Bill Text: CT HB05396 | 2012 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 5396 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The State Fleet And Mileage, Fuel And Emission Standards.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-05 - File Number 294 [HB05396 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05396-Comm_Sub.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 5396*
*February Session, 2012*		LCO No. 1773
		_____HB05396GAE___032212____
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE FLEET AND MILEAGE, FUEL AND EMISSION STANDARDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 4a-67d of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):

(a) The fleet average for cars or light duty trucks purchased by the state shall: (1) [On and after October 1, 2001, have a United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated highway gasoline mileage rating of at least thirty-five miles per gallon and on and after January 1, 2003, have a United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated highway gasoline mileage rating of at least forty miles per gallon, (2) comply] Comply with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 490 concerning the percentage of alternative-fueled vehicles required in the state motor vehicle fleet, and [(3)] (2) obtain the best achievable mileage per pound of carbon dioxide emitted in its class. The alternative-fueled vehicles purchased by the state to comply with said requirements shall be capable of operating on natural gas or electricity or any other system acceptable to the United States Department of Energy that operates on fuel that is available in the state.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, (1) on and after January 1, 2008: (A) At least fifty per cent of all cars and light duty trucks purchased or leased by the state shall be alternative-fueled, hybrid electric or plug-in electric vehicles, (B) all alternative-fueled vehicles purchased or leased by the state shall be certified to the California Air Resources Board's Low Emission Vehicle II Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standard, (C) all gasoline-powered light duty and hybrid vehicles purchased or leased by the state shall, at a minimum, be certified to the California Air Resource Board's Low Emission Vehicle II Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standard, and (2) on and after January 1, [2012] 2016, one hundred per cent of such cars and light duty trucks shall be alternative-fueled, hybrid electric or plug-in electric vehicles. If the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that the vehicles required by the provisions of this subsection are not available for purchase or lease, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall include an explanation of such determination in the annual report described in subsection (f) of this section.

(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to any [vehicle of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection that the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection designates as necessary for the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to carry out its mission] law enforcement or emergency response vehicles, provided the Commissioner of Administrative Services approves of such designation and, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, provides an explanation of why the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section should not apply to such vehicles.