# California Clean School Bus Equity Act

This bill removes a spending cap on a federal program that helps schools buy clean and electric school buses. Right now, there's a limit on how much money can be spent through this program each year, which means many schools that want to switch to cleaner buses have to wait or get turned down for funding. This bill takes that cap off, allowing the government to spend as much as needed to help schools across the country replace their old diesel buses with electric or other zero-emission vehicles.

The practical effect is that more school districts will be able to get federal money to buy these cleaner buses. When schools use electric buses instead of diesel ones, kids breathe cleaner air during their commute, and communities benefit from reduced pollution and lower emissions. Schools in areas that have been waiting for funding or were denied it before would now have a real shot at getting these buses. The bill also requires that the funding be spread fairly across different regions of the country, so it's not just wealthy districts or big cities that benefit—rural and smaller districts should get their share too.

For families, this means their kids could be riding in cleaner, quieter buses that produce zero emissions. For school budgets, it means districts don't have to choose between buying new buses and funding other programs, since federal money would cover more of the cost. The main catch is that this is a federal program, so it depends on Congress actually appropriating the money to fund it—removing the cap just means there's no artificial limit on how much can be spent if the money is available.

California Clean School Bus Equity Act

Porter, Katie

California Clean School Bus Equity ActThis bill removes a limitation on amounts that may be provided to all eligible entities in a state&nbsp;under the clean school bus program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.&nbsp;Specifically, the bill removes a provision that limits the amount received by all eligible entities in a state from grants and rebates under the program to no more than 10% of the amounts made available to carry out the program during a fiscal year.&nbsp;