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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 9.19 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (415 ILCS 5/9.19 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 9.19. Fleet electrification voucher program. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Agency shall establish a fleet electrification | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | voucher program to promote the use of electric school buses, | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | electric Class 7 trucks, and electric Class 8 trucks by fleet | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | owners and operators. The program shall offer a voucher of | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | $200,000 per electric school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | electric Class 8 truck purchased or leased for a fleet by the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | fleet's owner or operator. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) Vouchers offered under this Section shall be made | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | available for electric school buses, electric Class 7 trucks, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | and electric Class 8 trucks that are registered in Illinois or | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | recognized under the International Registration Plan and whose | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | applicant fleet owners or operators have a primary residence | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | in Illinois. Vouchers must be made available for direct | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | purchases, purchases through third-party bulk orders, and | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | leasing of electric school buses, electric Class 7 trucks, and | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | electric Class 8 trucks. |
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1 | (c) After an applicant receives notification that the | ||||||
2 | applicant's voucher request has been granted preliminary | ||||||
3 | approval by the Agency, the applicant shall submit a proof of | ||||||
4 | purchase, lease, or other binding contract regarding the | ||||||
5 | electric school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class | ||||||
6 | 8 truck in order to be awarded the voucher. The preliminary | ||||||
7 | approval of the voucher request may be renewed at 3-month | ||||||
8 | intervals for up to 18 months, pending receipt of the | ||||||
9 | applicant's proof of purchase, lease, or other binding | ||||||
10 | contract regarding the purchase or leasing of the electric | ||||||
11 | school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck. | ||||||
12 | (d) A fleet owner or operator who receives a voucher under | ||||||
13 | this Section must retain title or right of use of the electric | ||||||
14 | school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck | ||||||
15 | incentivized under the program for a minimum of 36 consecutive | ||||||
16 | months after the purchase date or lease date of the electric | ||||||
17 | school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck. | ||||||
18 | Resale or sublease of the electric school bus, electric Class | ||||||
19 | 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck for financial gain within 36 | ||||||
20 | months after the purchase date or lease date is prohibited. | ||||||
21 | (e) If the electric school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or | ||||||
22 | electric Class 8 truck of an applicant is leased, a lease term | ||||||
23 | of at least 36 months is required for the electric school bus, | ||||||
24 | electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck to be | ||||||
25 | eligible for the program. | ||||||
26 | (f) The deployment of the electric school bus, electric |
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1 | Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck in the applicant's | ||||||
2 | fleet is required within 24 months after receipt of voucher | ||||||
3 | funds under the program. Total completion of the project for | ||||||
4 | which the electric school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or | ||||||
5 | electric Class 8 truck is purchased or leased must occur | ||||||
6 | within 36 months after receipt of voucher funds under the | ||||||
7 | program. | ||||||
8 | (g) Upon approval of an initial application for a voucher | ||||||
9 | under this Section, the applicant must scrap a diesel school | ||||||
10 | bus, diesel Class 7 truck, or diesel Class 8 truck from the | ||||||
11 | applicant's existing fleet. There is no vehicle age | ||||||
12 | requirement for scrapping a diesel school bus, diesel Class 7 | ||||||
13 | truck, or diesel Class 8 truck under the program. | ||||||
14 | (h) An applicant who is awarded a voucher under this | ||||||
15 | Section must agree to participate in annual surveys on metrics | ||||||
16 | as determined by the Agency, such as average daily mileage, | ||||||
17 | kilowatts consumed, and emissions reduction data. | ||||||
18 | (i) In this Section: | ||||||
19 | "Class 7 truck" means a truck categorized by the Federal | ||||||
20 | Highway Administration, using gross vehicle weight ratings, as | ||||||
21 | a Class 7 vehicle. | ||||||
22 | "Class 8 truck" means a truck categorized by the Federal | ||||||
23 | Highway Administration, using gross vehicle weight ratings, as | ||||||
24 | a Class 8 vehicle.
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