Amendment #47 to H4127

Green Communities

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill by striking out section 54, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“SECTION 54. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of energy resources shall expend amounts from the RGGI Auction Trust Fund established in section 35II of chapter 10 of the General Laws to fund the electric vehicle incentive program and the Green Communities program through December 31, 2021; provided, however, that the department of energy resources shall offer rebates of not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000 for the purchase or lease of battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles for sale or lease with a retail price of not more than $40,000. All payments made from the fund before December 31, 2021 shall be prioritized so that the initial payments from the fund shall be made to the electric vehicle incentive program and the Green Communities program and shall not exceed $32,000,000 per fiscal year; provided, that the department of energy resources shall examine said program, including but not limited to the cost-effectiveness of said programs in greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and report its findings to the chairs of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy on or before January 1, 2022.”