Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
415 ILCS 120/ - Electric Vehicle Rebate Act.

(415 ILCS 120/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/5)
Sec. 5. Purpose. The General Assembly declares that
it is the public policy of the State to promote and encourage
the use of electric vehicles as a means to improve air
quality and reduce the risks from global warming in the State and to meet the requirements of the federal
Clean Air Act. The General Assembly further declares that the
State can play a leadership role in increasing usage of vehicles
powered by electricity.

(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
"Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and
Will, the townships of Aux Sable and Goose Lake in Grundy County, and the township of Oswego in Kendall County.
"Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively powered by and refueled by electricity, must be plugged in to charge, and is licensed to drive on public roadways. "Electric Vehicle" does not include electric mopeds, electric off-highway vehicles, or hybrid electric vehicles and extended-range electric vehicles that are also equipped with conventional fueled propulsion or auxiliary engines.
"Environmental justice community" has the same meaning, based on existing methodologies and findings, used and as may be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its Program Administrator of the Illinois Solar for All Program.
"Low income" means persons and families whose income does
not exceed 80% of the State median income for the current State fiscal year, as established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-820, eff. 5-13-22.)

(415 ILCS 120/15)
Sec. 15. Rulemaking. The Agency shall promulgate rules as necessary
and dedicate sufficient resources to implement
Section 27 of this Act. Such rules shall be
consistent with applicable provisions of the Clean Air Act and any
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The Secretary of State may
promulgate rules to implement Section 35 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

(415 ILCS 120/20)
Sec. 20. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00. Repealed by P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/21)
Sec. 21. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06. Repealed by P.A. 96-323, eff. 8-11-09.)

(415 ILCS 120/22)
Sec. 22. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 93-913, eff. 8-12-04. Repealed by P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/23)
Sec. 23. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-12.)

(415 ILCS 120/24)
Sec. 24. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10. Repealed by P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/25)
Sec. 25. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06. Repealed by P.A. 100-621, eff. 7-20-18.)

(415 ILCS 120/27)
Sec. 27. Electric vehicle rebate.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2022, and continuing as long as funds are available, each person shall be eligible to apply for a rebate, in the amounts set forth below, following the purchase of an electric vehicle in Illinois. The Agency shall issue rebates consistent with the provisions of this Act and any implementing regulations adopted by the Agency. In no event shall a rebate amount exceed the purchase price of the vehicle.
(b) To be eligible to receive a rebate, a purchaser must:
(c) The Agency shall make available in application materials methods for purchasers to identify as low-income. The Agency shall prioritize the review of qualified applications from low-income purchasers and award rebates to qualified purchasers accordingly.
(d) The purchaser must retain ownership of the vehicle for a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately after the vehicle purchase date. The purchaser must continue to reside in Illinois during that time frame and register the vehicle in Illinois during that time frame. Rebate recipients who fail to satisfy any of the above criteria will be required to reimburse the Agency all or part of the original rebate amount and shall notify the Agency within 60 days of failing to satisfy the criteria.
(e) Rebates administered under this Section shall be available for both new and used electric vehicles.
(f) A rebate administered under this Act may only be applied for and awarded one time per vehicle identification number. A rebate may only be applied for and awarded once per purchaser in any 10-year period.

(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-820, eff. 5-13-22.)

(415 ILCS 120/30)
Sec. 30. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 97-90, eff. 7-11-11. Repealed by P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/31)
Sec. 31. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21. Repealed by P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/32)
Sec. 32. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21. Repealed by P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/35)
Sec. 35. User fees.
(a) The Office of
the Secretary of State shall collect annual user fees from any individual,
partnership, association, corporation, or agency of the United States
government that registers any combination of 10 or more of the following types
of motor vehicles in the Covered Area: (1) vehicles of the First Division,
as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) vehicles of the Second Division
registered under the B, C, D, F, H, MD, MF, MG, MH and MJ plate categories, as
defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (3) commuter vans and livery vehicles
as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code. This Section does not apply to
vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan under Section
3-402.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The user fee shall be $20 for each
vehicle registered in the Covered Area for each fiscal year. The Office of
the Secretary of State shall collect the $20 when a vehicle's registration
fee is paid.
(b) Owners of State, county, and local government
vehicles, rental vehicles, antique vehicles, expanded-use antique vehicles, electric vehicles,
and motorcycles are exempt from paying the user fees on such
vehicles.
(c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall deposit the user fees
collected into the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund.

(Source: P.A. 101-505, eff. 1-1-20; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/40)
Sec. 40. Appropriations from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund.
(a) User Fees Funds. The Agency shall estimate the amount of user fees
expected to be collected under Section 35 of this Act for each fiscal
year. User fee funds shall be
deposited into and distributed from the Alternate Fuels Fund in the following
manner:
(b) General Revenue Fund Appropriations. General Revenue Fund amounts
appropriated to and deposited into the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund shall be
distributed from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund to fund the program authorized in Section 27.
(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/45)
Sec. 45.
Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund; creation; deposit of
user fees. A separate fund in the State Treasury called the
Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund is created, into which shall be
transferred the user fees as provided in Section 35 and any
other revenues, deposits, State appropriations, contributions, grants,
gifts, bequests, legacies of money and securities, or transfers as provided
by law from, without limitation, governmental entities, private sources,
foundations, trade associations, industry organizations, and not-for-profit
organizations.

(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)

(415 ILCS 120/900)
Sec. 900.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 89-410; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 120/999)
Sec. 999.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 89-410.)