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Arkansas Code Title 15. Natural Resources and Economic Development § 15-10-903. Rebate for refueling stations

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) The Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality may offer a rebate for each approved private electric vehicle charging station, public electric vehicle charging station, compressed natural gas refueling station, liquefied natural gas refueling station, and liquefied petroleum gas refueling station that is:

(A) Not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the qualifying costs of the compressed natural gas refueling station, liquefied natural gas refueling station, or liquefied petroleum gas refueling station, not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000);

(B) Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the eligible equipment purchase and installation cost of the private electric vehicle charging station, not to exceed nine hundred dollars ($900); or

(C) Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the eligible equipment purchase and installation cost of the public electric vehicle charging station, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(2) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality may increase the rebate percentages listed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section if the increase is designated or authorized by a funding source approved by a federal settlement or state settlement.

(b) A rebate offered under this section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) The cost of land for the private electric vehicle charging station, public electric vehicle charging station, compressed natural gas refueling station, liquefied natural gas refueling station, or liquefied petroleum gas refueling station;

(2) The cost of any buildings for the private electric vehicle charging station, public electric vehicle charging station, compressed natural gas refueling station, liquefied natural gas refueling station, or liquefied petroleum gas refueling station; and

(3) Any costs not directly associated with the compression, storage, or dispensing of compressed natural gas, or the storage and dispensing of liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas, or the dispensing of electricity.

(c) To be eligible for a rebate under this section, a person or entity shall complete and submit an application for the rebate on the forms prescribed by the office.

(d) The office shall ensure that the following criteria are met before providing a rebate under this section:

(1) The applicant is registered as a business entity in good standing with the Secretary of State;

(2) The dispenser at the compressed natural gas refueling station, liquefied natural gas refueling station, or liquefied petroleum gas refueling station has been inspected and certified by the State Division of Weights and Measures of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards of the State Plant Board or a registered service agency of the division;

(3) The dispenser at the private electric vehicle charging station or public electric vehicle charging station has been inspected and is in compliance with the rules promulgated by the office and any other applicable laws;

(4) The applicant for a rebate on a compressed natural gas refueling station, liquefied natural gas refueling station, or liquefied petroleum gas refueling station meets the siting requirements stated in the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 52: Vehicular Natural Gas Fuel Systems Code, 2016 Edition; and

(5) The applicant for a rebate on a private electric vehicle charging station or public electric vehicle charging station meets the siting requirements stated in the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition.

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