Bill Text: IL HB4196 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed


Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a Fleet Electrification Incentive Program to provide fleet owners and operators in the State grants to promote the use of eligible electric vehicles. Provides that the Program shall offer qualifying purchasers a grant up to specified base amounts toward the purchase of eligible electric vehicles based on the Class of vehicle. Requires the Agency to award grants under the Program on a competitive basis according to the availability of funding. Provides that to be eligible to receive a grant under the Program a purchaser must satisfy all of the required criteria. Provides that the Agency shall give weight to an application based upon the potential impact of the geographic location and route of the purchaser's fleet on pollution affecting an equity investment eligible community. Requires the Agency to ensure that resale of a vehicle serving a public school or located within an equity investment eligible community shall result in the vehicle servicing a similarly situated community. Provides that grants under the Program may be combined with other public incentives but the total of governmental incentives shall not exceed a maximum of 80% of the purchase price of the vehicle. Requires the Agency to set aside 20% of the appropriated funds under the Program for grants to the purchaser of electric school buses. Provides that all awards granted are subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-17 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB4196 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4196-Engrossed.html

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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5adding Section 9.20 as follows:
6 (415 ILCS 5/9.20 new)
7 Sec. 9.20. Fleet Electrification Incentive Program.
8 (a) In this Section:
9 "Eligible electric vehicle" means an electric truck or
10electric school bus categorized by the United States
11Environmental Protection Agency Emissions Classifications,
12using gross vehicle weight ratings, as a Class 2b, 3, 4, 5, 6,
137, or 8 vehicle, with or without a properly ventilated,
14conventionally powered heater.
15 "Eligible purchaser" means a person who the Agency
16determines:
17 (1) is the purchaser of an eligible electric vehicle
18 that is registered in this State or recognized under the
19 International Registration Plan;
20 (2) is domiciled in this State;
21 (3) in the case of a purchaser who is the lessee of an
22 eligible electric vehicle, is the lessee of the vehicle
23 for a term of at least 60 months; and

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1 (4) has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the
2 Agency, that the eligible electric vehicle will operate
3 within the State for at least 80% of its operational hours
4 once purchased and delivered.
5 "Equity investment eligible community" has the meaning
6given in the Energy Transition Act.
7 "Program" means the Fleet Electrification Incentive
8Program established under this Section.
9 "Purchaser" means a fleet owner, operator, or provider
10that will operate or manage the vehicle for a minimum of 5
11years after receipt of the vehicle, whether through lease or
12direct purchase.
13 (b) To promote the use of eligible electric vehicles, the
14Agency shall establish, by rule, a Fleet Electrification
15Incentive Program through which it provides eligible
16purchasers a grant of up to the following base amounts for the
17purchase of an eligible electric vehicle:
18 (1) $7,500 for a Class 2b vehicle;
19 (2) $45,000 for a Class 3 vehicle;
20 (3) $60,000 for a Class 4 or Class 5 vehicle;
21 (4) $85,000 for a Class 6 or Class 7 vehicle; and
22 (5) $120,000 for a Class 8 vehicle.
23 In addition, the Agency shall offer increased grant
24incentives of an additional 65% of the base amount for the
25purchase of a school bus that will serve a public school
26district.

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1 (c) The Agency shall award grants under the Program to
2eligible purchasers on a competitive basis according to the
3availability of funding. The Agency shall use a points-based
4quantitative evaluation to be determined by the Agency by
5rule.
6 The Agency shall award additional points to an application
7from an eligible purchaser whose eligible electric vehicles
8are to be domiciled in an equity investment eligible
9community.
10 The Agency shall also award additional points to an
11eligible purchaser who has negotiated and entered into a
12collective bargaining agreement at the time of application for
13the grant.
14 (d) A grant provided under the Program is limited to a
15maximum award of 80% of the purchase price per eligible
16electric vehicle. Multiple eligible electric vehicles may be
17included in each grant under the Program. An eligible
18purchaser may be awarded multiple grants under the Program;
19however, the Agency shall have the authority to implement, by
20rule, a limit on the number of grants awarded to each
21purchaser.
22 (e) An eligible purchaser shall enter into a grant
23agreement with the Agency upon notification from the Agency
24that the eligible purchaser's application has been approved.
25Grants under this Section shall be provided by the Agency with
26the submittal of a paid invoice for reimbursement. An eligible

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1purchaser participating in the Program shall retain ownership
2of the eligible electric vehicle and meet all applicable
3project requirements for a minimum 5-year period after the
4date the eligible purchaser receives the vehicle. Resale of an
5eligible electric vehicle may be allowed within the 5-year
6period if necessitated by unforeseen or unavoidable
7circumstances with approval from the Agency. The Agency shall
8ensure the resale of an eligible electric vehicle serving a
9public school or located within an equity investment eligible
10community shall result in the vehicle servicing a similarly
11situated community.
12 (f) The deployment of the eligible electric vehicle in the
13purchaser's fleet is required within 24 months after receipt
14of notice of approval of the purchaser's Program application.
15Total completion of the project for which the eligible
16electric vehicle is purchased or leased must occur within 36
17months after receipt of grant funds under the Program.
18 (g) A grant under this Section may be combined with other
19public incentives to support fleet purchasing decisions.
20Receipt of any other public incentive for an eligible electric
21vehicle shall not preclude a purchaser from being awarded a
22grant under this Section. However, the combined total of
23governmental incentives, including, but not limited to, tax
24credits, grants, or vouchers, shall not exceed 80% of the
25purchase price of the vehicle.
26 (h) The Agency shall set aside 20% of the appropriated

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