1.2relating to transportation; motor vehicles; eliminating barriers to the purchase
1.3of cleaner fuel-powered motor vehicles by state agencies;amending Minnesota
1.4Statutes 2012, section 16C.135, subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.135, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7    Subd. 3. Vehicle purchases. Consistent with section 16C.137, subdivision 1,
1.8when purchasing a motor vehicle for the central motor pool or for use by an agency, the
1.9commissioner or the agency shall purchase a motor vehicle that is capable of being powered
1.10by cleaner fuels, or a motor vehicle powered by electricity or by a combination of electricity
1.11and liquid fuel, if such a motor vehicle is reasonably available at similar costs to other
1.12vehicles and if the vehicle is capable of carrying out the purpose for which it is purchased.