Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3372
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2016-09-21
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the excise tax rate on the retail sale of heavy trucks and trailers by 35% for any automobile truck chassis, automobile truck body, or tractor that is fueled wholly or partially by an alternative fuel. </p> <p>The term &quot;alternative fuel&quot; means compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and any liquid whose volume is at least 85% methanol. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3372 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2016 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a partial exclusion from the excise tax imposed on heavy trucks sold at retail for alternative fuel trucks.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016 . 2. Partial exclusion from excise tax imposed on heavy trucks sold at retail for alternative fuel trucks (a) In general Section 4051(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: (5) Partial exclusion for alternative fuel trucks (A) In general In the case of any automobile truck chassis, automobile truck body, or tractor subject to tax under paragraph (1) which is fueled wholly or partially by an alternative fuel, the rate of tax shall be reduced by 35 percent. (B) Alternative fuel For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term alternative fuel means compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and any liquid at least 85 percent of the volume of which consists of methanol. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to sales after the date of the enactment of this Act.