By Mr. Marzilli of Arlington, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3038) of J. James Marzilli, Jr., and Peter V. Kocot relative to elimination of the local auto excise tax for the use of motor vehicles using alternative fuels.  Revenue.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

J. James Marzilli, Jr.

Peter V. Kocot

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act encouraging the use of alternative fuel automobiles.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Section 1 of Chapter 60A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in the first sentence, the words “twenty-five”, and inserting in place thereof the word:- thirty

SECTION 2.  Section 1 of Chapter 60A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the section, the following sentence(s):-

The excise imposed by this section shall not apply to the registration of a qualifying alternative-fuel automobile.

As used herein, the term “alternative-fuel automobile” means a “motor vehicle” as defined in Chapter 90, Section 1, which motor vehicle employs any of the class of qualifying clean burning fuels including natural gas, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, or other fuels composed of 85 percent of methanol, ethanol or other alcohol, ether, or any combination of these, or electricity, to power its motor.