Electric CARS Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3449
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-09-17
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Energy efficiency and conservation

Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles

Income tax credits
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2018 or the Electric CARS Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify and extend several tax credits related to electric cars. </p> <p>The bill extends the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles through 2028. In addition, the bill modifies the credit to: </p> <ul> <li> remove the limitation on the number of vehicles per manufacturer that are eligible for the credit, </li> <li> allow a taxpayer to assign the credit to a financing entity, and </li> <li> allow an unused credit to be carried forward for five years.</li> </ul> <p>The bill also extends through 2028 the tax credits for: (1) alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and (2) alternative motor vehicles. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3449 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2018 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Harris , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Booker ) 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 extend certain tax credits related to electric cars, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2018 or the Electric CARS Act of 2018 . 2. Extension and modification of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles credit (a) Extension (1) In general Subsection (e) of section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (e) Termination This section shall not apply to any new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle placed in service after December 31, 2028. . (2) 2- and 3-wheeled plug-in electric vehicles Subparagraph (E) of section 30D(g)(3) of such Code is amended by striking or at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause: (ii) after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2029, or . (b) Credit may be assigned to financing entity Section 30D(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Credit may be assigned to financing entity (A) In general The taxpayer to whom the credit which would (but for this paragraph) be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year with respect to a vehicle may assign such credit to the person who financed the purchase (or lease of at least 2 years) of such vehicle. Any person to whom such credit is assigned under the preceding sentence shall be treated for purposes of this title as the taxpayer who placed such vehicle in service. (B) Disclosure requirement Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any vehicle unless the person to whom the credit is assigned clearly discloses in writing to the taxpayer the amount of the credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to such vehicle (determined without regard to subsection (c)). . (c) Carryforward of unused credit Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (g) (as amended by subsection (a)(2)) as subsection (h), and by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Carryforward of unused credit (1) In general If the credit allowable under subsection (a) (after the application of subsection (e)) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this subpart (other than subsection (a) of this section), such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and treated as a credit allowable under subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year. (2) Limitation No amount of credit may be carried forward under this subsection to any taxable year following the 5th taxable year after the taxable year in which the credit arose. For purposes of the preceding sentence, credits shall be treated as used on a first-in, first-out basis. . (d) Effective dates (1) Extension The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 2017. (2) Assignment The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to vehicles acquired more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) Carryforward The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to vehicles sold after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Extension of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (a) In general Section 30C(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2028 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017. 4. Extension of the alternative motor vehicle credit (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 30B(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2028 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017.