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The Advisory Council shall annually evaluate and recommend an increase or decrease in the amount of the rebates provided under this article to reflect the rate of inflation, as defined by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the relative price of electric motor vehicles compared with the price of traditional motor vehicles.B\n\nThe Advisory Council shall consist of three legislative members and 13 nonlegislative members as follows: (i) two members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; (ii) one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; (iii) three nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, two of whom shall be licensed new motor vehicle dealers and one of whom shall represent a new vehicle dealer association to which a majority of new motor vehicle dealers in the Commonwealth belong; (iv) seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, two of whom shall represent environmental justice organizations, two of whom shall represent environmental advocacy organizations, one of whom shall represent a vehicle manufacturer association to which a majority of vehicle manufacturers belong, and two of whom shall represent vehicle original equipment manufacturers; (v) the Director of the Department, or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges; (vi) the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges; and (vii) the Executive Director of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges.\n\t\t\tAfter an initial staggering of terms, legislative and nonlegislative members shall be appointed for a term of four years. 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A.<\/span> The Electric Vehicle Rebate Program<\/span> Advisory Council<\/span> is established to monitor the implementation and operation of the Program<\/span> and to make recommendations to the Department<\/span> regarding suggested changes to the Program<\/span>, including regular assessment to determine the effect of the rebate on increasing electric vehicle sales, whether the Fund<\/span> allocations pursuant to subsection B of § 45.2-1731<\/a> should be adjusted, and whether an income cap should be established to determine the eligibility of purchasers for a rebate pursuant to this article. The Advisory Council<\/span> shall consider the goal of increasing electric vehicle awareness and adoption in developing and making its recommendations. The Advisory Council<\/span> shall annually evaluate and recommend an increase or decrease in the amount of the rebates provided under this article to reflect the rate of inflation, as defined by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the relative price of electric motor vehicles<\/span> compared with the price of traditional motor vehicles. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Advisory Council<\/span> shall consist of three legislative members and 13 nonlegislative members as follows: (i) two members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; (ii) one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; (iii) three nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, two of whom shall be licensed new motor vehicle dealers<\/span> and one of whom shall represent a new vehicle dealer<\/span> association to which a majority of new motor vehicle dealers<\/span> in the Commonwealth belong; (iv) seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, two of whom shall represent environmental justice organizations, two of whom shall represent environmental advocacy organizations, one of whom shall represent a vehicle manufacturer association to which a majority of vehicle manufacturers belong, and two of whom shall represent vehicle original equipment manufacturers; (v) the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span>, or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>; (vi) the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality, or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>; and (vii) the Executive Director<\/span> of the Motor Vehicle Dealer<\/span> Board, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>.\n\t\t\tAfter an initial staggering of terms, legislative and nonlegislative members shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Advisory Council<\/span> shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among the members. The meetings of the Advisory Council<\/span> shall be at the call of the chairman, the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span>, or whenever a majority of the members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Nonlegislative citizen members shall receive compensation and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall serve as staff to the Advisory Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2027) ELECTRIC VEHICLE REBATE PROGRAM ADVISORY\nCOUNCIL (\u00a7 45.2-1730)\n\nA. The Electric Vehicle Rebate Program Advisory Council is established to\nmonitor the implementation and operation of the Program and to make\nrecommendations to the Department regarding suggested changes to the Program,\nincluding regular assessment to determine the effect of the rebate on increasing\nelectric vehicle sales, whether the Fund allocations pursuant to subsection B of\n§ 45.2-1731 should be adjusted, and whether an income cap should be\nestablished to determine the eligibility of purchasers for a rebate pursuant to\nthis article. The Advisory Council shall consider the goal of increasing\nelectric vehicle awareness and adoption in developing and making its\nrecommendations. The Advisory Council shall annually evaluate and recommend an\nincrease or decrease in the amount of the rebates provided under this article to\nreflect the rate of inflation, as defined by the Federal Bureau of Labor\nStatistics, and the relative price of electric motor vehicles compared with the\nprice of traditional motor vehicles.\n\nB. The Advisory Council shall consist of three legislative members and 13\nnonlegislative members as follows: (i) two members of the House of Delegates, to\nbe appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; (ii) one member of the\nSenate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; (iii) three\nnonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Secretary of\nTransportation, two of whom shall be licensed new motor vehicle dealers and one\nof whom shall represent a new vehicle dealer association to which a majority of\nnew motor vehicle dealers in the Commonwealth belong; (iv) seven nonlegislative\ncitizen members to be appointed by the Secretary of Natural and Historic\nResources, two of whom shall represent environmental justice organizations, two\nof whom shall represent environmental advocacy organizations, one of whom shall\nrepresent a vehicle manufacturer association to which a majority of vehicle\nmanufacturers belong, and two of whom shall represent vehicle original equipment\nmanufacturers; (v) the Director of the Department, or his designee, who shall\nserve ex officio with voting privileges; (vi) the Director of the Department of\nEnvironmental Quality, or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with voting\nprivileges; and (vii) the Executive Director of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board,\nwho shall serve ex officio with voting privileges.\n\t\t\tAfter an initial staggering of terms, legislative and nonlegislative members\nshall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies,\nother than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All\nmembers may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the\noriginal appointments.\n\nC. The Advisory Council shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from\namong the members. The meetings of the Advisory Council shall be at the call of\nthe chairman, the Director of the Department, or whenever a majority of the\nmembers so request.\n\nD. Nonlegislative citizen members shall receive compensation and shall be\nreimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance\nof their duties, as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for\nthe costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the\nDepartment.\n\nE. The Department shall serve as staff to the Advisory Council.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 493, \u00a7 67-1904.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}