The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
J. James Marzilli, Jr.
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
John W. Scibak
Douglas W. Petersen
Anthony J. Verga
Matthew C. Patrick
William N. Brownsberger
Denise Provost
Anne M. Gobi
Peter V. Kocot
Barbara A. L'Italien
Stephen Kulik
Denis E. Guyer
Benjamin Swan
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
Cory Atkins
Tom Sannicandro
Kay Khan
Jarrett T. Barrios
Bruce E. Tarr
James E. Timilty
Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
Mark C. Montigny
Stephen M. Brewer
Brian A. Joyce
Susan C. Fargo
Susan C. Tucker
James B. Eldridge
Patricia D. Jehlen
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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An Act establishing fuel efficiency standards for state owned vehicles. . |
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. Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 36A the following section:—
Section 36B. The commissioner of administration shall establish and enforce regulations governing the fuel efficiency standards that all vehicles must meet. The average fuel efficiency for the entire fleet of passenger vehicles owned or leased by the commonwealth, except those vehicles used for emergency purposes, security purposes, and special services, shall not exceed the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards as established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The commissioner of administration shall require that all passenger vehicles owned or leased by the commonwealth use any one or combination of the following fuels: natural gas, electric, fuel cell, gasoline, gasoline-alcohol combination, or B-100 Biodiesel. Passenger vehicles using diesel or B-20 Biodiesel may not be purchased or leased by the commonwealth unless there is no equivalent substitute and said vehicles have diesel particulate filters.