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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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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| | HB2459 | | LRB103 26804 CPF 53168 b |
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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. |