2020 -- H 7108 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED | |
BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Knight, Cassar, McEntee, Speakman, and Blazejewski | |
Date Introduced: January 15, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-11.3 of the General Laws entitled "Motor Vehicles Owned by a |
2 | Governmental Body" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 42-11.3-7. Electric powered state vehicles. |
4 | All vehicles owned and operated by a governmental body, as defined in ยง 42-11.3-1, shall |
5 | be electric powered within ten (10) years. For the purpose of this section, "vehicles" shall mean |
6 | automobiles and buses, but not trucks or vehicles utilized by law enforcement. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED | |
BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY | |
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1 | This act would require that all vehicles owned and operated by a governmental body be |
2 | electric powered within ten (10) years, exclusive of trucks and law enforcement vehicles. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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