Full Text of HB4196 103rd General Assembly
HB4196ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Martin J. Moylan Filed: 4/15/2024 | | 10300HB4196ham001 | | LRB103 34797 BDA 72323 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4196
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4196 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 9.20 as follows: | 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/9.20 new) | 7 | | Sec. 9.20. Fleet Electrification Incentive Program. | 8 | | (a) In this Section: | 9 | | "Eligible electric vehicle" means an electric truck or | 10 | | electric school bus categorized by the United States | 11 | | Environmental Protection Agency Emissions Classifications, | 12 | | using gross vehicle weight ratings, as a Class 2b, 3, 4, 5, 6, | 13 | | 7, or 8 vehicle, with or without a properly ventilated, | 14 | | conventionally powered heater. | 15 | | "Eligible purchaser" means a person who the Agency | 16 | | determines: |
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| 1 | | (1) is the purchaser of an eligible electric vehicle | 2 | | that is registered in this State or recognized under the | 3 | | International Registration Plan; | 4 | | (2) is domiciled in this State; | 5 | | (3) in the case of a purchaser who is the lessee of an | 6 | | eligible electric vehicle, is the lessee of the vehicle | 7 | | for a term of at least 60 months; and | 8 | | (4) has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the | 9 | | Agency, that the eligible electric vehicle will operate | 10 | | within the State for at least 80% of its operational hours | 11 | | once purchased and delivered. | 12 | | "Equity investment eligible community" has the meaning | 13 | | given in the Energy Transition Act. | 14 | | "Program" means the Fleet Electrification Incentive | 15 | | Program established under this Section. | 16 | | "Purchaser" means a fleet owner, operator, or provider | 17 | | that will operate or manage the vehicle for a minimum of 5 | 18 | | years after receipt of the vehicle, whether through lease or | 19 | | direct purchase. | 20 | | (b) To promote the use of eligible electric vehicles, the | 21 | | Agency shall establish, by rule, a Fleet Electrification | 22 | | Incentive Program through which it provides eligible | 23 | | purchasers a grant of up to the following base amounts for the | 24 | | purchase of an eligible electric vehicle: | 25 | | (1) $7,500 for a Class 2b vehicle; | 26 | | (2) $45,000 for a Class 3 vehicle; |
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| 1 | | (3) $60,000 for a Class 4 or Class 5 vehicle; | 2 | | (4) $85,000 for a Class 6 or Class 7 vehicle; and | 3 | | (5) $120,000 for a Class 8 vehicle. | 4 | | In addition, the Agency shall offer increased grant | 5 | | incentives of an additional 65% of the base amount for the | 6 | | purchase of a school bus that will serve a public school | 7 | | district. | 8 | | (c) The Agency shall award grants under the Program to | 9 | | eligible purchasers on a competitive basis according to the | 10 | | availability of funding. The Agency shall use a points-based | 11 | | quantitative evaluation to be determined by the Agency by | 12 | | rule. | 13 | | The Agency shall award additional points to an application | 14 | | from an eligible purchaser whose eligible electric vehicles | 15 | | are to be domiciled in an equity investment eligible | 16 | | community. | 17 | | The Agency shall also award additional points to an | 18 | | eligible purchaser who has negotiated and entered into a | 19 | | collective bargaining agreement at the time of application for | 20 | | the grant. | 21 | | (d) A grant provided under the Program is limited to a | 22 | | maximum award of 80% of the purchase price per eligible | 23 | | electric vehicle. Multiple eligible electric vehicles may be | 24 | | included in each grant under the Program. An eligible | 25 | | purchaser may be awarded multiple grants under the Program; | 26 | | however, the Agency shall have the authority to implement, by |
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| 1 | | rule, a limit on the number of grants awarded to each | 2 | | purchaser. | 3 | | (e) An eligible purchaser shall enter into a grant | 4 | | agreement with the Agency upon notification from the Agency | 5 | | that the eligible purchaser's application has been approved. | 6 | | Grants under this Section shall be provided by the Agency with | 7 | | the submittal of a paid invoice for reimbursement. An eligible | 8 | | purchaser participating in the Program shall retain ownership | 9 | | of the eligible electric vehicle and meet all applicable | 10 | | project requirements for a minimum 5-year period after the | 11 | | date the eligible purchaser receives the vehicle. Resale of an | 12 | | eligible electric vehicle may be allowed within the 5-year | 13 | | period if necessitated by unforeseen or unavoidable | 14 | | circumstances with approval from the Agency. The Agency shall | 15 | | ensure the resale of an eligible electric vehicle serving a | 16 | | public school or located within an equity investment eligible | 17 | | community shall result in the vehicle servicing a similarly | 18 | | situated community. | 19 | | (f) The deployment of the eligible electric vehicle in the | 20 | | purchaser's fleet is required within 24 months after receipt | 21 | | of notice of approval of the purchaser's Program application. | 22 | | Total completion of the project for which the eligible | 23 | | electric vehicle is purchased or leased must occur within 36 | 24 | | months after receipt of grant funds under the Program. | 25 | | (g) A grant under this Section may be combined with other | 26 | | public incentives to support fleet purchasing decisions. |
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| 1 | | Receipt of any other public incentive for an eligible electric | 2 | | vehicle shall not preclude a purchaser from being awarded a | 3 | | grant under this Section. However, the combined total of | 4 | | governmental incentives, including, but not limited to, tax | 5 | | credits, grants, or vouchers, shall not exceed 80% of the | 6 | | purchase price of the vehicle. | 7 | | (h) The Agency shall set aside 20% of the appropriated | 8 | | funds under the Program for grants to the eligible purchaser | 9 | | of an electric school bus. | 10 | | (i) All awards granted under this Section are subject to | 11 | | appropriation by the General Assembly. ". |
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