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Lawmakers review plan to broaden income eligibility for vehicle emissions repair vouchers
Summary
The House Transportation Committee reviewed proposed amendments to H.632 that would replace LIHEAP household criteria with adjusted gross income brackets and add a sliding scale of vouchers (up to $2,500). DEC reported limited uptake to date and asked for additional data and a fiscal estimate.
The House Transportation Committee reviewed section 24 of H.632 on Tuesday, a change to the Automotive Emissions Repair Assistance Program that would alter income eligibility and create a sliding scale of repair vouchers for Vermont-registered vehicles.
Deirdre Ritzer, mobile sources section chief at the Department of Environmental Conservation, told the committee the program "launched in August 2024" and was created to help low-income motorists cover emissions-related repairs required after onboard diagnostics (OBD) inspection failures. Under the bill as discussed, vouchers remain capped at $2,500; eligibility would move from LIHEAP household rules to adjusted gross income (AGI) brackets tied to…
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