| 1 | 1 | | ____________________________ _______________________________ |
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| 2 | 2 | | Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Brooke Pinto |
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| 5 | 5 | | _______________________________ _______________________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | Councilmember Robert White, Jr. Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau |
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| 9 | 9 | | _______________________________ _______________________________ |
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| 10 | 10 | | Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Janeese Lewis George |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________________________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | Councilmember Vincent C. Gray |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | A BILL 1 |
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| 20 | 20 | | __________ 2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | _________________ 4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | To establish an electric bicycle instant rebate program for residents and certified business 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | enterprises for the purchase and use of electric bicycles and cargo electric bicycles. 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | act may be cited as the “Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstarting the Environment (“E-BIKE”) 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act of 2023”. 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Sec. 1. Definitions. 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (a) “CBE” means a certified business enterprise certified pursuant to [subchapter IX-A of 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Chapter 2 of Title 2] 12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) “Electric Bicycle” shall have the same meaning as “Motorized bicycle” provided in § 13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 50–2201.02 14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (c) “Cargo Electric Bicycle” means an electric bicycle with an extended frame that has a 15 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 |
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| 36 | 36 | | carrying capacity of at least 100 pounds. 16 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Sec. 2. Electric Bicycle Instant Rebate Program. 17 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (a) There is established an Electric Bicycle Instant Rebate Program (“Program”), to be 18 |
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| 39 | 39 | | administered by the Mayor, to provide at least 3,000 instant rebates to residents and at least 500 19 |
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| 40 | 40 | | instant rebates to CBEs to purchase and use electric bicycles each fiscal year. 20 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (b)(1) To be eligible for the Program provided in this section, a resident shall submit an 21 |
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| 42 | 42 | | instant rebate voucher application to the Mayor in a manner determined by the Mayor. 22 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (2) The instant voucher application shall require the applicant to demonstrate: 23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (A) Proof of residency; and 24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (B) Proof of Household-Income. 25 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (3) Residents who earn incomes at or above 80% of the median family income are 26 |
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| 47 | 47 | | eligible for an instant rebate of up to $400, or 30% of the purchase price of the electric bicycle, 27 |
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| 48 | 48 | | whichever is lower, and for an additional $500 for cargo electric bicycle models. 28 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (4) Residents who earn incomes below 80% of the median family income are eligible 29 |
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| 50 | 50 | | for an instant rebate of up to $1,200, or 75% of the price of the electric bicycle, whichever is 30 |
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| 51 | 51 | | lower, and an additional $500 for cargo electric bicycle models. 31 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (5) At least 50% of the instant rebates available to residents shall be reserved for 32 |
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| 53 | 53 | | residents who earn below 80% of the median family income. 33 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (6) The Program shall provide no more than one instant rebate per individual and no 34 |
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| 55 | 55 | | more than two instant rebates per household. 35 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (c)(1) To be eligible for the Program provided in this section, a CBE shall: 36 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (A) Demonstrate proof of CBE status. 37 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (B) Demonstrate how cargo electric bicycles will be used by the CBE to reduce 38 |
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| 61 | 61 | | motor vehicle miles traveled. 39 |
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| 62 | 62 | | (2) CBEs shall be eligible for an instant rebate of up to $200, or 30% of the purchase 40 |
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| 63 | 63 | | price of an electric bicycle, whichever is lower, and an additional $500 for cargo electric bicycle. 41 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (3) The Program shall provide no more than three instant rebates per CBE. 42 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (d) The instant rebate may only be used to purchase an electric bicycle or cargo electric 43 |
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| 66 | 66 | | bicycle at a brick-and-mortar retail store in the District. 44 |
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| 67 | 67 | | Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 45 |
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| 68 | 68 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 46 |
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| 69 | 69 | | impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 47 |
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| 70 | 70 | | approved October 16, 2006 (12 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 48 |
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| 71 | 71 | | Sec. 4. Effective date. 49 |
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| 72 | 72 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 50 |
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| 73 | 73 | | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 51 |
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| 74 | 74 | | provided in section 602(c)(l) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 52 |
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| 75 | 75 | | 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code§ l-206.02(c)(l)), and publication in the District of 53 |
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| 76 | 76 | | Columbia Register. 54 |
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