The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that grant recipients for its Low or No Emission Grant Program will have the flexibility to change project proposals from “no emissions” to “low emissions” technology.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency would allow grant recipients with the ability to purchase more reliable and cost-effective “low emissions” technology.
“Both sides of the aisle are united against the Biden-Buttigieg Green New Deal Agenda that put American Energy LAST and burdened our transit partners with inefficient and expensive rules. I’m proud to provide our transit operators the flexibility to use all sources of American Energy to power our transit infrastructure and focus on building safe and reliable buses for American commuters,” Duffy said.
Grant recipients that are interested in making a zero-emission vehicle or zero-emission infrastructure project change request, or who want to request reconsideration of a previously denied request, should contact their FTA Regional Office and submit their request in writing detailing the requested change and the reason why.
“The purpose of these grants is to help fund reliable mobility for Americans and meet public demand, not force ideology on American manufacturers and public transportation providers at the expense of the American people – they deserve transportation that works. FTA grant recipients asked for this flexibility and Secretary Duffy delivered,” said FTA Senior Advisor Marc Molinaro.