Boyceville School District receives funding to upgrade buses
WISCONSIN – On May 30 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that 24 school districts across Wisconsin will receive funding to replace existing school buses, which have been linked to asthma and other harmful health conditions, with zero- and low-emission buses. The investment, from the 2023 Clean School Bus Program, is funded through the Baldwin-back Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Boyceville Community School District was awarded $50,000 to purchase two clean school buses.
“Clean school buses are a win-win for the Wisconsin school districts and taxpayers who are saving money and for Wisconsin kids and communities who are breathing cleaner air,” said Senator Tammy Baldwin. “Whether it’s new roads and bridges, clean water and broadband for every home and business, or upgrading the transportation millions of Americans rely on to get to work and school, our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making life safer, healthier, and more affordable for families in every corner of the Badger State.”
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides a total of $5 billion in funding to transform the nation’s fleet of school buses. The Clean School Bus Program funds electric buses, which produce zero tailpipe emissions, as well as propane and compressed natural gas buses, which produce lower tailpipe emissions compared to their older diesel predecessors.
