Bill Text: NJ A1751 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes use of electric school buses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-13 - Substituted by S721 [A1751 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-A1751-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 1751

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

Assemblyman  TIM EUSTACE

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

Assemblyman  DANIEL R. BENSON

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes use of electric school buses.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on January 9, 2020, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning school buses and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

      1.   a.   ¹[A school bus that uses electric power, instead of or in combination with a conventional fuel, may be operated.

      b.   The] Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the¹ maximum overall width of an electric school bus ¹operated in this State¹ shall not exceed 102 inches, excluding accessories.

      ¹[c.] b.¹    As used in this section ¹[:

      "Conventional fuel" means gasoline or diesel fuel.

      "Electric] , "electric¹ school bus" means a school bus, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, charged and powered solely by electricity.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.