HB 789 — An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Property Assessed Clean Energy Program, further providing for purpose, for definitions and for scope of work.

PRINTER'S NO.   813

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 789
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, PIELLI, McANDREW, GIRAL,
        HILL-EVANS, GUENST, VITALI, HOWARD, NEILSON, OTTEN,
        HOHENSTEIN, STEELE, CERRATO, GREEN AND DALEY, MARCH 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
        PROTECTION, MARCH 3, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in Property Assessed Clean Energy
 3      Program, further providing for purpose, for definitions and
 4      for scope of work.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Section 4301 of Title 12 of the Pennsylvania
 8   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 9   § 4301.   Purpose.
10      This chapter authorizes the establishment of a property
11   assessed clean energy program in the Commonwealth to ensure that
12   owners of agricultural, commercial and industrial properties can
13   obtain low-cost, long-term financing for energy efficiency,
14   electric vehicle charging infrastructure, indoor air quality,
15   resiliency improvement, water conservation and renewable energy
16   projects.
17      Section 2.    The definition of "qualified project" in section
18   4302 of Title 12 is amended and the section is amended by adding
 1   a definition to read:
 2   § 4302.    Definitions.
 3      The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
 4   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
 5   context clearly indicates otherwise:
 6      * * *
 7      "Electric vehicle charging infrastructure project."     The
 8   addition of a facility or equipment that is used to charge a
 9   battery or other energy storage device of a vehicle that is
10   fully or partially powered by electricity.
11      * * *
12      "Qualified project."     The installation or modification of a
13   permanent improvement fixed to a qualifying commercial property
14   that is a clean energy project, electric vehicle charging
15   infrastructure project, resiliency improvement project, indoor
16   air quality project, water conservation project or alternative
17   energy system and the installation is performed by a qualified
18   party in a district. The term includes installation of
19   alternative energy-generating equipment affixed to the land or
20   building.
21      * * *
22      Section 3.     Section 4305 of Title 12 is amended by adding a
23   subsection to read:
24   § 4305.    Scope of work.
25      * * *
26      (c)    Notification for alternative fuels tax.--
27             (1)   A municipality or county that approves an electric
28      vehicle charging infrastructure project by an alternative
29      fuel dealer-user as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 9002 (relating to
30      definitions) under a program shall send a notice to the

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 1    Department of Revenue upon completion of the project.
 2        (2)   The notice required under paragraph (1) shall
 3    include a description of the electric vehicle charging
 4    infrastructure project, the date of completion of the
 5    electric vehicle charging infrastructure project and contact
 6    information for the commercial property owner.
 7        (3)   Upon receipt of the notice required under paragraph
 8    (1), the Department of Revenue shall ensure that any tax
 9    amount required to be paid to the Department of Revenue under
10    75 Pa.C.S. § 9004(d) (relating to imposition of tax,
11    exemptions and deductions) is collected for the charging of
12    electric vehicles using facilities or equipment completed
13    under the electric vehicle charging infrastructure project.
14    Section 4.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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