Advocacy Project: Healthy People/THOMAS

The HealthyPeople 2020 environmental objective I am interested in is improving outdoor air quality by means of reducing mobile emissions. Reducing emissions will decrease the risk of adverse health effects caused by airborne toxins. 1.8 million tons of mobile sources of air toxic emissions were reported in 2005, and the target would be 1.0 million tons of emissions.

S.1285 Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act

Summary: Hybrid and Electric Trucks and  Infrastructure Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and extend through 2015 the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles; (2) allow such credit for certain fuel-efficient heavy trucks and heavy electric vehicles; (3) extend through 2014 the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures; (4) expand the definition of refueling property for electric motor vehicles to include panel upgrades, wiring, conduit, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment; and (5) allow a new tax credit, through 2014, for 50% of the cost, up to $3,500, for electric idling reduction devices installed on heavy-duty diesel powered on-highway vehicles.  

Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb (WI) (introduced 6/28/2011) Cosponsors: Sen Blunt, Roy (MO) - 6/28/2011, Sen Hagan, Kay (NC) - 10/5/2011, Sen McCaskill, Claire (MO) - 9/19/2011

All actions: 6/28/11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Recommendation: Vote Yes for S.1285 Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act

My Political Representative: Senator Herb Kohl (D, WI)