,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjaf,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf to provide for a
 partial exclusion from the excise tax  
imposed on heavy trucks sold at retail  
for alternative fuel trucks4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,natural ,gas ,truck ,tax ,parity ,act  
of #bjaf4  #b4 ,partial exclusion from  
excise tax imposed on heavy trucks sold 
at retail for alternative fuel trucks   
7a7 ,in general ,section #djea7;a7 of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by redesignating paragraph 7#e7
 as paragraph 7#f7 and by inserting     
after paragraph 7#d7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 ,partial exclusion for 
alternative fuel trucks  7,a7 ,in       
general ,in the case of any automobile  
truck chassis1 automobile truck body1 or

 tractor subject to tax under paragraph 
7#a7 which is fueled wholly or partially
 by an alternative fuel1 the rate of tax
 shall be reduced by #ce percent4  7,b7 
,alternative fuel ,for purposes of      
subparagraph 7,a71 the term alternative 
fuel means compressed natural gas1      
liquefied natural gas1 liquefied        
petroleum gas1 renewable natural gas1   
hydrogen1 and any liquid at least #he   
percent of the volume of which consists 
of methanol4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall apply to sales after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4