SENATE DOCKET, NO. 647        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1661

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Barry R. Finegold

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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 to encourage the rental of electric and hybrid vehicles.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/25/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

2/1/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 647        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1661

By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1661) of Barry R. Finegold, Lori A. Ehrlich, Tommy Vitolo and Maria Duaime Robinson for legislation to encourage the rental of electric and hybrid vehicles.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to encourage the rental of electric and hybrid vehicles.

 

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 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 32E7/8 the following section:-

Section 32E15/16. There shall be a renewable energy surcharge of $2 imposed upon each vehicular rental transaction contract in the commonwealth. The surcharge shall be in accordance with section 32E¾ and shall be deposited in the Renewable Energy Trust Fund established in section 9 of chapter 23J; provided, however, that not more than $10,000,000 collected from the surcharge in a calendar year shall be deposited into the fund; and provided further, that any amount collected from the surcharge above $10,000,000 in a calendar year shall be deposited into the General Fund. The surcharge shall not apply to transportation network companies or to rental periods of less than 12 hours that are charged on an hourly basis. The surcharge also shall not apply to vehicular rental transaction contracts for electric or hybrid vehicles.