Cleaner transportation for travelers

(a) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation shall, in carrying out the duties of the office, include consideration of increased adoption of electric vehicles supporting travel and tourism, including at and around medium hub airports and large hub airports (as those terms are defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code) and at and around Federal land, and consideration of ways to support travel and tourism sectors, including by— (1) coordinating with the Federal Highway Administration and the Forest Service and National Park Service with respect to— (A) alternative fueling corridors designated under section 151(a) of title 23, United States Code, including current and future designations; and (B) the consideration of Department of Transportation funding to applicants for projects that serve— (i) appropriate units of the National Park System or other sites managed by a Federal land management agency; or (ii) locations not more than 25 miles from the areas described in clause (i); (2) encouraging States and other recipients of funding under the National Electric Vehicle Formula Program described in paragraph (2) of the matter under the heading highway infrastructure program under the heading Federal Highway Administration under the heading Department of Transportation in title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 1421) (commonly known as the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program) to consider increased adoption of electric vehicles at and around airports and consideration of ways to support travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors, including by— (A) adopting electrification strategies for increased adoption of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure at and around airports; (B) supporting travel and tourism sectors, including rental cars, taxis, rideshares, and other similar shuttle services to expand the adoption of electric vehicles; (C) supporting the outdoor recreation industry through use of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure including at and around Federal sites and land managed by a Federal agency, including the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and other Federal land management agencies; and (D) emphasizing the importance of driver education on where and how to charge and electric vehicle when traveling within the State or locality; (3) providing technical assistance and advice to the electric vehicle industry and electric vehicle users to support the increased use of electric vehicles, including— (A) State, Tribal, and local communities, including governmental agencies and departments in those communities responsible for public works and infrastructure, airport authorities, local school districts, and other entities as appropriate; (B) the domestic and imported automobile industry; (C) the medium- and heavy-duty truck industry, fleets, ports, and intermodal logistics facilities operators; (D) transit agencies and other public sector fleets; (E) electric utilities and other domestic energy providers, including the transportation fueling industry; (F) the workforce and organized labor in industries associated with transportation electrification, including entities that provide educational and workforce training and enhanced worker safety; (G) the battery supply chain, the critical minerals supply chain, and other supply chains for vehicles and charging infrastructure; (H) the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation industries and the communities that support those industries, including high mileage fleets such as taxis and transportation network companies; (I) law enforcement and first responders, including by sharing information to support those entities in engaging with electric vehicle technology, including safety and fire issues, such as new tools and practices to combat and safely control electric vehicle battery fires; and (J) any other sectors, as the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation determine to be appropriate; and (4) consider increased adoption of electric vehicles at locations that support tourism, including around airports, and consideration of ways to support travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors, including through taking actions described in subsection (d). (b) Grants for charging and fueling infrastructure Section 151(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (11) as paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Traveler electrification set-aside Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall use an amount equal to 10 percent to provide grants under this subsection for projects eligible under this subsection— (A) for charging infrastructure that helps increase adoption and mobility of electric vehicles at and around airports; or (B) that support long-haul travel, and the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors, including in support of travel to and from Federal sites and land managed by a Federal agency, including the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and other Federal land management agencies.. (c) Electric vehicle working group (1) In general Section 25006 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 151 note; Public Law 117–58) is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking working group and inserting commission; (B) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: (1) Commission The term commission means the electric vehicle commission established under subsection (b)(1). (2) Secretaries The term Secretaries means the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation.; (C) by striking working group each place it appears and inserting commission; (D) in subsection (b)(2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 25 and inserting 28; and (II) in subclause (II), by striking 19 and inserting 22; and (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i)(I)— (I) in item (rr), by striking and at the end; (II) in item (ss), by striking and at the end; and (III) by adding at the end the following: (tt) the travel and tourism sector, including specific consideration of the airport and rental car sectors; (uu) the public land or outdoor recreation sectors; and (vv) firefighters, law enforcement, or other first responders; and; and (E) in subsection (c)(1)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking Working group and inserting Commission; and (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ix), by striking travel; and inserting the following: “travel, including the electrification of— (I) travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation, such as airports and the ability of travelers to use electric vehicles, including rental cars, taxis, rideshares, and other similar shuttle services; and (II) transportation associated with travelers to, from, and within units of the National Park System and other sites managed by Federal land management agencies;. (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 434) is amended by striking the item relating to section 25006 and inserting the following: Sec. 25006. Electric vehicle commission.. (d) Increased adoption of electric vehicles at locations that support tourism, including around airports (1) In general The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration shall, in carrying out the program described in subsection (a)(2), include consideration of increased adoption of electric vehicles at locations that support travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors, including around airports, including by— (A) requiring States and other recipients of funding under the program to provide planning for charging infrastructure that supports— (i) popular corridors for long-haul travel; (ii) popular destinations and attractions for tourists; (iii) electrification strategies for increased adoption of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure at and around medium hub airports and large hub airports (as those terms are defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code); (iv) the travel and tourism sectors, including rental cars, taxis, rideshares, and other similar shuttle services to expand the adoption of electric vehicles; (v) the outdoor recreation industry through the use of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, including at and around Federal sites and land managed by a Federal agency, including the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and other Federal land management agencies; and (vi) locations not more than 25 miles from Federal sites and land described in clause (v); and (B) emphasizing the importance of driver education on where and how to charge an electric vehicle when traveling within the State or locality. (2) Consultation In carrying out paragraph (1), the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration shall consult with travel and tourism industry stakeholders, including the private sector, State tourism offices, and destination marketing organizations. (3) Guidance The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration shall issue guidance to clarify that funding under the program described in subsection (a)(2) may be used to support highway and Interstate access and units of the National Park System, national forests, and other land and sites managed by a Federal land management agency.