An Act respecting encourage the purchase of vehicles that use natural gas as a fuel Loi visant à encourager l’achat de véhicules utilisant du gaz naturel comme carburant Mr. R. Bailey M. R. Bailey Private Member’s Bill Projet de loi de député 1st Reading March 11, 2015 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent 1re lecture 11 mars 2015 2e lecture 3e lecture Sanction royale Printed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Imprimé par l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario EXPLANATORY NOTE NOTE EXPLICATIVE The Bill amends th e Highway Traffic Act and the Taxation Act, 2007. Le projet de loi modifie le Code de la route et la Loi de 2007 sur les impôts. Part VIII of th e Highway Traffic Act currently sets out weight limits for vehicles. New section 126.1 of the Act enables the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations prescribing different weight limits for vehicles that use liquefied natural gas as a fuel. The Minister of Transportation is required to table a progress report in the Legislative Assembly every year until a regulation is made. La partie VIII du Code de la route précise actuellement des limites de poids applicables aux véhicules. Le nouvel article 126.1 habilite le lieutenant -gouverneur en conseil à pr endre des règlements prescrivant des limites de poids différentes en ce qui concerne les véhicules utilisant du gaz naturel liquéfié comme carburant. Le ministre des Transports est tenu de déposer un rapport d’étape devant l’Assemblée législative tous les ans jusqu’à la prise d’un règlement. The Taxation Act, 2007 is amended to provide for a non - refundable tax credit to taxpayers who purchase certain vehicles that use natural gas as a fuel. The tax credit is equal to half of the Ontario portion of the HST that the taxpayer paid for the vehicle. To qualify, the HST on the vehicle must be paid within a period of seven taxation years, beginning with the first tax a- tion year that ends after the Bill receives Royal Assent. Any unused tax credits in a taxation