Alternative Energy Refueling System Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide eligible entities (refueling vendors or owners or operators of a facility where an alternative energy refueling system is located) reimbursement from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for a portion of the costs of purchasing and installing one or more alternative energy refueling systems (systems used to refuel motor vehicles with an alternative fuel such as compressed natural gas or E-85 ethanol).
Prohibits an entity that receives a federal tax credit for placing in service a qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property from receiving reimbursement under this Act if the system cost was taken into consideration in calculating the tax credit. Limits reimbursement to: (1) two systems for each facility owned by an eligible entity; and (2) the lesser of 30% of a system's cost or $30,000.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2613 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2613
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a program to provide
reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling
systems.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 7, 2006
Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Obama) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a program to provide
reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling
systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Energy Refueling System
Act''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY REFUELING SYSTEMS.
Section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
6991b(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(13) Alternative energy refueling systems.--
``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) Alternative energy refueling
system.--The term `alternative energy refueling
system' means a system composed of 1 or more
underground storage tanks, pumps, and pump
fittings or other related infrastructure that
is used to refuel motor vehicles with--
``(I) compressed natural gas;
``(II) E-85 ethanol;
``(III) a fuel described in section
30C(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986; or
``(IV) any other alternative fuel,
as determined by the Administrator.
``(ii) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible
entity' means a refueling vendor or other
person that is an owner or operator of a
service station or other facility at which an
alternative energy refueling system is located
or proposed to be located.
``(B) Reimbursement program.--
``(i) Establishment.--The Administrator
shall establish a program to provide to
eligible entities reimbursement from the Trust
Fund of a portion of the costs of purchasing
and installing 1 or more alternative energy
refueling systems, including any alternative
energy refueling system intended to replace a
petroleum refueling tank or system.
``(ii) Application.--An eligible entity
that seeks to receive reimbursement described
in clause (i) shall submit to the Administrator
an application by such time, in such form, and
containing such information as the
Administrator shall prescribe.
``(iii) Timing of reimbursement.--Not later
than 30 days after the date on which the
Administrator, in consultation with the
appropriate State agency, verifies that an
alternative energy refueling system for which
reimbursement is requested by an eligible
entity under this paragraph has been installed
and is operational, the Administrator shall
provide the reimbursement to the eligible
entity.
``(iv) Limitations.--
``(I) Prohibition on receipt of
dual benefits.--An eligible entity that
receives a tax credit under section 30C
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
for placing in service a qualified
alternative fuel vehicle refueling
property (as defined in that section)
may not receive any reimbursement under
this paragraph for an alternative
energy refueling system on the property
if the cost of the alternative energy
refueling system was taken into
consideration in calculating the tax
credit.
``(II) Number of systems.--An
eligible entity may not receive
reimbursement under this paragraph for
more than 2 alternative energy
refueling systems for each facility
owned or operated by the eligible
entity.
``(III) Amount.--The amount of
reimbursement provided for an
alternative energy refueling system
under this paragraph shall not exceed
the lesser of--
``(aa) the amount that is
30 percent of the cost of the
alternative energy refueling
system; or
``(bb) $30,000.
``(C) No effect on other trust fund projects,
activities, or responsibilities.--
``(i) Other trust fund projects and
activities.--In carrying out this paragraph,
the Administrator shall not use funds from the
Trust Fund that are obligated for, or otherwise
required to carry out, other projects and
activities under this subsection.
``(ii) Responsibilities.--Nothing in this
paragraph affects any obligation of an owner or
operator to comply with other provisions of
this subtitle.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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