Full Text of HB2459 103rd General Assembly
HB2459 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB2459 Introduced 2/15/2023, by Rep. Martin J. Moylan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a fleet electrification voucher program to promote the use of electric school buses, electric Class 7 trucks, and electric Class 8 trucks by fleet owners by offering a voucher of $200,000 per electric school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck purchased or leased for a fleet by the fleet's owner or operator. Provides that an applicant shall submit a proof of purchase, lease, or other binding contract regarding the electric school bus, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck in order to be awarded the voucher. Provides that, upon approval of the initial application, an applicant must scrap a diesel school bus, diesel Class 7 truck, or diesel Class 8 truck from the applicant's existing fleet. Requires an applicant who is awarded a voucher to agree to participate in annual surveys on specified metrics. Contains other program requirements. Defines "Class 7 truck" and "Class 8 truck".
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 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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