Amendment ID: S2545-30-R1

Redraft Amendment 30

Electric Vehicles

Mr. Boncore moves that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting before section 1 the following section:-

“SECTION A1.  Section 9A of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last 4 paragraphs and inserting in place thereof the following 3 paragraphs:

The commonwealth shall ensure that 50 per cent of the motor vehicles owned or leased by the commonwealth in the state fleet, including vehicles owned or leased by quasi-public agencies, shall be zero emission vehicles by June 30, 2025. “Zero emission vehicle” shall mean a battery electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid vehicle or a fuel cell vehicle. In reaching that requirement, the secretary shall prioritize for electrification any vehicles cited as medium or high priority by the study commissioned by section 6 of chapter 448 of the acts of 2016.

The secretary shall submit to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the chairs of the joint committee on transportation a statement annually, not later than July 1, detailing the progress made in meeting the requirements of this section. The report shall include: (i) a complete listing of vehicles leased, owned or assigned to each agency; and (ii) a description of each vehicle, including the year, make and model, whether the vehicle is powered by an internal combustion engine, a mild hybrid engine, a plug-in hybrid motor, a fully battery electric motor, a hydrogen fuel cell electric motor, a compressed liquefied natural gas engine, a propane engine or other means of propulsion. If a zero emission vehicle is not purchased or leased, the secretary shall provide, in each instance, a specific explanation as to why a zero emission vehicle could not have sufficiently fulfilled the intended functions.

Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the secretary shall ensure that 100 per cent of new motor vehicles purchased or leased each year by the commonwealth shall be zero emission vehicles. The secretary shall provide a written report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the chairs of the joint committee on transportation annually, not later than July 1, explaining in detail all instances where a zero emission vehicle was not purchased or leased and the reasons therefor.”; and

by inserting after section 28 the following section:-

SECTION 28A.  The secretary of transportation and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority control board established in section 200 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015, in consultation with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, shall develop and complete a detailed plan for the full electrification of all of the authority’s passenger vehicles, including buses, ferries and commuter rail lines. The plan for electrification of the commuter rail shall include the procurement by purchase, lease or other method of electric locomotives, electric multiple unit equipment or a combination of both. The plan shall include the design and construction of high level platforms at all stations on each line. The overall plan shall include a detailed project schedule including all necessary procurement activities, leading to all of the authority’s passenger vehicles being electric by December 31, 2030.  The plan shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the chairs of the joint committee on transportation and shall be made publicly available on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s website not later than December 31, 2019.”