I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2664 To provide for coordination between Federal agencies regarding the decarbonization, development, certification, and deployment of aircraft, vessels, and medium and heavy duty transportation vehicles, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 18, 2023 Ms. DELBENE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com- mittees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for coordination between Federal agencies regard- ing the decarbonization, development, certification, and deployment of aircraft, vessels, and medium and heavy duty transportation vehicles, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Inno- 4 vation Coordination Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2664 IH SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE JOINT OFFICE OF EN- 1 ERGY AND TRANSPORTATION. 2 In paragraph (2) in the matter under the heading 3 ‘‘Department of Transportation-Federal Highway Admin- 4 istration’’ in title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure 5 Innovation and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) is amend- 6 ed— 7 (1) in the twenty-sixth proviso by striking ‘‘and 8 (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(9) developing technical assist- 9 ance and best practices for the deployment of EV 10 charging and hydrogen fueling in community based 11 locations that support local EV use, including parks, 12 multi-family housing, employment centers, commu- 13 nity centers, shopping centers, and parking lots; 14 (10) in conjunction with Federal agencies with juris- 15 diction over broadband policy including the Depart- 16 ment of Commerce, National Telecommunications 17 and Information Administration, and Federal Com- 18 munications Commission, developing technical assist- 19 ance and best practices for reducing the cost and ac- 20 celerating the deployment of broadband infrastruc- 21 ture by minimizing the number and scale of repeated 22 excavations for the installation and maintenance of 23 broadband conduit or broadband infrastructure in 24 rights-of-way where transportation projects are 25 planned or underway; and (11)’’; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 2664 IH (2) in the thirty-third proviso by striking the 1 semicolon and inserting a colon; and 2 (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Pro- 3 vided further, that the Joint Office shall, in addition 4 to the other duties listed in this paragraph, study, 5 plan, coordinate, and implement issues of joint con- 6 cern between the two agencies with respect to air- 7 craft and airport decarbonization including at a min- 8 imum: (1) research and technical assistance related 9 to the development, certification, operation, and 10 maintenance of sustainable aircraft, including elec- 11 tric propulsion aircraft, medium and heavy duty 12 transportation vehicles, and relevant equipment, in- 13 cluding cargo handling equipment, buses, and ride- 14 share vehicles, refueling and charging infrastructure, 15 alternative sustainable low-carbon fuels including 16 sustainable aviation fuels, biofuels, clean hydrogen, 17 methanol and ammonia, and associated technologies 18 critical to their deployment; (2) data sharing with 19 respect to the installation, maintenance, and utiliza- 20 tion of charging and refueling infrastructure at air- 21 ports; (3) development and deployment of workforce 22 training programs related to the development, con- 23 struction, and maintenance of aircraft, port equip- 24 ment, and charging and refueling infrastructure; (4) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 2664 IH transition from leaded fuel usage by commmercial 1 and general aviation; and (5) any other issues that 2 the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary 3 identify as issues of joint interest: Provided further, 4 that the Joint Office shall coordinate with Depart- 5 ment of Transportation and Department of Energy 6 offices with jurisdiction over aviation 7 decarbonization, including the Department of Trans- 8 portation Federal Aviation Administration, and the 9 Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technology Of- 10 fice, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, 11 and Vehicle Technologies Office, as well as with 12 other Federal agencies with jurisdiction including 13 the Environmental Protection Agency, the National 14 Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Depart- 15 ment of Defense, including the Air Force and Space 16 Force, and the Department of Agriculture, to 17 streamline and coordinate efforts to reduce aero- 18 space emissions: Provided further, that the Joint Of- 19 fice shall, in addition to the other duties listed in 20 this paragraph, study, plan, coordinate, and imple- 21 ment issues of joint concern between the two agen- 22 cies with respect to low or zero emissions vessels and 23 ports, including at a minimum: (1) research and 24 technical assistance related to the development, cer- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 2664 IH tification, operation, and maintenance of low or zero 1 emission vessels, medium and heavy duty transpor- 2 tation vehicles, and relevant port equipment, refuel- 3 ing and charging infrastructure, power supply and 4 distribution infrastructure, alternative sustainable 5 low-carbon fuels and fueling infrastructure including 6 biofuels, clean hydrogen, methanol and ammonia, 7 and associated technologies critical to their deploy- 8 ment; (2) data sharing with respect to the installa- 9 tion, operation, maintenance, and utilization of 10 charging and refueling infrastructure at ports and 11 freight facilities; (3) development and deployment of 12 workforce training programs related to the develop- 13 ment, construction, and maintenance of vessels, 14 equipment, and charging and refueling infrastruc- 15 ture; (4) the development and establishment of green 16 maritime corridors, including for shipping and 17 