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Clean Air and Efficient Vehicle Tax Incentives
Our Position: support
Bill Number: hb122s4
Sponsor: Rep Roz McGee (D-Salt Lake City)
Legislative Session: 2007 General Session
This legislation would provide a $1,000 tax credit for a number of clean and high fuel efficiency vehicles. It removes a provision preventing the tax credit from being used for hybrid vehicles.
Status
The version approved in committee is the amended version of the fourth substitute bill. It was offered by Rep Wayne Harper as a substitute for Rep McGee's original bill. Towards the end of the debate, the committee moved to make the $1,000 incentive available only starting in 2008. This change delays the start of fiscal impacts from the credit. Given how contentious the subject was in committee, this compromise is still a pretty good bill.
Action Needed
Although briefly called back to house rules, the bill shot forward with a vote in the house on Feb 15th, of 68-0-7. The bill was briefly assigned to the natural resources committee, but they didn't act while standing committees were still meeting. It's now up to the Senate Rules Committee (members listed below) to decide if this bill gets a hearing. Please call if one of these senators represents you to ask for this bill to be sent to the senate floor. Sen. John W. Hickman, Chair
Sen. Gregory S. Bell
Sen. D. Chris Buttars
Sen. Gene Davis
Sen. Peter C. Knudson
Sen. Ed Mayne
Sen. Darin G. Peterson
More information
To read the amended bill text, click here. To find out who your senator is, consult the district maps.
Background
The new fuel-economy standards to qualify for the tax credit are 36 miles per gallon for gasoline-fueled vehicles;
41 miles per gallon for diesel-fueled vehicles;
26 miles per gallon for vehicles fueled by a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline;
23 miles per gallon for liquified petroleum gas-fueled vehicles; or
27 miles per gallon for compressed natural gas-fueled vehicles.
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