Green Bus Tax Credit Act of 2021
Summary
Green Bus Tax Credit Act of 2021 This bill allows a manufacturer a zero-emission bus tax credit through 2026. The credit is equal to 10% of the sales price of a zero-emission bus. The credit only applies to the first $1 million of a vehicle's sales price and to buses used primarily in the United States and its possessions. The bill defines zero-emission bus as a motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of not less than 14,000 pounds, is not powered or charged by an internal combustion engine, is propelled solely by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery or fuel cell, is designed to carry 15 or more passengers, and satisfies Buy America requirements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 1, 2021
Last action Mar 1, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Committee
1
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
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