S. 2070 (112th): Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act

Introduced:
Feb 06, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey Jr. [D-PA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 656 on Mar 22, 2013. See S. 656 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 6, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 06, 2012
Referred to Committee Feb 06, 2012
Cosponsors
none
Committees

Senate Finance

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Full Title

A bill to promote the domestic development and deployment of natural gas and clean energy technologies.

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Last updated Feb 06, 2012.
6 pages

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2/6/2012--Introduced.
Natural Gas Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act or the NGEAR Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016:
(1) the excise tax credits for alternative fuels and alternative fuel mixtures; and
(2) the tax credit for depreciable property used for alternative fuel vehicle refueling, including property relating to hydrogen.
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a rebate program through 2016 for the purchase of alternatively fueled buses by:
(1) a public or private entity providing transportation exclusively for school students, personnel, and equipment; or
(2) a public entity providing mass transit services to the public.
Allows such entities a rebate equal to the lesser of 30% of the purchase price of such a bus or $15,000.

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