LCO No. 1702 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5947 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1702 Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist. AN ACT EXPANDING THE CONNECTICUT HYDROGEN AND ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE PURCHASE REBATE PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of 1 Energy and Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the 2 Department of Transportation, to continue to offer and expand the 3 Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate 4 program regarding incentives for the purchase or lease of a new 5 eligible battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric or fuel cell electric 6 vehicle. 7 Statement of Purpose: To promote the use of electric vehicles in the state by expanding the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate program.