Bills Establishing Incentives For Using Fossil-Fueled Vehicles Introduced In The House, Senate; Eliminates Support For Hybrid, Electric Vehicles

A two-bill package has been introduced in the House and Senate to establish new incentives for the use of fossil-fueled vehicles-- rebranded as “low emission transportation fuels”--  and eliminating rebates and grants for hybrid and electric vehicles.

One set of bills amends the Alternative Fuels Incentive Act to eliminate incentives for hybrid and electric vehicles and replace them with incentives for “low emission transportation fuels”-- natural gas, renewable natural gas, propane, hydrogen, biomass and other fossil fuels-- Senate Bill 1339 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) and House Bill 2870 (Guzman-D-Berks).

The other set of bills adds natural gas, renewable natural gas, propane-- rebranding them as “low emission transportation fuels” to the “biofuel” program under the Biofuel Development And Instate Production Act Program-- Senate Bill 1338 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) and House Bill 2871 (Gleim-R-Cumberland). 

The sponsors said they introduced the bills-- “to create a new definition of low carbon fuels that will include “Renewable Natural Gas” (RNG).  RNG is a fuel derived from clean waste that is safe to use in all of the same applications as natural gas, including as a transportation fuel for school buses, transit systems, garbage trucks and many other applications.”

But obviously, that’s not all they do.

[Posted: October 7, 2022]  PA Environment Digest