An Act To Provide Purchase Rebates for Battery Electric Vehicles
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0614
Committee Amendment CA_A_H300 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f}" to H.P. 442, L.D. 614, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Purchase Rebates for Battery Electric Vehicles" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Increase Electric Vehicles in Maine' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the first line (page 1, line 2 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "§10124 is" and inserting the following: '§§10124 and 10125 are' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §10124 in the first line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "Rebate" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §10124 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph 
B (page 1, lines 9 to 13 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. "Eligible electric vehicle" means a battery electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid 
electric vehicle that: 
(1) Is sold or offered for sale by its original equipment manufacturer or an 
authorized licensee of the original equipment manufacturer or a licensed 
automobile dealer; 
(2) Is listed by the trust in accordance with subsection 4: and 
(3) If the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, has 
a manufacturer's suggested retail price of not more than $50,000.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §10124 in subsection 1 in paragraph C in the first line 
(page 1, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Rebate" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §10124 in subsection 1 by inserting after paragraph C 
the following: 
'D. "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" means a vehicle that uses an on-board electrical 
energy storage device that is designed to be recharged using an external energy 
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source to power an electric motor and uses a petroleum-based fuel to power an 
internal combustion engine.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §10124 in subsection 1 by relettering the paragraphs to 
read alphabetically. 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §10124 by striking out all of subsections 2 and 3 (page 
1, lines 16 to 37 and page 2, lines 1 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'2. Fund established. The Electric Vehicle Fund is established as a nonlapsing fund 
administered by the trust to transform markets toward the adoption of electric vehicles 
and to support the purchase of electric vehicles in the State. Any interest earned on funds 
in the fund must be credited to the fund. and funds not spent in any fiscal year remain in 
the fund to be used in accordance with this section. The trust may receive and deposit in 
the fund funds from the following sources: 
A. Federal funds and awards that may be used for the purposes of this section; 
B. Any interest earned on investment of fund balances; and 
C. 
Any other funds from public or private sources received in support of the 
purposes for which the fund is established. 
The fund may be used for the program and other uses consistent with the purposes for 
which the fund is established. 
3. Rebate program established; eligibility. In accordance with the provisions of 
this section, the trust shall establish and administer a program that provides rebates for 
the purchase or lease of electric vehicles. A person may apply for and, as resources 
within the fund allow. receive a rebate for an electric vehicle. subject to eligibility 
requirements established by the trust. Eligibility criteria for the vehicle must include that 
the vehicle is: an eligible electric vehicle; purchased, or leased for a term of 36 months or 
more, in the State; and registered in the State. Eligibility requirements for the recipient of 
the rebate must include that the recipient attests to a commitment to retain ownership, 
whether through purchase or lease, of the eligible electric vehicle for at least 36 months 
from the date of purchase or lease. The trust may require a recipient of a rebate under this 
section who does not retain ownership of the eligible electric vehicle for at least 36 
months to repay the trust up to the full amount of the rebate. 
The trust shall establish the rebate amount for each eligible electric vehicle. The trust 
shall establish rebate amounts that it determines most effectively increase the purchase of 
eligible electric vehicles. For each model of an eligible electric vehicle, the trust may 
establish different rebate amounts based on the size of the vehicle battery. The trust may 
establish different rebate amounts for the purpose of providing reasonable opportunity for 
participation in the program across different customer groups and geographic areas. The 
trust may establish reasonable limits on the number ofrebates per vehicle or per person.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §10124 in subsection 4 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 12 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "vehicles" the following: 'and rebates' 
Amend the bill in section 1 by inserting after §10124 the following:· 
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1§10125. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Fund 
1. 
Fund established. 
The Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastmcture Fund is 
established as a nonlapsing fund administered by the tmst to increase the availability and 
effectiveness of electric vehicle charging infrastmcture in the State. Any interest earned 
on funds in the fund must be credited to the fund, and funds not spent in any fiscal year 
remain in the fund to be used in accordance with this section. The tmst may receive and 
deposit in the fund funds from the following sources: 
A. Federal funds and awards that may be used for the purposes of this section; 
B. Any interest earned on investment of fund balances; and 
C. 
Any other funds from public or private sources received in support of the 
purposes for which the fund is established.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the electric vehicle rebate program 
and the associated fund established in the bill: 
1. Adds plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the definition of eligible electric vehicle; 
2. Removes the requirement that an eligible vehicle be a "new" vehicle; 
3. Limits the $50,000 cap on the manufacturer's suggested retail price to vehicles that 
have a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; 
4. Removes the program start date of July 1, 2020; 
5. Removes the fixed rebate amount of $2,500 and instead requires the Efficiency 
Maine Tmst to determine the rebate amount, which may vary by the size of the vehicle 
battery. It also permits the tmst to establish different rebate amounts to provide 
opportunities for participation in the program across different customer groups and 
geographic areas; 
6. Revises the eligibility criteria regarding registration of a vehicle in the State; 
7. Adds language to specify that the tmst may set limits on the number ofrebates per 
person or per vehicle; 
8. 
Removes the provision of the bill that provides a $500,000 General Fund 
appropriation to the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund; and 
9. Establishes the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastmcture Fund, administered by 
Efficiency Maine Tmst, to increase the availability and effectiveness of electric vehicle 
charging infrastmcture in the State. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/27/19 fi;,/ac 
LD614 
LR 862(02) 
An Act To Provide Purchase Rebates for Battery Electric Vehicles 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~· { /J-JO t,) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - Efficiency Maine Trust 
Current biennium revenue increase - Efficiency Maine Trust 
This bill establishes an electric vehicle rebate program to be administered by the Efficiency Maine Trust (EMT) and 
creates two funds, the Electric Vehicle Fund and the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Fund. The program and 
associated funds will receive revenue from federal funds or awards, the interest generated by these funds and from 
other public or private sources. It is anticipated that the revenue derived from these sources will be sufficient to fund 
the program activities outlined in the bill and the administrative costs of the program for the EMT. 
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