Sen. Rachel Ventura
Filed: 4/25/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1769




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1769, AS AMENDED, 
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

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

 
10    Section 10. Zero-emission vehicles of governmental units. 
11Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on 
12January 1, 2030 all passenger vehicles, except for law 
13enforcement vehicles, purchased or leased by a governmental 
14must be either a manufactured zero-emission vehicle or a 
15converted zero-emission.".