101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5125

 

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Electric Vehicle Charging System Rebate Program Act. Provides that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with electric vehicle stakeholders and the Department of Revenue, shall administer a rebate program that promotes the installation or upgrade of an electric vehicle charging system. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Electric Vehicle Charging System Rebate Program Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
8Agency.
9    "Alternating current Level 2 charging station" or "Level 2
10charging station" means an electric vehicle charging system
11that uses alternating current electricity providing at least 3
12kilowatts and means a system that:
13        (1) is capable of providing electricity from a
14    non-vehicle source to charge the batteries of one or more
15    electric vehicles;
16        (2) meets recognized standards and protocols
17    including, but not limited to, Society of Automotive
18    Engineers (SAE) J1772 of SAE International and Tesla
19    protocol; and
20        (3) is designed and installed in compliance with
21    Article 625 of the National Electrical Code to appropriate
22    Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories' standards.
23    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.

 

 

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1    "Direct current fast charging system" means an electric
2vehicle charging system that utilizes direct current
3electricity providing 40 kilowatts or greater and:
4        (1) is capable of providing electricity from a
5    non-vehicle source to charge the batteries of one or more
6    electric vehicles;
7        (2) meets recognized standards and protocols,
8    including, but not limited to, Society of Automotive
9    Engineers (SAE) J1772 of SAE International, Tesla
10    protocol, and CHAdeMO protocol; and
11        (3) is designed and installed in compliance with
12    Article 625 of the National Electrical Code to appropriate
13    Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories' standards.
 
14    Section 10. Rebate program.
15    (a) Subject to appropriation, for State fiscal years
16beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the Agency, in consultation
17with electric vehicle stakeholders and the Department, shall
18administer a rebate program that promotes the installation or
19upgrade of an electric vehicle charging system and may contract
20with a third-party administrator to operate and manage the
21rebate program.
22    (b) An applicant may be eligible for a rebate under this
23Act if the applicant:
24        (1) installs a new electric vehicle charging system
25    where none previously existed that meets or exceeds the

 

 

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1    following requirements:
2            (A) the system is an alternating current Level 2
3        station with 2 or more ports that can provide
4        electricity to 2 or more electric vehicles; or
5            (B) the system is a direct current fast charging
6        system; or
7        (2) upgrades an existing electric vehicle charging
8    system to either:
9            (A) an alternating current Level 2 station with two
10        or more ports that provide electricity to two or more
11        electric vehicles; or
12            (B) a direct current fast charging system.
13    (c) Subject to subsection (d), rebates shall be distributed
14as follows:
15        (1) each eligible installation of an electric vehicle
16    charging system shall receive:
17            (A) $4,500 for the installation of an alternating
18        current Level 2 station with two or more ports; and
19            (B) $35,000 for the installation of a direct
20        current fast charging system; and
21        (2) each eligible upgrade of an electric vehicle
22    charging system shall receive:
23            (A) $3,000 for the upgrade to an alternating
24        current Level 2 station with two or more ports; and
25            (B) $28,000 for the upgrade to a direct current
26        fast charging system.

 

 

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1    (d) The Agency shall not issue more than $500,000 in total
2rebates under this Act in any fiscal year.
3    (e) This Act shall apply to electric vehicle charging
4systems that are installed or upgraded after December 31, 2020.
 
5    Section 15. Agency responsibilities. The Agency shall
6prepare any forms that may be necessary for an applicant to
7claim a rebate pursuant to this Act and shall require each
8applicant to furnish reasonable information to ascertain the
9validity of the claim, including but not limited to,
10documentation necessary to demonstrate that the installation
11or upgrade for which the rebate is claimed is eligible. The
12Agency shall adopt rules for the implementation of this Act.
 
13    Section 20. Application procedures. Applicants shall apply
14to the Agency within 12 months after the date that the newly
15installed or upgraded charging system is placed into service to
16claim a rebate from the electric vehicle charging system rebate
17program. Failure to apply to the commission within twelve
18months of the date that the newly installed or upgraded
19charging system is placed into service shall constitute a
20waiver of the right to claim the rebate.
21    Nothing in this Act shall alter taxes due on the original
22purchase or upgrade price of an electric vehicle charging
23system prior to the application of the rebate. Any rebate
24received pursuant to the electric vehicle charging system

 

 

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1rebate program shall not be considered income for the purposes
2of Illinois Income Tax Act.
3    In administering the electric vehicle charging system
4rebate program, the Agency shall give consideration to the
5following guidelines:
6        (1) priority should be given to electric vehicle
7    charging systems that are publicly available, serve
8    multiple tenants, employees, or customers, or serve
9    electric vehicle fleets;
10        (2) electric vehicle charging system rebates should
11    enhance broader public clean energy and grid resiliency
12    goals by supporting deployment of electric vehicle
13    charging systems that can regulate their time of use, be
14    networked and co-optimized with other electric vehicle
15    charging systems, and otherwise provide grid services or
16    other benefits to the utility and electric grid; and
17        (3) electric vehicle charging systems that serve a
18    single person, such as a reserved parking stall or a
19    single-family residence, shall not be eligible for
20    rebates.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.