HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2216        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3329

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patrick Joseph Kearney

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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 a clean transportation future.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/16/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

6/29/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2216        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3329

By Mr. Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3329) of Patrick Joseph Kearney and Tami L. Gouveia relative to promoting zero-emission vehicles.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2869 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to a clean transportation future.

 

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 2 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 402 after the words, “thereunder.” the following:

On and after January 1, 2038, the registrar shall not accept an application for original registration for any motor vehicle unless that vehicle is a zero emissions vehicle. For the purposes of this section, “zero emissions vehicle” means a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant or precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas, excluding emissions from air conditioning systems, under any and all possible operating modes or conditions.