[Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6111 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6111 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a partial exclusion from the excise tax imposed on heavy trucks sold at retail for alternative fuel trucks. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2016 Mr. Ryan of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a partial exclusion from the excise tax imposed on heavy trucks sold at retail for alternative fuel trucks. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Truck Tax Parity Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. PARTIAL EXCLUSION FROM EXCISE TAX IMPOSED ON HEAVY TRUCKS SOLD AT RETAIL FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL TRUCKS. (a) In General.--Section 4051(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: ``(5) Partial exclusion for alternative fuel trucks.-- ``(A) In general.--In the case of any automobile truck chassis, automobile truck body, or tractor subject to tax under paragraph (1) which is fueled wholly or partially by an alternative fuel, the rate of tax shall be reduced by 35 percent. ``(B) Alternative fuel.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `alternative fuel' means compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and any liquid at least 85 percent of the volume of which consists of methanol.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to sales after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>