HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2276        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2884

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradford R. Hill

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing an electric vehicle consumer rebate program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

1/15/2015

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/15/2015

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/20/2015

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/16/2015

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

12/6/2019

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/16/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

12/6/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

12/6/2019

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

12/6/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/21/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

12/6/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

12/6/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2276        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2884

By Mr. Hill of Ipswich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2884) of Bradford R. Hill and others that the the Department of Energy Resources be directed to establish and administer a grant program providing rebates for purchases of qualifying plug-in electric vehicles.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act establishing an electric vehicle consumer rebate program.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 11 of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following new paragrpahs:–

Said commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to establish a grant program providing rebates to consumers who purchase or lease a qualifying plug-in electric vehicle. For the purpose of this section, qualified vehicles are those that (a) are made by a manufacturer primarily for use on public streets, roads and highways, (b) have not been modified from the original manufacturer’s specifications, (c) have been acquired for use or lease by the consumer and not for resale, (d) have a shipping weight not exceeding 8,500 pounds, (e) have a speed capability of at least 55 miles per hour, (f) are capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity and (g) must be propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery. The initial rebate for vehicles with a battery capacity of 10 kilowatt-hours or more shall be $2500. The rebate for vehicles with a battery capacity of not less than 4 kilowatt-hours, buy less than 10 kilowatt-hours shall be $1500.

The commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the electric vehicle consumer rebate program.