PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1693, 2060

PRINTER'S NO. 2530

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

1392

Session of

2019

INTRODUCED BY CARROLL, NEILSON, READSHAW, SCHLOSSBERG, IRVIN,

MULLINS, MILLARD, HILL-EVANS, DONATUCCI, KORTZ, MARKOSEK,

McCLINTON AND DALEY, MAY 2, 2019

tax, further providing for definitions and providing for

electric vehicle road use fee; and making editorial changes.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 90 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter heading

to read:

SECTION 1. SECTION 4941(D)(1) OF TITLE 75 OF THE

PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES IS AMENDED TO READ:

§ 4941. MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF VEHICLES.

MAY EXCEED THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS IMPOSED UNDER THIS

SECTION BY AN AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED A MAXIMUM OF 2,000

POUNDS, THAT IS EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WEIGHT OF

THE VEHICLE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NATURAL GAS TANK AND FUELING

SYSTEM OR THE BATTERY OR BATTERY PACK CARRIED BY THE VEHICLE

AND THE WEIGHT OF A COMPARABLE DIESEL TANK AND FUELING

SYSTEM.

§ 9002. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter

shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

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"Electric vehicle." The term includes electric vehicles and

hybrid electric vehicles. The term does not include qualified

motor vehicles as defined under section 2101.1 (relating to

definitions).

"Electric vehicle road use fee." The annual fee imposed

fuels imposed by this chapter.

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Section 3 4. Chapter 90 of Title 75 is amended by adding

subchapters to read:

SUBCHAPTER B

(Reserved)

SUBCHAPTER C

ELECTRIC VEHICLE ROAD USE FEE

9036. Refunds.

9037. Regulations.

§ 9031. Short title of subchapter.

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the

Electric Vehicle Road Use Fee Act.

§ 9032. Road use fee imposed on electric vehicles.

(a) Fee required for registration.--Concurrent with

submitting an annual or biennial vehicle registration

application and fee to the Department of Transportation under

section 1301 (relating to registration and certificate of title

vehicle registered in this Commonwealth.

(b) Computation of electric vehicle road use fee.--

motorcycle and neighborhood electric vehicle shall be $50 per

year.

vehicle that requires a Class C license to operate shall be

$150 per year.

vehicle that requires a Class A or Class B license to operate

shall be $250 per year.

PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SHALL NOT

INCLUDE A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE.

VEHICLE WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF 26,001 OR MORE

SHALL BE $250 PER YEAR.

§ 9033. Electricity used in electric vehicles.

Electricity used in an electric vehicle that propels a

vehicle on public highways is not considered a liquid fuel , fuel

or alternative fuel as defined under this chapter.

§ 9034. Fees for highway maintenance and construction.

of aligning the electric vehicle road use fee with the

allocations of proceeds, the electric vehicle road use fee must

be allocated in accordance with the oil company franchise tax

for highway maintenance and construction under section 9502

(relating to imposition of tax).

§ 9035. Exempt entities.

(a) Exemption.--An electric vehicle registered to an exempt

entity under section 9004(e) (relating to imposition of tax,

exemptions and deductions) is exempt from paying the electric

vehicle road use fee.

(b) Requirements.--The following apply:

provisions of section 9036 (relating to refunds).

9036 shall maintain records of vehicle usage, certifying that

an individual trip made by the vehicle was for a qualified

exempt use. Individual trip logs, odometer readings and

driver signatures shall be among the records required to

substantiate exempt use.

records for an exempt entity at any time.

to examine the books, records, papers or other equipment

associated with the operation of an electric vehicle commits

a summary offense and shall pay a fine of $500 for each

electric vehicle owned or operated by the exempt entity.

§ 9036. Refunds.

A person may be entitled to a refund of the electric vehicle

road use fee paid for a vehicle that would otherwise have been

exempt under section 9004 (relating to imposition of tax,

exemptions and deductions). A person entitled to a refund of the

electric vehicle road use fee shall apply for an annual refund

in a manner similar to the refund process used for liquid fuels ,

The department, in coordination with the Department of

Transportation, may promulgate regulations to implement the

addition of this subchapter.

Section 4 5. This act shall take effect in 180 days.