103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2043
 
Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Steve Stadelman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



415 ILCS 5/9.19 new

 Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a voucher program to promote the use of electric vehicles by offering, subject to appropriation, a voucher in specified amounts per electric vehicle purchased or leased. Requires vouchers to be (1) made available for electric vehicles that are registered in Illinois or recognized under the International Registration Plan, (2) issued only to applicants who have a primary residence in Illinois, and (3) made available for direct purchases, purchases through third-party bulk orders, and leasing of electric vehicles. Provides that an applicant shall submit a proof of purchase, lease, or other binding contract regarding the electric vehicle in order to be awarded the voucher. Contains other requirements. Defines "electric vehicle". Contains other provisions.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning safety.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 3. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
5  (1) Accelerating the use of electric vehicles will 
6 help address Illinois' serious ozone
nonattainment issues 
7 and provide significant public health benefits to Illinois 
8 residents.
9  (2) Historically underserved communities are likely to 
10 benefit the most from this transition
because they tend to 
11 be close to highways and warehouses where pollution
from 
12 medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles is the most 
13 concentrated.
14  (3) Medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles with a gross 
15 vehicle weight ranking (GVWR) of more than 8,500 pounds 
16 comprise only 5% of vehicles on the road, but they are 
17 responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, 42% of 
18 on-road emissions of nitrous oxide, and 51% of on-road 
19 PM2.5 emissions nationally.
20  (4) Transitioning medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles, 
21 especially the heaviest and most polluting vehicles, to 
22 zero-emission models will significantly reduce air 
23 pollution and greenhouse gas emissions consistent with 
24 relevant State and federal laws and the State's public 
 
 
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1 policy goals.
2  (5) Widespread adoption of medium-duty and heavy-duty 
3 vehicles will create significant economic benefits through 
4 reduced fueling and maintenance costs for both public and 
5 private fleets and will avoid costs related to negative 
6 health outcomes, hospital visits, and missed workdays.
7  (6) Numerous companies working in the zero-emission 
8 vehicle industry operate within the State of Illinois, 
9 creating high-paying jobs and economic growth for the 
10 State. Policies encouraging adoption of zero-emission 
11 medium-duty vehicles and zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles 
12 will support this burgeoning industry in Illinois.
13  (7) Illinois lacks a program that can help bring down 
14 the upfront costs of zero-emission medium-duty vehicles 
15 and zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles and that can help 
16 fleet operators realize the cost savings of this new 
17 technology and spur long-term economic development in the 
18 State.
19  (8) Illinois can use federal funds available under the 
20 federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to achieve zero 
21 emissions from medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles.

22 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by 
23adding Section 9.19 as follows:

24 (415 ILCS 5/9.19 new)
 
 
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1 Sec. 9.19. Electric vehicle voucher program.
2 (a) The Agency shall establish a voucher program to 
3promote the use of electric vehicles. Subject to 
4appropriation, the program shall offer a voucher of up to 
5$40,000 for each purchased or leased electric vehicle, 
6including the cost of charging equipment required for the 
7electric vehicle, subject to the following limitations:
8  (1) Any commercial clean vehicle credit available 
9 under Section 45W of the Internal Revenue Code to an 
10 applicant for the electric vehicle for which the voucher 
11 is to be awarded shall be subtracted from the amount of the 
12 voucher under this Section.
13  (2) An applicant may not receive a voucher under this 
14 Section if the value of the federal tax credit described 
15 under paragraph (1), the voucher under this Section, and 
16 any other governmental incentive for the electric vehicle 
17 exceed the vehicle's Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price 
18 (MSRP) minus the MSRP of a vehicle deemed to be a 
19 comparable internal combustion vehicle under guidance of 
20 the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
21 (b) Vouchers offered under this Section shall be made 
22available for electric vehicles that are registered in 
23Illinois or recognized under the International Registration 
24Plan and whose applicant has a primary residence in Illinois. 
25Vouchers must be made available for direct purchases, 
26purchases through third-party bulk orders, and leasing of 
 
 
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1electric vehicles.
2 (c) After an applicant receives notification that the 
3applicant's voucher request has been granted preliminary 
4approval by the Agency, the applicant shall submit a proof of 
5purchase, lease, or other binding contract regarding the 
6electric vehicle in order to be awarded the voucher. The 
7preliminary approval of the voucher request may be renewed at 
83-month intervals for up to 18 months, pending receipt of the 
9applicant's proof of purchase, lease, or other binding 
10contract regarding the purchase or leasing of the electric 
11vehicle.
12 (d) A person who receives a voucher under this Section 
13must retain title or right of use of the electric vehicle 
14incentivized under the program for a minimum of 36 consecutive 
15months after the purchase date or lease date of the electric 
16vehicle. Resale or sublease of the electric vehicle for 
17financial gain within 36 months after the purchase date or 
18lease date is prohibited.
19 (e) If the electric vehicle of an applicant is leased, a 
20lease term of at least 36 months is required for the electric 
21vehicle to be eligible for the program.
22 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person 
23may receive a grant under this Section for an electric vehicle 
24that has received a low-duty vehicle credit from the State. 
25The Agency shall adopt rules prohibiting a person from 
26receiving a low-duty vehicle credit from the State for an 
 
 
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1electric vehicle if the person has received a voucher under 
2this Section for that electric vehicle. 
3 (g) In this Section, "electric vehicle" means a vehicle 
4that is exclusively powered by and refueled by electricity, 
5must be plugged in to charge, is licensed to drive on public 
6roadways, and is classified by the USEPA as a medium duty or 
7heavy duty vehicle.