Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3447 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3447 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 120/10 415 ILCS 120/50 new Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Defines "electric bicycle" and "nonattainment area". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing as long as funds are available, a person may apply for a rebate following the purchase of an electric bicycle in the State. Provides for a schedule of rebates awarded. Provides for a secondary schedule of rebates awarded for individuals who can provide proof of eligibility for the Food Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance, or otherwise make less than 300% of the federal poverty limit. Provides that a community shall be prioritized for the electric bicycle rebate program if the community is within a nonattainment area. Provides that the incentive for a rebate for an electric bicycle shall be available at the point of sale in order to maximize the impact for low-income and mid-income communities. Provides that a business in a nonattainment area shall register with the Department of Revenue to directly receive rebates for the business' sales with the retailer collecting specified information. LRB103 24849 CPF 51182 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3447 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 120/10 415 ILCS 120/50 new 415 ILCS 120/10 415 ILCS 120/50 new Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Defines "electric bicycle" and "nonattainment area". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing as long as funds are available, a person may apply for a rebate following the purchase of an electric bicycle in the State. Provides for a schedule of rebates awarded. Provides for a secondary schedule of rebates awarded for individuals who can provide proof of eligibility for the Food Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance, or otherwise make less than 300% of the federal poverty limit. Provides that a community shall be prioritized for the electric bicycle rebate program if the community is within a nonattainment area. Provides that the incentive for a rebate for an electric bicycle shall be available at the point of sale in order to maximize the impact for low-income and mid-income communities. Provides that a business in a nonattainment area shall register with the Department of Revenue to directly receive rebates for the business' sales with the retailer collecting specified information. LRB103 24849 CPF 51182 b LRB103 24849 CPF 51182 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3447 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Defines "electric bicycle" and "nonattainment area". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing as long as funds are available, a person may apply for a rebate following the purchase of an electric bicycle in the State. Provides for a schedule of rebates awarded. Provides for a secondary schedule of rebates awarded for individuals who can provide proof of eligibility for the Food Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance, or otherwise make less than 300% of the federal poverty limit. Provides that a community shall be prioritized for the electric bicycle rebate program if the community is within a nonattainment area. Provides that the incentive for a rebate for an electric bicycle shall be available at the point of sale in order to maximize the impact for low-income and mid-income communities. Provides that a business in a nonattainment area shall register with the Department of Revenue to directly receive rebates for the business' sales with the retailer collecting specified information.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Electric Vehicle Rebate Act is amended by
16	16	5 changing Section 10 and by adding Section 50 as follows:
17	17	6 (415 ILCS 120/10)
18	18	7 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19	19	8 "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
20	20	9 "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
21	21	10 Lake, McHenry, and Will, the townships of Aux Sable and Goose
22	22	11 Lake in Grundy County, and the township of Oswego in Kendall
23	23	12 County.
24	24	13 "Electric bicycle" means a bicycle equipped with an
25	25	14 electric motor that may be activated in order to assist with or
26	26	15 replace pedaling.
27	27	16 "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively
28	28	17 powered by and refueled by electricity, must be plugged in to
29	29	18 charge, and is licensed to drive on public roadways. "Electric
30	30	19 Vehicle" does not include electric bicycles, electric mopeds,
31	31	20 electric off-highway vehicles, or hybrid electric vehicles and
32	32	21 extended-range electric vehicles that are also equipped with
33	33	22 conventional fueled propulsion or auxiliary engines.
34	34	23 "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning,
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38	38	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3447 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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42	42	Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Defines "electric bicycle" and "nonattainment area". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing as long as funds are available, a person may apply for a rebate following the purchase of an electric bicycle in the State. Provides for a schedule of rebates awarded. Provides for a secondary schedule of rebates awarded for individuals who can provide proof of eligibility for the Food Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance, or otherwise make less than 300% of the federal poverty limit. Provides that a community shall be prioritized for the electric bicycle rebate program if the community is within a nonattainment area. Provides that the incentive for a rebate for an electric bicycle shall be available at the point of sale in order to maximize the impact for low-income and mid-income communities. Provides that a business in a nonattainment area shall register with the Department of Revenue to directly receive rebates for the business' sales with the retailer collecting specified information.
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71	71	1 based on existing methodologies and findings, used and as may
72	72	2 be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its Program
73	73	3 Administrator of the Illinois Solar for All Program.
74	74	4 "Low income" means persons and families whose income does
75	75	5 not exceed 80% of the State median income for the current State
76	76	6 fiscal year, as established by the United States Department of
77	77	7 Health and Human Services.
78	78	8 "Nonattainment area" means an area of the State that the
79	79	9 United States Environmental Protection Agency has designated
80	80	10 as being in nonattainment with a national ambient air quality
81	81	11 standard.
82	82	12 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-820, eff. 5-13-22.)
83	83	13 (415 ILCS 120/50 new)
84	84	14 Sec. 50. Electric bicycle rebate.
85	85	15 (a) Beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing as long as
86	86	16 funds are available, a person may apply to the Agency for a
87	87	17 rebate following the retail purchase of an electric bicycle in
88	88	18 the State. Subject to appropriation, the Agency shall, upon
89	89	19 receiving proof of the retail purchase of the electric bicycle
90	90	20 in the State, award the purchaser a rebate under this Section
91	91	21 in the amount of:
92	92	22 (1) $750 for an electric bicycle sold to the retail
93	93	23 purchaser for $1,750 or less;
94	94	24 (2) $500 for an electric bicycle sold to the retail
95	95	25 purchaser for more than $1,750 but less than $4,000; and
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106	106	1 (3) $250 for an electric bicycle sold to the retail
107	107	2 purchaser for at least $4,000 but less than $5,000.
108	108	3 (b) There shall be a secondary schedule for individuals
109	109	4 who can provide proof of eligibility for the for Food
110	110	5 Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children Program, the
111	111	6 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or the Supplemental
112	112	7 Low-Income Energy Assistance Program or whose household income
113	113	8 is not greater than 300% of the federal poverty guidelines
114	114	9 updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United
115	115	10 States Department of Health and Human Services under the
116	116	11 authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2). Under that schedule, a $1,000
117	117	12 rebate would be provided for the first $2,000 spent. every
118	118	13 dollar after up to $5,000. This calculation would give a
119	119	14 maximum of $2,000 for a purchase of $5,000 and more.
120	120	15 (c) If a community is located within a nonattainment area
121	121	16 in the State, then purchasers from that community shall be
122	122	17 prioritized for the electronic bicycle rebate program
123	123	18 established in subsection (a).
124	124	19 (d) The incentive for a rebate for an electronic bicycle
125	125	20 under subsection (a) shall be available at the point of sale in
126	126	21 order to maximize the impact for low and mid-income
127	127	22 communities. A business in a nonattainment area as determined
128	128	23 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shall
129	129	24 register with the Department of Revenue to directly receive
130	130	25 rebates for the business' sale with the retailer collecting
131	131	26 the following information: voucher number; employee name;
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142	142	1 bicycle manufacturer; bicycle model; bicycle serial number;
143	143	2 rebate amount; total bicycle cost; and any other information
144	144	3 the Department of Revenue would need to provide a rebate to the
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