Umthetho olungiselela iWisconsin ukuba iqalise ukwakha inethiwekhi yezikhululo zokutshaja iimoto zombane ecaleni kweendlela ezinkulu neziphakathi kwelizwe uthunyelwe kuRhuluneli uTony Evers.
ISenethi yelizwe ngoLwesibini ivumile umthetho oza kutshintsha umthetho welizwe ukuvumela abaqhubi bezikhululo zokutshaja ukuba bathengise umbane kwiindawo zokuthengisa. Phantsi komthetho okhoyo, ukuthengiswa okunjalo kunqunyelwe kwiinkonzo ezilawulwayo.
Umthetho kuya kufuneka utshintshwe ukuze kuvunyelwe iSebe lezoThutho likarhulumente ukuba linike uncedo lwemali oluyi-$78.6 yezigidi kwiinkampani zabucala ezinazo kwaye ziqhuba izikhululo zokutshaja ezikhawulezayo.
Urhulumente wafumana inkxaso-mali ngeNkqubo yeSizwe yeZiseko zoMbane zeZithuthi zoMbane, kodwa iSebe lezoThutho alikwazanga ukuyisebenzisa le mali kuba umthetho welizwe uyakwalela ukuthengiswa kombane ngokuthe ngqo kwiindawo ezingezizo ezombane, njengoko kufuneka yinkqubo ye-NEVI.
Le nkqubo ifuna ukuba abaqhubi bezikhululo zokutshaja iimoto zombane abathatha inxaxheba bathengise umbane nge-kilowatt-hour okanye ngesiseko somthamo ohanjiswayo ukuqinisekisa ukuba amaxabiso acacile.
Phantsi komthetho okhoyo ngoku, abaqhubi bezikhululo zokutshaja eWisconsin banokuhlawulisa abathengi kuphela ngokusekwe kwixesha elithathayo ukuhlawulisa imoto, nto leyo edala ukungaqiniseki malunga neendleko zokutshaja kunye namaxesha okutshaja.
Funda ngokugqithisileyo: Ukusuka kwiifama zelanga ukuya kwiimoto zombane: Unyaka ka-2024 uza kuba ngunyaka oxakekileyo wotshintsho lweWisconsin ukuya kumandla acocekileyo.
Le nkqubo ivumela amazwe ukuba asebenzise le mali ukugubungela ukuya kuthi ga kwi-80% yeendleko zokufaka izikhululo zokutshaja ezikhawulezayo zabucala ezihambelana nazo zonke iintlobo zezithuthi.
Le mali yenzelwe ukukhuthaza iinkampani ukuba zifake izikhululo zokutshaja ngexesha apho ukwamkelwa kwezithuthi zombane kukhawulezisa, nangona zenza inxalenye encinci kuphela yazo zonke izithuthi.
Ekupheleni kuka-2022, unyaka wamva nje apho idatha yelizwe ifumaneka khona, izithuthi zombane bezimalunga ne-2.8% yazo zonke iimoto zabakhweli eWisconsin. Oko kungaphantsi kwe-16,000 yeemoto.
Ukususela ngo-2021, abacwangcisi bezothutho bakarhulumente bebesebenza kwiSicwangciso seZithuthi zoMbane saseWisconsin, inkqubo karhulumente eyenziwe njengenxalenye yomthetho weziseko zophuhliso zamazwe omabini.
Isicwangciso se-DOT kukusebenza neevenkile ezithengisa izinto eziluncedo, abathengisi kunye namanye amashishini ukwakha izikhululo zokutshaja ezimalunga nama-60 ezikhawulezayo eziza kubekwa kumgama omalunga neekhilomitha ezingama-50 ecaleni kwendlela ezichongiweyo njengeendlela ezizezinye zepetroli.
Ezi ziquka iindlela ezihamba phakathi kwamaphondo, kunye neendlela ezisixhenxe zase-US kunye neendawo ezithile zeState Route 29.
Isitishi ngasinye sokutshaja kufuneka sibe neendawo zokutshaja ezine ezinesantya esiphezulu ubuncinane, kwaye isitishi sokutshaja se-AFC kufuneka sifumaneke iiyure ezingama-24 ngosuku, iintsuku ezisi-7 ngeveki.
URhuluneli uTony Evers kulindeleke ukuba atyikitye lo mthetho, ofana nesiphakamiso esenziwe ngabenzi bomthetho abasusiweyo kwisiphakamiso sakhe sohlahlo-lwabiwo mali luka-2023-2025. Nangona kunjalo, akukacaci ukuba ziza kwakhiwa nini izitishi zokuqala zokutshaja.
Ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari, iSebe lezoThutho laqala ukuqokelela izindululo kubanini bamashishini abafuna ukufaka izikhululo zokutshaja.
Isithethi seSebe lezoThutho sithe kwinyanga ephelileyo ukuba izicelo mazingeniswe ngaphambi komhla woku-1 ku-Epreli, emva koko isebe liza kuzihlola kwaye liqalise “ukuchonga ngokukhawuleza abafumana izibonelelo.”
Inkqubo ye-NEVI ijolise ekwakheni iitshaja zezithuthi zombane ezingama-500,000 kwiindlela ezinkulu nakwiindawo ezihlala abantu kulo lonke ilizwe. Iziseko zophuhliso zibonwa njengotyalo-mali olubalulekileyo ekutshintsheni kwelizwe ukusuka kwiinjini zomlilo zangaphakathi.
Ukungabikho kwenethiwekhi yokutshaja ethembekileyo abaqhubi abanokuthembela kuyo ekhawulezayo, efikelelekayo nethembekileyo kuye kwakhankanywa njengomqobo omkhulu ekusetyenzisweni kwezithuthi zombane eWisconsin nakwilizwe liphela.
“Inethiwekhi yokutshaja kurhulumente wonke iya kunceda abaqhubi abaninzi batshintshele kwizithuthi zombane, ukunciphisa ungcoliseko lomoya kunye nokukhutshwa kwegesi ezibangela ubushushu ngelixa bedala amathuba amaninzi kumashishini asekuhlaleni,” utshilo uChelsea Chandler, umlawuli weClean Climate, Energy and Air Project yaseWisconsin. “Imisebenzi emininzi namathuba.”
Ixesha leposi: Julayi-30-2024
