[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 589 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 589

To promote the development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2007

   Mr. Inslee (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
 Cleaver, Mr. Honda, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Klein 
of Florida, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to 
 the Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To promote the development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Get Real Incentives to Drive Plug-in 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``plug-in hybrid electric 
vehicle'' means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that is propelled by an 
internal combustion engine or heat engine using--
            (1) any combustible fuel;
            (2) an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and
            (3) a means of using an off-board source of electricity.

SEC. 3. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 
program to make grants to owners of domestic motor vehicle 
manufacturing or production facilities for research and development on 
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for carrying out this 
section $500,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROJECT.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a pilot project to 
determine how best to integrate plug-in hybrid electric vehicles into 
the electric power grid and into the overall transportation 
infrastructure.

SEC. 5. TEST SITE.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a test site for the 
advancement of battery technologies for plug-in hybrid electric 
vehicles, to be modeled after the Department of Transportation's NHTSA 
Vehicle Research and Test Center in Ohio.

SEC. 6. PLAN.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation, in collaboration with the Secretary of 
Energy, shall transmit to Congress a plan for the introduction and 
implementation of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle support 
infrastructure.

SEC. 7. PLUG-IN HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (j) 
and (k), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (h) the 
following new subsection:
    ``(i) New Plug-in Hybrid Motor Vehicle Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the new 
        plug-in hybrid motor vehicle credit determined under this 
        subsection with respect to a new qualified plug-in hybrid motor 
        vehicle placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable 
        year is $3,000, if such vehicle is a new qualified plug-in 
        hybrid motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of not 
        more than 8,500 pounds.
            ``(2) New qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicle.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the term `new qualified plug-in 
        hybrid motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle--
                    ``(A) which is propelled by an internal combustion 
                engine or heat engine using--
                            ``(i) any combustible fuel,
                            ``(ii) an on-board, rechargeable storage 
                        device, and
                            ``(iii) a means of using an off-board 
                        source of electricity,
                    ``(B) which, in the case of a passenger automobile 
                or light truck, has received on or after the date of 
                the enactment of this section a certificate that such 
                vehicle meets or exceeds the Bin 5 Tier II emission 
                level established in regulations prescribed by the 
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
                under section 202(i) of the Clean Air Act for that make 
                and model year vehicle,
                    ``(C) the original use of which commences with the 
                taxpayer,
                    ``(D) which is acquired for use or lease by the 
                taxpayer and not for resale, and
                    ``(E) which is made by a manufacturer.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 30B(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
        amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by 
        striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting 
        ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(5) the new plug-in hybrid motor vehicle credit 
        determined under subsection (i).''.
            (2) Section 30B(k)(2) of such Code, as redesignated by 
        subsection (a), is amended by striking ``or'' and inserting a 
        comma and by inserting ``, or a new qualified plug-in hybrid 
        motor vehicle (as described in subsection (i)(2))'' after 
        ``subsection (d)(2)(A))''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT REGARDING PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY EXECUTIVE 
              AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--At least 10 percent of the motor vehicles 
purchased by an Executive agency in any fiscal year shall be comprised 
of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, but 
        also includes Amtrak, the Smithsonian Institution, and the 
        United States Postal Service.
            (2) The term ``motor vehicle'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 102(7) of title 40, United States Code.
    (c) Pro-Rated Applicability in Year of Enactment.--In the fiscal 
year in which this Act is enacted, the requirement in subsection (a) 
shall only apply with respect to motor vehicles purchased after the 
date of the enactment of this Act in such fiscal year.
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