HB 250 — An Act amending the act of November 29, 2004 (P.L.1376, No.178), known as the Alternative Fuels Incentive Act, further providing for Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund.

PRINTER'S NO.   163

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 250
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, VITALI, GIRAL, HOHENSTEIN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
        SANCHEZ, PIELLI, STEELE, SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS, OTTEN AND
        KENYATTA, JANUARY 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
        PROTECTION, JANUARY 17, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of November 29, 2004 (P.L.1376, No.178),
 2      entitled "An act relating to alternative fuels; establishing
 3      the Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund; authorizing grants and
 4      rebates to promote the use of alternative fuels; imposing
 5      duties on the Department of Environmental Protection;
 6      providing for an annual report; allocating funds collected
 7      from the utilities gross receipts tax; making an
 8      appropriation; abrogating regulations; and making a repeal,"
 9      further providing for Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund.
10      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11   hereby enacts as follows:
12      Section 1.    Section 3(d) of the act of November 29, 2004
13   (P.L.1376, No.178), known as the Alternative Fuels Incentive
14   Act, is amended to read:
15   Section 3.   Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund.
16      * * *
17      (d)   Rebate program.--There is [hereby] established a rebate
18   program within the department for individuals residing in this
19   Commonwealth who purchase a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or other
20   alternative fuel vehicle as follows:
 1        (1)   [The] Except as provided under paragraph (4), the
 2    department shall establish a formula and method for the
 3    awarding of rebates under this program. The department shall
 4    publish this information yearly in the Pennsylvania Bulletin
 5    and may also publish this information on the department's
 6    [World Wide Web site] publicly accessible Internet website.
 7    Rebates shall be provided to the extent that funding is
 8    available for this purpose. [To] Except as provided under
 9    paragraph (4), to the extent that applications for rebates
10    exceed the available funds for this program, the department
11    may award rebates on a pro rata basis.
12        (2)   A request for a rebate must be submitted to the
13    department no later than six months after the purchase date
14    of the hybrid, plug-in hybrid or other alternative fuel
15    vehicle, in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
16    The department shall provide an application form to an
17    individual upon request, and the department may make the
18    application form [on its World Wide Web site] available on
19    the department's publicly accessible Internet website or
20    through the place of purchase of a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or
21    other alternative fuel vehicle.
22        (3)   Applicants shall provide a copy of a valid
23    Pennsylvania vehicle registration and proof of purchase when
24    making a request for a rebate under this program.
25        (4)   Rebates awarded for new, preowned and demonstration
26    vehicles with a final purchase price of $50,000 or less shall
27    be in the following amounts:
28              (i)    $3,000 for the purchase of a new hydrogen fuel
29        cell vehicle or battery electric vehicle.
30              (ii)   $1,500 for the purchase of a new plug-in

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 1        electric vehicle.
 2              (iii)    $1,000 for the purchase of a new hybrid
 3        vehicle, compressed natural gas vehicle, propane-fueled
 4        vehicle, single line ground fault electric vehicle or
 5        electric motorcycle, excluding electric scooters.
 6              (iv)    $1,000 for the purchase of a one-time preowned
 7        qualifying vehicle purchased from a registered dealer
 8        with an odometer reading of 75,000 miles or less.
 9              (v)    $1,000 for the purchase of a qualifying
10        demonstration vehicle purchased from a registered dealer
11        with an odometer reading of more than 500 miles and less
12        than 10,000 miles.
13        (5)   An applicant for a rebate whose total household
14    income does not exceed 200% of the Federal poverty level, as
15    defined by the United States Department of Health and Human
16    Services, shall be eligible to receive an additional $2,000
17    rebate.
18    Section 2.      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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