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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-2009" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Maryland Energy Administration">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Electric vehicle recharging equipment rebate” means a rebate issued by the Administration under this section for the cost of qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment” means property in the State that is used for recharging motor vehicles propelled by electricity.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is an Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Administration shall administer the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>For fiscal years 2021 through 2026, subject to the provisions of this section, an individual, a business entity, or a unit of State or local government may apply to the Administration for an electric vehicle recharging equipment rebate for the costs of acquiring and installing qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For each fiscal year, the total amount of rebates issued by the Administration may not exceed $2,500,000.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Administration may allow an applicant to include reasonable installation costs in the cost of qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment for the purpose of calculating the amount of an electric vehicle recharging equipment rebate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Subject to subsection (e) of this section, the Administration may issue an electric vehicle recharging equipment rebate to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an individual in an amount equal to the lesser of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>50% of the costs of acquiring and installing qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$700; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a business entity or unit of State or local government in an amount equal to the lesser of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>50% of the costs of acquiring and installing qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$5,000.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an electric vehicle recharging equipment rebate issued under this section is limited to the acquisition of one recharging system per individual.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Administration may alter the Program to offer additional benefits for the installation of qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment in multifamily housing, planned urban developments, and condominiums in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>low– to moderate–income communities located in a census tract with an average median income at or below 80% of the average median income for the State; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>overburdened or underserved communities as defined in § 1–701 of the Environment Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The regulations adopted under this subsection may include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>further limitations on the maximum amount of an electric vehicle recharging equipment rebate that may be claimed by an applicant under subsection (d) of this section;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>additional benefits for the installation of qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment in multifamily housing, planned urban developments, and condominiums located in:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>low– to moderate–income communities located in a census tract with an average median income at or below 80% of the average median income for the State; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>overburdened or underserved communities as defined in § 1–701 of the Environment Article;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a requirement that an applicant demonstrate compliance with a State, local, or federal law that applies to the installation or operation of the qualified electric vehicle recharging equipment; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>any additional application and qualification requirements deemed appropriate by the Administration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