cruises; and (5) any other issues that the Secretary 18 of Transportation and the Secretary identify as 19 issues of joint interest: Provided further, that the 20 Joint Office shall coordinate with Department of 21 Transportation and Department of Energy offices 22 with jurisdiction over maritime transportation 23 decarbonization, including the Department of Trans- 24 portation Federal Maritime Administration, and the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 2664 IH Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technology Of- 1 fice, Office of Electricity, Grid Deployment Office, 2 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, Water 3 Power Technologies Office, and Vehicle Technologies 4 Office, as well as with other federal agencies with ju- 5 risdiction including the Department of State, the 6 Environmental Protection Agency, the Department 7 of Defense, including the Navy, and the Coast 8 Guard to streamline and coordinate efforts to reduce 9 maritime emissions: Provided further, (1) The Office, 10 in conjunction with the Department of State and the 11 aforementioned agencies, shall provide a report to 12 Congress identifying barriers to decarbonization of 13 maritime vessels, including fueling availability and 14 cost differential, technology research and develop- 15 ment needs, vehicle availability, international co- 16 operation, and other barriers not later than 180 17 days after enactment: (2) The Office, in conjunction 18 with the aforementioned agencies, shall provide a re- 19 port to Congress with an analysis of economic and 20 financial measures required to address barriers and 21 increase zero emissions technology, infrastructure 22 and clean fuels development, deployment, adoption 23 and end use: Provided further, that the Joint Office 24 shall coordinate with Department of Transportation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 2664 IH and Department of Energy offices with jurisdiction 1 over medium and heavy duty transportation 2 decarbonization, including the Department of Trans- 3 portation Federal Highways Administration, Na- 4 tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and 5 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and 6 the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technology 7 Office, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, 8 and Vehicle Technologies Office, as well as other 9 federal agencies with jurisdiction over medium and 10 heavy duty transportation decarbonization, including 11 the Environmental Protection Agency and Depart- 12 ment of Homeland Security, to streamline and co- 13 ordinate efforts to reduce emissions for freight 14 transportation. 15 ‘‘(A) The Office shall provide a report to 16 Congress identifying barriers to decarbonization 17 of medium and heavy duty road transportation, 18 including charging and fueling availability, tech- 19 nology research and development needs, vehicle 20 availability, battery and component cost and 21 supply constraints, potential regulatory impedi- 22 ments such as vehicle weight allowance and 23 treatment of near-zero emissions technologies, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 2664 IH and other barriers not later than 180 days after 1 enactment. 2 ‘‘(B) The Joint Office shall develop tech- 3 nical assistance, and support research to sup- 4 port the decarbonization of medium and heavy 5 duty trucks and other freight transportation 6 equipment and operations. The Joint Office 7 shall support research, planning, and funding 8 for charging and fueling infrastructure that 9 supports medium and heavy duty vehicle elec- 10 trification including high-powered charging de- 11 pots, hydrogen fueling infrastructure, grid reli- 12 ability solutions, smart charge management, 13 and distributed energy resources, including in- 14 tegration with on-site energy storage and re- 15 newable energy generation. 16 ‘‘(C) The Joint Office shall identify and 17 support the development and deployment of al- 18 ternative sustainable low-carbon fuels including 19 biofuels, clean hydrogen, methanol, and ammo- 20 nia, and associated powertrain technologies, in- 21 cluding batteries, fuel cells, and hydrogen inter- 22 nal combustion engines. 23 Provided further, That the Joint Office of Energy and 24 Transportation shall identify and prioritize technical as- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 2664 IH sistance, research, workforce development, and funding 1 opportunities for industry education and outreach pro- 2 grams to support the decarbonization of commercial motor 3 vehicles and fleets transitioning to electric vehicles. (A) 4 The Joint Office shall identify opportunities to support the 5 wide scale adoption of zero- and near-zero emission vehi- 6 cles in fleets, including identifying tools, resources, and 7 funding to help fleet owners and operators transition to 8 ZEV. (B) The Joint Office shall coordinate with stake- 9 holders, including administrators of State grant programs, 10 truck and engine manufacturers, trucking fleets, State 11 trucking associations, electric ride hail providers, electric 12 carshare operators, Clean Cities coalitions, Tribal nations, 13 and PUCs, to identify opportunities to advance electrifica- 14 tion and decarbonization of medium and heavy duty vehi- 15 cles: Provided further, that the Joint Office of Energy and 16 Transportation shall develop pathways, and provide rec- 17 ommendations to Congress as necessary, to ensure avail- 18 ability of low or zero emissions vehicles, vessels, and equip- 19 ment critical to decarbonizing the transportation sector 20 that are compliant with federal requirements for domestic 21 sourcing: Provided further, that there are authorized to be 22 appropriated for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2032 23 such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 Apr 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2664.IH H2664 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB