Pennsylvania HB 250: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations.

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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
Amending the act of November 29, 2004 (P.L.1376, No.178),
entitled "An act relating to alternative fuels; establishing
the Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund; authorizing grants and
rebates to promote the use of alternative fuels; imposing
duties on the Department of Environmental Protection;
providing for an annual report; allocating funds collected
from the utilities gross receipts tax; making an
appropriation; abrogating regulations; and making a repeal,"
further providing for Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(d) of the act of November 29, 2004
(P.L.1376, No.178), known as the Alternative Fuels Incentive
Act, is amended to read:
Section 3. Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund.
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(d) Rebate program.--There is [hereby] established a rebate
program within the department for individuals residing in this
Commonwealth who purchase a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or other
alternative fuel vehicle as follows:
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(1) [The] Except as provided under paragraph (4), the
department shall establish a formula and method for the
awarding of rebates under this program. The department shall
publish this information yearly in the Pennsylvania Bulletin
and may also publish this information on the department's
[World Wide Web site] publicly accessible Internet website.
Rebates shall be provided to the extent that funding is
available for this purpose. [To] Except as provided under
paragraph (4), to the extent that applications for rebates
exceed the available funds for this program, the department
may award rebates on a pro rata basis.
(2) A request for a rebate must be submitted to the
department no later than six months after the purchase date
of the hybrid, plug-in hybrid or other alternative fuel
vehicle, in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
The department shall provide an application form to an
individual upon request, and the department may make the
application form [on its World Wide Web site] available on
the department's publicly accessible Internet website or
through the place of purchase of a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or
other alternative fuel vehicle.
(3) Applicants shall provide a copy of a valid
Pennsylvania vehicle registration and proof of purchase when
making a request for a rebate under this program.
(4) Rebates awarded for new, preowned and demonstration
vehicles with a final purchase price of $50,000 or less shall
be in the following amounts:
(i) $3,000 for the purchase of a new hydrogen fuel
cell vehicle or battery electric vehicle.
(ii) $1,500 for the purchase of a new plug-in
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electric vehicle.
(iii) $1,000 for the purchase of a new hybrid
vehicle, compressed natural gas vehicle, propane-fueled
vehicle, single line ground fault electric vehicle or
electric motorcycle, excluding electric scooters.
(iv) $1,000 for the purchase of a one-time preowned
qualifying vehicle purchased from a registered dealer
with an odometer reading of 75,000 miles or less.
(v) $1,000 for the purchase of a qualifying
demonstration vehicle purchased from a registered dealer
with an odometer reading of more than 500 miles and less
than 10,000 miles.
(5) An applicant for a rebate whose total household
income does not exceed 200% of the Federal poverty level, as
defined by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, shall be eligible to receive an additional $2,000
rebate.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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