DIGEST
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legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law
or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 1031 Original 2022 Regular Session Freiberg
Abstract: Levies a road usage fee for electric and hybrid vehicles and dedicates the fees to certain
Highway Priority Program projects.
Proposed law levies a road usage fee of $400 per year on each electric vehicle and an annual road
usage fee of $275 per year on each hybrid vehicle operated on state highways which are required to
be registered and to pay a vehicle registration license tax in accordance with present law. Further
requires the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles to collect the tax levied in proposed law
every two years at the same time and in the same manner as the registration license tax pursuant to
present law.
Proposed law defines "electric vehicle" as a vehicle powered by one or more electric motors or
energy stored in rechargeable batteries for propulsion and defines "hybrid vehicle" as a vehicle that
uses gasoline, diesel fuel, or special fuels in combination with an electric motor for propulsion.
Proposed law requires the Dept. of Transportation and Development to utilize the road usage fees
from electric and hybrid vehicles on highway and bridge preservation projects included in the
Highway Priority Program as outlined in present law. Further requires the total cost of a preservation
project include the prorated cost associated with third-party services required by the department to
create, implement, and maintain an online platform pursuant to the provisions of present law.
(Adds R.S. 32:461)