Full Text of HB5125 101st General Assembly
HB5125 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5125 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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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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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Electric Vehicle Charging System Rebate Program Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 7 | | "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection | 8 | | Agency. | 9 | | "Alternating current Level 2 charging station" or "Level 2 | 10 | | charging station" means an electric vehicle charging system | 11 | | that uses alternating current electricity providing at least 3 | 12 | | kilowatts 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 | 2 | | vehicle charging system that utilizes direct current | 3 | | electricity 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 | 16 | | beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the Agency, in consultation | 17 | | with electric vehicle stakeholders and the Department, shall | 18 | | administer a rebate program that promotes the installation or | 19 | | upgrade of an electric vehicle charging system and may contract | 20 | | with a third-party administrator to operate and manage the | 21 | | rebate program. | 22 | | (b) An applicant may be eligible for a rebate under this | 23 | | Act 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 | 14 | | as 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 | 2 | | rebates under this Act in any fiscal year. | 3 | | (e) This Act shall apply to electric vehicle charging | 4 | | systems that are installed or upgraded after December 31, 2020. | 5 | | Section 15. Agency responsibilities. The Agency shall | 6 | | prepare any forms that may be necessary for an applicant to | 7 | | claim a rebate pursuant to this Act and shall require each | 8 | | applicant to furnish reasonable information to ascertain the | 9 | | validity of the claim, including but not limited to, | 10 | | documentation necessary to demonstrate that the installation | 11 | | or upgrade for which the rebate is claimed is eligible. The | 12 | | Agency shall adopt rules for the implementation of this Act. | 13 | | Section 20. Application procedures. Applicants shall apply | 14 | | to the Agency within 12 months after the date that the newly | 15 | | installed or upgraded charging system is placed into service to | 16 | | claim a rebate from the electric vehicle charging system rebate | 17 | | program. Failure to apply to the commission within twelve | 18 | | months of the date that the newly installed or upgraded | 19 | | charging system is placed into service shall constitute a | 20 | | waiver of the right to claim the rebate. | 21 | | Nothing in this Act shall alter taxes due on the original | 22 | | purchase or upgrade price of an electric vehicle charging | 23 | | system prior to the application of the rebate. Any rebate | 24 | | received pursuant to the electric vehicle charging system |
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| 1 | | rebate program shall not be considered income for the purposes | 2 | | of Illinois Income Tax Act. | 3 | | In administering the electric vehicle charging system | 4 | | rebate program, the Agency shall give consideration to the | 5 | | following 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 | 22 | | becoming law.
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