SCHUMER DELIVERS OVER $50 MILLION TO UPSTATE NEW YORK SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PURCHASE 130+ NEW CLEAN, ELECTRIC BUSES THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS LAW; CURBING POLLUTION, SUPERCHARGING THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, AND GIVING UPSTATE KIDS THE CLEAN COMMUTE THEY DESERVE

Thanks To Schumer Leading The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Passage, Upstate School Districts Will Now Get $50+ Million Boost To Purchase Game Changing Over 130 New Electric Low And Zero-Emission Buses

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Schumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Greenlights Electric School Buses To Keep Kids Healthy And Communities Clean Across Upstate New York

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced that Upstate New York will receive over $50 million in federal funding through the first round of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Clean School Bus Program to purchase over 130 brand new electric school buses, a program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

“Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law, as the wheels of the new, electric school busses go round and round, carbon emissions and pollution is gonna keep going down and down,” said Senator Schumer. “Over $50 million will supercharge our efforts to fight climate change and power over 130 brand new electric buses to keep our air clean, kids safe and Upstate New York healthy. I am proud to deliver this tremendous environmental justice investment that will put our students on the road to a brighter future and a cleaner commute.”

Schumer explained that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act included $5 billion over five years (FY22-26) for the replacement of existing school buses with low and zero-emission school buses and that this is the first round of grants from that program. Nationwide this first round of grant funding will add nearly 2,500 electric buses to the nation’s fleet. Schumer said that diesel exhaust from old fossil fuel is a major contributor to air quality problems in many communities and has been linked to poor health and asthma, especially for children, whose lungs are not yet fully developed. Now communities that have been historically underserved in both urban and rural areas, that otherwise likely could not afford new buses will benefit by using the newest and cleanest technologies available.

This funding also comes on the heels of Schumer passing the largest investment in history for fighting climate change with the Inflation Reduction Act. This bill includes over $1 billion for clean buses, garbage trucks, and other vehicles. Plus, tens of billions in investment and production tax credits to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of clean energy, and new clean vehicle tax credits to bring down the upfront cost of clean vehicles for individuals and families.

A full list of awarded Upstate New York school districts appears below:

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