Hi Jerry, Good idea! Yes, that's actually where Majority Leader Hasner is getting the money from for the proposed state-administered plug-in hybrid conversion rebate program. Knowing full well that there wouldn't be any money available from the state itself this year, with no new legislative appropriations permitted, Hasner has been diligently working that channel and pushing it since February. US DOE has already given initial preliminary approval for the use of a tranche of a subcategory of federal stimulus block grant funds to the state for that purpose, namely for consumer rebates for PHEV conversions. Working with and through Majority Leader Hasner, we've given our recommendations for structuring the rebate program, sector allocation, and specific implementation language, which Hasner and the Governor's Energy Office are submitting to US DOE for final sign-off and approval, which is not expected until the fall (due to how slow the wheels of the federal bureaucracy turn).
We'll keep everyone posted. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerryd" <[email protected]> To: "Charles Whalen" <[email protected]>; "FLEAA Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [FLEAA] New Fla EV laws? Hi Charles and All, Thanks for the answer. Sadly next yr the budget will be even worse. But the Fed Stimulus program has money that the state can use for it so maybe mention that to Rep Hasner. Jerry Dycus ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: "Charles Whalen" <[email protected]> To: "FLEAA Mailing List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FLEAA] New Fla EV laws? Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:03:03 -0400 >Hi Jerry, > >Good question. Nothing got passed this year, not for EVs >nor for anything else. The state faced a $6 billion budget >shortfall that had to be closed, so the Legislature did not >permit any new appropriations nor any new tax breaks, no >exceptions allowed. > >Having said that, we are working closely with House >Majority Leader Adam Hasner on some other possibilities, >through other channels, for trying to fund state rebates >for plug-in hybrid conversions. It's early and we still >have a ways to go, but the prospects look fairly good of >having something by the fall. We'll keep everyone posted. > >Thanks, > >Charles Whalen > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "jerryd" <[email protected]> >To: "FLEAA Mailing List" <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 8:37 PM >Subject: Re: [FLEAA] New Fla EV laws? > > Hi Shawn and All, > > There were proposed EV laws from EV >incentives, no sales tax, no tolls, ect. Does anyone know >what actually got passed? > > Thanks, > > Jerry Dycus >----- Original Message Follows ----- >From: "Shawn Waggoner - FLEAA" <[email protected]> >To: "'FLEAA Mailing List'" <[email protected]> >Subject: [FLEAA] Reminder: Meeting in Boca Saturday Morning >Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:11:07 -0400 > >>Hi Everyone, >> >> >> >>Just a reminder that our monthly meeting in Boca Raton >>will be this Saturday at Coastal Tire - hope to see >>everyone there. >> >> >> >>Charles Whalen will be giving an update on some of the >>Clean Cities activities and grants. >> >> >> >>-- >>Shawn M. Waggoner >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Florida EAA mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://www.floridaeaa.org > >_______________________________________________ >Florida EAA mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.floridaeaa.org > > >_______________________________________________ >Florida EAA mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.floridaeaa.org _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
