Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-285.421 - Clean Diesel Rebate Program
(1)
Rebates Available. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department)
makes available Clean Diesel Rebates in an amount equal to $1, 500.00 per
qualifying vehicle for eligible applicants that equip their vehicles with
auxiliary power units (APUs). Funding for the Clean Diesel Rebate program is
limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis starting March
15, 2009, and continuing while rebate funds are still available. If more
eligible applications than remaining funds can cover are postmarked on the same
day, rebates will be awarded to such applicants, as funds allow, on the basis
of earliest APU installation date. Availability of rebate funds may be checked
online at www.dep.state.fl.us/air/.
(2) Eligibility.
(a) The eligible applicant for a Clean Diesel
Rebate must be an individual or corporate owner of a qualifying
vehicle.
(b) The APU must be
purchased and professionally installed on the qualifying vehicle in 2009 or
later.
(c) The total invoice price
of the APU and installation less taxes must be greater than or equal to $1,
500.00.
(d) The Department shall
not award multiple rebates for a single qualifying vehicle or rebates for more
than three separate qualifying vehicles to any one applicant.
(e) For the purposes of this rule:
1. A qualifying vehicle is a 2006 or older
Florida-registered Class 8 on-road commercial diesel vehicle equipped with a
sleeper berth and a 2006 or older vehicle engine.
2. A Class 8 vehicle means a vehicle with a
manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating greater than 33, 001
pounds.
3. An auxiliary power unit
(APU) means:
a. A manufactured device that
contains an engine certified under 40 C.F.R. Part 89, as adopted and
incorporated by reference at Rule
62-204.800, F.A.C., designed to
eliminate the need for the vehicle's main drive engine to supply cooling,
heating and electrical power to the Class 8 diesel truck upon which it is
installed, or
b. A manufactured
device that contains a battery powered system designed to eliminate the need
for the vehicle's main drive engine to supply cooling, heating and electrical
power to the Class 8 diesel truck upon which it is
installed.
(3) Application.
(a) The applicant for a Clean Diesel Rebate
must submit a completed Clean Diesel Rebate Application form (DEP Form
62-285.421(1),
effective March 15, 2009, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference) to the
Department after purchase and professional installation of the APU. The form is
available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air
Resource Management, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5510, Tallahassee, FL
32399-2400, and on the internet at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/.
(b) The applicant must also submit a
photocopy of the Florida vehicle registration; a photocopy of the signed
original APU purchase invoice showing installation date, equipment and labor
cost, and payment received; and a photograph of the diesel vehicle and
installed APU. Failure to provide all required information and supporting
documentation, or submission of false or incorrect information, will result in
a delay or denial of the rebate.
(c) The signed and dated original application
form and the required supporting documentation must be mailed on or after March
15, 2009 to:
airresource@dep.state.fl.us, or
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Resource Management
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5510
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
ATTN: Clean Diesel Rebate Program
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 403.061 FS. Law Implemented 403.031, 403.061 FS.
New 3-15-09.
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