S.Amdt. 1570
What it does: Adds SEC. __. NATURAL GAS ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVES REBATE PROGRAM wherever appropriate
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1813
Adds SEC. __. NATURAL GAS ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVES REBATE PROGRAM wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. NATURAL GAS ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVES REBATE PROGRAM.
Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:
Inserted: (1) Alternative fuel.--The term "alternative fuel" means natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, hydrogen, or fuel cell.
Inserted: (2) Alternatively fueled bus.--The term "alternatively fueled bus" means--
Inserted: (A) a school bus (as defined in section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) that operates on alternative fuel;
Inserted: (B) a multifunction school activity bus (as defined in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) that operates on alternative fuel; or
Inserted: (C) a motor vehicle that--
Inserted: (i) provides public transportation (as defined in section 5302(a)(10) of title 49, United States Code); and
Inserted: (ii) operates on alternative fuel.
Inserted: (3) Eligible entity.--The term eligible entity means--
Inserted: (A) a public or private entity providing transportation exclusively for school students, personnel, and equipment; or
Inserted: (B) a public entity providing mass transit services to the public.
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Inserted: (b) Rebate Program.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rebates Program (referred to in this section as the "NGEAR Program") to subsidize the purchase of alternatively fueled buses by eligible entities.
Inserted: (2) Amounts.--An eligible entity that purchases an alternatively fueled bus during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, is eligible to receive a rebate from the Department of Transportation under this subsection in an amount equal to the lesser of--
Inserted: (A) 30 percent of the purchase price of the alternatively fueled bus; or
Inserted: (B) $15,000.
Inserted: (3) Application.--Eligible entities desiring a rebate under the NGEAR Program shall submit an application to the Secretary of Transportation that contains copies of relevant sales invoices and any additional information that the Secretary of Transportation may require.
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SA 1570. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. NATURAL GAS ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVES REBATE PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Alternative fuel.--The term “alternative fuel” means natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, hydrogen, or fuel cell.
(2) Alternatively fueled bus.--The term “alternatively fueled bus” means--
(A) a school bus (as defined in section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) that operates on alternative fuel;
(B) a multifunction school activity bus (as defined in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) that operates on alternative fuel; or
(C) a motor vehicle that--
(i) provides public transportation (as defined in section 5302(a)(10) of title 49, United States Code); and
(ii) operates on alternative fuel.
(3) Eligible entity.--The term eligible entity means--
(A) a public or private entity providing transportation exclusively for school students, personnel, and equipment; or
(B) a public entity providing mass transit services to the public.
(b) Rebate Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rebates Program (referred to in this section as the “NGEAR Program”) to subsidize the purchase of alternatively fueled buses by eligible entities.
(2) Amounts.--An eligible entity that purchases an alternatively fueled bus during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, is eligible to receive a rebate from the Department of Transportation under this subsection in an amount equal to the lesser of--
(A) 30 percent of the purchase price of the alternatively fueled bus; or
(B) $15,000.
(3) Application.--Eligible entities desiring a rebate under the NGEAR Program shall submit an application to the Secretary of Transportation that contains copies of relevant sales invoices and any additional information that the Secretary of Transportation may require.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 14, 2012