Subsection (4)       ;


2.    Page 3, Line 63 :    

             63      purchased with grant money has replaced a school bus manufactured before 2002;
{   and   }


3.    Page 3, Lines 65 through 66 :    

             65      than or equal to the amount of a grant received under this section
{   .   }        ;

    (e) requiring a grant recipient to ensure that a replaced school bus is made permanently inoperable; and
    (f) requiring a grant recipient to expend the grant within two years of receiving the grant.
 
           (4) The board shall specify criteria for selecting a grant recipient in consultation with the Division of Air Quality, including the following criteria:

    (a) fuel savings;
    (b) the emissions reduction or environmental improvement over the remaining useful life of a school bus that is taken out of operation;
    (c) the amount of matching funds provided;
    (d) the number and capacity of alternative fuel fueling stations installed; and
    (e) a commitment to use fuel savings to purchase school buses that use alternative fuel or clean diesel fuel until all school buses manufactured before 2002 are replaced.      

             66          
{   (4)   }        (5)       The board shall appoint a committee that includes representatives of school


4.    Page 3, Line 70 :    

             70          
{   (5)   }        (6)       Through the state superintendent of public instruction, the board shall facilitate


5.    Page 3, Line 73 :    

             73          
{   (6)   }        (7)       On or before November 1, 2014, the board shall submit a report to the Public


    Respectfully,

    Francis D. Gibson
    Committee Chair

Voting: 9-0-7
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Bill Number
Action Class
Action Code

*HB0041*
*H*
*HCRAMD*

 HB0041
H
HCRAMD