By Mr. O'Leary, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 2080) of Robert A. O'Leary for legislation
relative to clean alternative fuel vehicles. |
By Mr. O'Leary, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 2080) of Robert A. O'Leary for legislation
relative to clean alternative fuel 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. For the purposes of this article, “Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle” means any new passenger vehicle or light-duty truck certified by the commissioner to run on a clean alternative fuel. Clean alternative vehicles include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Hybrid vehicles
(2) Plug-in electric hybrid vehicles with a minimum of 20 miles all electric range or that meet minimum specifications established by the state board.
(3) Flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs).
(4) Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles.
(5) Liquid propane gas (LPG) vehicles.
(6) Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs).
SECTION 2. The Commissioner shall develop, and by June 30, 2008, adopt, regulations that shall become operative no later than January 1, 2010, that will ensure that, commencing January 1, 2020, one-half of new passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks sold in Massachusetts are alternative fuel vehicles.
In developing these regulations, the Commissioner shall do the following:
(1) Consider the technological and economic feasibility of the regulations.
(2) Develop and enforce compliance options for eligible clean alternative vehicles.
(3) Ensure, to the extent technologically and economically feasible, that a clean alternative fuel is made available statewide at retail outlets whenever the Commissioner determines that a sufficient number of motor vehicles certified by the Commissioner to
run on that fuel has been reached.
The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall apply only to a motor vehicle manufactured after December 31, 2010.
