SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1024        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1840

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eileen M. Donoghue

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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 codifying the electric vehicle consumer rebate program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1024        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1840

By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1840) of Eileen M. Donoghue for legislation to codify the electric vehicle consumer rebate program.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act codifying the 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. Chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 11I the following new section:-

Section 11J. (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to establish a program providing rebates to consumers who purchase or lease a qualifying plug-in electric vehicle. For the purpose of this , qualified vehicles are those that (1) are made by a manufacturer primarily for use on public streets, roads and highways, (2) have not been modified from the original manufacturer’s specifications, (3) have been acquired for use or lease by the consumer and not for resale, (4) have a shipping weight not exceeding 8,500 pounds, (5) have a speed capability of at least 55 miles per hour, (6) are capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity and (7) 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 up to $2,500. The rebate for vehicles with a battery capacity of not less than 4 kilowatt-hours, buy less than 10 kilowatt-hours shall be up to $1,500.

(b) The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the rebate program established in this section.