Rep. Baron Hill says he will introduce two bills crafted to provide gas price relief.
The first of the two bills – the Gas Price Relief Act – would repeal the federal 18 cent per gallon gas tax. The tax would remain suspended until the national average price of gas falls below $3 for six consecutive months. To supplement the lost revenue, the bill suspends the tax incentives given to oil companies.
“This bill makes perfect sense,” Hill said in a press release Wednesday. “Until the average price of gasoline reaches $3 per gallon — still a high price but lower than it is now — oil companies would not be given tax incentives by the federal government.”
Hill will also introduce a bill to enhance tax credits for those purchasing hybrid cars. Right now, there is a hybrid tax credit for consumers. However, it is phased out according to how many hybrid cars are sold. For example, for the first 60,000 hybrid cars sold by a manufacturer, the consumer purchasing the car is given 100 percent of the tax credit. But, after 60,000 cars are sold by a manufacturer, the consumer’s tax credit falls to 50 percent and then 25 percent.
Hill’s bill would allow anyone who buys a hybrid vehicle to receive 100 percent of the tax credit.
Clark County
Hill authoring gas relief bill
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Half of Jeffersonville Fire Department overtime budget already gone
During the closing moments of the meeting Councilman Matt Owen said he was shocked by Mayor Moore’s plans and comments pertaining to two Jeffersonville Parks and Recreation Department matters reported in the News and Tribune during the last week.
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Charlestown resident makes appeal for filtration plant
“I understand that manganese is a secondary contaminant and it’s not something that’s necessarily harmful to health,” Burchett said. “I would much prefer that the water that comes into my home have as little manganese in it as possible, as well as anything else. I just want water.”
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Student sues to wear breast cancer bracelet
An Indiana eighth-grader sued his school district in federal court Monday for the right to wear a bracelet promoting breast cancer awareness with the message “I (heart) Boobies.”
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Elderly man robbed outside Jeffersonville bank
The man returned to his car and sat down to close the car door when Williams grabbed the door and reached inside the vehicle, Hollis said.
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A fair fee? Indiana imposing fees for 4-H participants for the first time
Allen said his hope is the fee being charged by the state and the county will be enough to cover costs and that 4-H members will not be asked to cover any more expenses.
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“They have never had to pay a program fee,” Allen said. - News and Tribune briefs for Feb. 6, 2012
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CAPITOL CROSSROADS: Bauer tactics unite, divide outnumbered Dems
Democrats like Rep. Peggy Welch, who was drawn into a more Republican district last year, refused to boycott with Bauer.
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Greater Clark begins Fitness Calendar Challenge
Teresa Stengel, health services coordinator, said if other family members get involved with students, children might be more likely to continue with exercise routines and watching their diets.
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Man struck, killed on I-65
The preliminary investigation shows Jones was struck by a northbound Chevrolet Penske rental van driven by Patrick Shroering, 26, of Mount Washington, Ky.
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