Amendment ID: S2545-47-R1

Redraft Amendment 47

Zero Emissions Vehicles

Messrs. Eldridge, Lewis, O'Connor and Pacheco and Ms. L'Italien move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting after section 22 the following 2 sections:-

"SECTION 22A. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, in consultation with the department of state police, shall conduct a feasibility study on authorizing an electric vehicle as defined in section 16 of chapter 25A of the General Laws to travel in lanes designated for use by high-occupancy vehicles notwithstanding the number of occupants in the vehicle. The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an examination of existing capacity in lanes designated for use by high-occupancy vehicles; (ii) the impact of additional electric vehicles in the lanes; and (iii) a plan to properly differentiate eligible electric vehicles to ensure appropriate access to the designated lanes. The department shall file a report on the results of the study with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairs of the joint committee on transportation not later than July 31, 2019.

SECTION 22B. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, in consultation with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, shall develop and implement a program to promote private electric vehicle ownership with the goal of ensuring that 25 per cent of motor vehicles owned or leased in the commonwealth shall be electric vehicles by December 31, 2028. The department shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this program."