HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1277 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2771
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Maria Duaime Robinson
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act for the Commonwealth to procure zero-emission vehicles.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 1/16/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 1/21/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/30/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1277 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2771
By Ms. Robinson of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2771) of Maria Duaime Robinson and others for legislation to require that motor vehicles owned and operated by the Commonwealth only be replaced with zero-emission vehicles. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act for the Commonwealth to procure zero-emission 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. (a) MGL Part I Title II Chapter 25A Section 11B shall be struck and replaced as follows:
Section 11B.
1) Motor vehicles owned and operated by the commonwealth, as they are removed from service, shall only be replaced with zero-emission vehicles. Light-duty passenger vehicles shall be replaced with zero-emission vehicles beginning on January 1, 2020. Heavy-duty vehicles shall be replaced with zero-emission vehicles beginning on January 1, 2021. The provisions of this section shall not apply in cases where the purchase of a hybrid electric or electric vehicle would result in an inability of the new vehicle to perform its intended duties. This exemption shall not apply to concerns about vehicle range.
2) Any motor vehicles exempted from the above paragraph shall only be replaced with vehicles that have above-average fuel efficiency for new vehicles within their size class as determined by the federal government.