HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1995 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 392
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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 relative to Mass save for vehicles.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 1/17/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 2/1/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1995 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 392
By Ms. Robinson of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 392) of Maria Duaime Robinson and others that the Department of Energy Resources study the branding, marketing, and funding of electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging equipment, and fuel-efficient vehicle incentive programs. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. |
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 relative to Mass save for 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. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the department of energy resources shall study the branding, marketing, and funding of electric vehicle, electric vehicle charging equipment, and fuel-efficient vehicle incentive programs available to passenger and commercial vehicle lessors and purchasers of both new and used vehicles in the commonwealth.
The study shall consider: (i) existing and potential available incentives, (ii) existing and potential funding sources for incentives, (iii) existing and potential marketing strategies for incentives, (iv) best practices in public program marketing from within Massachusetts including but not limited to the mass save program, (v) best practices in public program marketing from other states, (vi) potential re-branding of electric vehicle incentive programs, including the use of the name mass save for vehicles.
The department shall report the results of its study and any recommendations to the clerks of the house and senate, chairs of the joint committee on transportation, and the chairs of the joint committee on telecommunication, utilities, and energy no later than December 15, 2019.