Legislation Outline

Marcellus Works 

House Bill 1083 – Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) – Creates tax credits for private fleet vehicles in order to lessen incremental cost of natural gas vehicles. 

House Bill 1084 – Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) – Creates a grant program available to smaller mass transit agencies to cover the incremental cost of natural gas buses. 

House Bill 1085 – Rep. Kathy Watson (R-Bucks) – Creates a revolving loan program available to large mass transit agencies to cover the incremental cost of natural gas buses. 

House Bill 1086 – Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver) – Requires 25 percent of all new bus purchases made by large mass transit agencies (SEPTA, PAT, Lehigh) in 2012-16 run on natural gas; 50 percent in 2017-2021; 75 percent in 2021-2026; and 100 percent in 2027. 

House Bill 1087 – Rep. Gordon Denlinger (R-Lancaster) – Creates a natural gas corridor tax credit to encourage the construction of natural gas fueling stations along travel corridors (I-76, I-78, I-79, I-80, I-81, and I-83). 

House Bill 1088 – Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford) – dedicates the Alternative Fuel Incentive Fund to provide grants to municipalities, schools, and the private sector for the purchase of natural gas vehicles. 

House Bill 1089 – Rep. Scott Perry (R-York) – Repeals California Air Resources Board (CARB) section 2030 to eliminate costly duplication of EPA and CARB certifications for natural gas vehicles.