I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3374 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 
credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2011 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. LEVIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
and modify the credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hybrid Truck Incen-
tives Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEW QUALI-
FIED HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (3) of section 30B(k) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(3) in the case of a new qualified hybrid motor 
vehicle (as described in subsection (d)(2)(B))— 
‘‘(A) December 31, 2009, and before Janu-
ary 1, 2011, and 
‘‘(B) December 31, 2015, and’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED
INCREMENTAL
HYBRID
COST.— 
Clause (iii) of section 30B(d)(2)(B) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘does not exceed—’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting the following: 
‘‘does not exceed— 
‘‘(I) $15,000, if such vehicle has 
a gross vehicle weight rating of not 
more than 14,000 pounds, 
‘‘(II) $30,000, if such vehicle has 
a gross vehicle weight rating of more 
than 14,000 pounds but not more 
than 26,000 pounds, 
‘‘(III) $60,000, if such vehicle 
has a gross vehicle weight rating of 
more than 26,000 pounds but not 
more than 33,000 pounds, and 
‘‘(IV) $100,000, if such vehicle 
has a gross vehicle weight rating more 
than 33,000 pounds.’’. 
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(c) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE FOR HEAVY TRUCKS 
ACHIEVING 20 PERCENT INCREASE IN CITY FUEL ECON-
OMY.—Clause (ii) of section 30B(d)(2)(B) of such Code 
is amended by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) 
as subclauses (II), (III), and (IV), respectively, and by in-
serting before subclause (II) (as so redesignated) the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(I) 10 percent in the case of a 
vehicle to which clause (iii)(IV) ap-
plies if such vehicle achieves an in-
crease in city fuel economy relative to 
a comparable vehicle of at least 20 
percent but less than 30 percent.’’. 
(d) DOLLAR LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (B) of sec-
tion 30B(d)(2) of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(vi) LIMITATION.—The amount al-
lowed as a credit under subsection (a)(3) 
with respect to a vehicle by reason of 
clause (i) of this subparagraph shall not 
exceed $24,000.’’. 
(e) HEAVY ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Paragraph (3) of 
section 30B(d) of such Code is amended by redesignating 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), 
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(D), and (E), respectively, and by inserting after subpara-
graph (A) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) HEAVY ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—In the 
case of a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rat-
ing of not less than 8,500 pounds, the term 
‘new qualified hybrid motor vehicle’ includes a 
motor vehicle— 
‘‘(i) which draws propulsion energy 
exclusively from a rechargeable energy 
storage system, and 
‘‘(ii) which meets the requirements of 
clauses (iii), (v), (vi), and (vii) of subpara-
graph (A).’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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