Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 5/17/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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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.".