There is also an amendment in the State House Budget to start funding EV School buses. If you support it, contact your state representative Kay Khan, kay.khan@mahouse.gov, or Ruth Balser, ruth.balser@mahouse.gov Below is the amendment and the section of the 200+ budget it is amending. The budget vote should happen soon! Lucia
Amendment #1066 to H4000
Electric School Buses
Ms. Gouveia of Acton moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 7035-0008 the following item:
“XXXX-XXXX For a grant program designed to fund, in whole or in part, the replacement of diesel-fueled school buses with electric school buses………1,500,000”.
7035-0008 For reimbursements to cities, towns and regional school districts for the cost of transportation of nonresident pupils as required by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77, as amended; provided, that not later than February 17, 2022, the department of elementary and secondary education shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means a preliminary estimate of the costs eligible for reimbursement under this item in fiscal year 2023; and provided further, that the commonwealth’s obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item… $14,449,605