S.Amdt. 5197
What it does: Rewrites section 70002
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 5376
Rewrites section 70002
ReplacesRemoves section 70002.
Inserted: SEC. 70002. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CLEAN FLEETS.
Inserted: (a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the United States Postal Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be deposited into the Postal Service Fund established under section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for--
Inserted: (1) the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles; and
Inserted: (2) the purchase, design, and installation of the requisite infrastructure to support zero-emission delivery vehicles at facilities that the United States Postal Service owns or leases from non-Federal entities.
Inserted: (b) Requirements.--The United States Postal Service shall--
Inserted: (1) conduct a publicly available cost-benefit analysis to analyze costs versus savings of the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles compared to internal combustion engine delivery vehicles over the life span of the vehicle; and
Inserted: (2) ensure that the zero-emission delivery vehicles purchased using amounts appropriated under subsection (a) are placed in areas and on routes that make the most economical sense.
Original wording
Strike section 70002 and insert the following:
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As printed
SA 5197. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike section 70002 and insert the following:
SEC. 70002. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CLEAN FLEETS.
(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the United States Postal Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be deposited into the Postal Service Fund established under section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for--
(1) the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles; and
(2) the purchase, design, and installation of the requisite infrastructure to support zero-emission delivery vehicles at facilities that the United States Postal Service owns or leases from non-Federal entities.
(b) Requirements.--The United States Postal Service shall--
(1) conduct a publicly available cost-benefit analysis to analyze costs versus savings of the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles compared to internal combustion engine delivery vehicles over the life span of the vehicle; and
(2) ensure that the zero-emission delivery vehicles purchased using amounts appropriated under subsection (a) are placed in areas and on routes that make the most economical sense.
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Senate amendment submitted
August 6, 2022