Rep. Jay Hoffman
Filed: 5/18/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1769




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1769 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Government Zero-Emission Vehicle Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
8    "Governmental unit" means the State or State agency.
9    "Law enforcement vehicle" means a publicly owned or leased 
10vehicle that is operated by a law enforcement agency and used 
11for the law enforcement functions of the agency.
12    "Passenger vehicle" means a motor vehicle, except a 
13motorcycle, designed primarily for the transportation of 
14persons and designed for carrying no more than 10 passengers, 
15including the driver, and primarily used for the 
16transportation of persons. "Passenger vehicle" includes motor 
 
 
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1vehicles which are designed with seats that may be readily 
2removed and reinstalled, but does not include such vehicles if 
3used primarily for the transportation of property. "Passenger 
4vehicle" does not include vehicles purchased by the Department 
5of Transportation as part of their consolidated vehicle 
6procurement program.
7    "Zero-emission vehicle" means a passenger vehicle that 
8produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant, 
9precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas, but only produces 
10water vapor, in any mode of operation or condition, as 
11determined by the Agency.

 
12    Section 10. Zero-emission vehicles of governmental units. 
13Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on 
14January 1, 2030 all passenger vehicles, except for law 
15enforcement vehicles, purchased or leased by a governmental 
16unit must be either a manufactured zero-emission vehicle or a 
17converted zero-emission vehicle.".