| 4 | 4 | | HB.docx |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | 1 of 2 |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6485 |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | January Session, 2021 |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONNECTICUT HYDROG EN AND |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE PURCHASE REBATE. |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | Assembly convened: |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Connecticut Hydrogen and 1 |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate Board, established pursuant to 2 |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | section 22a-202 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall 3 |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | study ways to ensure the equitable distribution of rebates to residents 4 |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | of the state who purchase or lease a battery electric vehicle, plug-in 5 |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | hybrid electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle or electric bicycle, or 6 |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | purchase a used hydrogen vehicle, electric vehicle or electric bicycle. 7 |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | Such study shall, at a minimum, consider how other states that 8 |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | administer a similar program to provide such rebates ensure the 9 |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | equitable distribution of rebates and target areas most impacted by 10 |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | vehicle pollution. On or before February 1, 2022, the board shall submit 11 |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | the results of such study, in accordance with the provisions of section 12 |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the 13 |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 14 |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | transportation. 15 |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 22a-202 of the general statutes is 16 |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 17 |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | passage): 18 Substitute Bill No. 6485 |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06485- |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | 2 of 2 |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | (b) On and after January 1, 2020, until December 31, 2025, inclusive, the 19 |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | board shall establish and administer a program to provide rebates that 20 |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | total at least three million dollars annually to residents of this state who 21 |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | (1) purchase or lease a battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric 22 |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | vehicle, [or] fuel cell electric vehicle or electric bicycle, as defined in 23 |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | section 14-1, or (2) purchase a used hydrogen vehicle, [or] electric 24 |
|---|
| 49 | 49 | | vehicle or electric bicycle. The board shall establish and revise, as 25 |
|---|
| 50 | 50 | | necessary, appropriate rebate levels and maximum income eligibility for 26 |
|---|
| 51 | 51 | | rebates for used hydrogen vehicles, [or] electric vehicles or electric 27 |
|---|
| 52 | 52 | | bicycles. The board shall evaluate such program on an annual basis.28 |
|---|
| 53 | 53 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
|---|
| 54 | 54 | | sections: |
|---|
| 55 | 55 | | |
|---|
| 56 | 56 | | Section from passage New section |
|---|
| 57 | 57 | | Sec. 2 from passage 22a-202(b) |
|---|
| 58 | 58 | | |
|---|