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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - MULTI-STATE MEDIUM AND

HEAVY-DUTY ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE ACT

     Introduced By: Senators DiMario, Euer, Coyne, Miller, Kallman, Valverde, Burke, and
Lawson

     Date Introduced: March 17, 2022

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Title 42 of the General Laws entitled "STATE AFFAIRS AND

GOVERNMENT" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

CHAPTER 6.3

MULTI-STATE MEDIUM AND HEAVY-DUTY ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE ACT

     42-6.3-1. Short title.

     This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Multi-State Medium and Heavy-Duty

Zero-Emission Vehicle Act".

     42-6.3-2. Measurable multi-state medium and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle.

     (a) Rhode Island is a signatory state to the Multi-State Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-

Emission Vehicle (MHDZEV) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Consistent with the

requirements of that MOU, Rhode Island shall strive to make sales of all new medium and heavy-

duty vehicles in the state zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) by no later than 2050. The state will strive

to make at least thirty percent (30%) of all new medium and heavy-duty vehicle sales in Rhode

Island zero-emission vehicles by 2030.

     (b) On an annual basis, the state shall report, within its available capabilities, medium and

heavy-duty vehicle registration data needed to track progress toward meeting the targets set forth

in subsection (a) of this section.

     42-6.3-3. Public fleet purchases and fueling stations.

     To lead by example, the state shall progress toward electrification of its government and

quasi-governmental agency fleets and explore opportunities for coordinated/aggregated vehicle and

infrastructure procurement.

     42-6.3-4. Inter-agency coordination.

     The state shall seek to support and facilitate the successful commercialization of zero-

emission MHDVs and maximize the use of renewable energy for ZEV charging and hydrogen

fueling through inter-agency consultation and coordination with the public utilities commission,

the department of environmental management, the office of energy resources, the department of

transportation, the division of statewide planning and the Rhode Island executive climate change

coordinating council (EC4).

     42-6.3-5. Partnerships with key stakeholders.

     The state shall explore opportunities to cooperate, coordinate and partner, as appropriate,

with truck manufactures, charging and fueling providers, community and environmental advocates,

utilities, corporate fleet owners, financial institutions, Clean Cities coordinators, and others to

accelerate electrification of the MHDV sector.

     42-6.3-6. Focus on disadvantaged communities.

     The state shall seek to accelerate the deployment of zero-emission medium and heavy-duty

trucks and buses to benefit disadvantaged communities that have been historically burdened with

higher levels of air pollution.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - MULTI-STATE MEDIUM AND

HEAVY-DUTY ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE ACT

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     This act would establish goals to make sales of all new medium and heavy-duty vehicles

in the state zero-emission vehicles by no later than 2050. The state would also progress toward

electrification of its government and quasi-governmental agency fleets.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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