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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF | |
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Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag | |
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Date Introduced: January 24, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 42-11 of the General Laws entitled "Department of |
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Administration" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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42-11-2.6 State fleet replacement. – In order to reduce fuel consumption, improve fuel |
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efficiency to a minimum of federal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, reduce |
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pollution emissions, and purchase vehicles that provide the best value on a lifecycle cost basis: |
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(1) State fleet motor vehicle purchases shall comply with the Energy Policy Act of 1992 |
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by ensuring that a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the vehicles purchased shall be |
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alternatively fueled and the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of all new vehicles purchased |
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shall be hybrid electric vehicles to the greatest extent possible. |
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(2) Unless there is a demonstrated need to the contrary, all new light duty trucks in the |
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state fleet will achieve a minimum of nineteen miles per gallon (19 mpg) city for the fleet and be |
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certified as low emission vehicles. All new passenger vehicles will achieve a minimum of twenty- |
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three miles per gallon (23 mpg) city for the state fleet. The department of administration will |
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periodically review these standards with the objective of achieving greater fuel efficiency than the |
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federal standards for the state fleet. |
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(3) The department of administration shall continue to apply the state fleet operations |
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SUV policy to discourage the purchase of sport utility vehicles. All state agencies shall purchase |
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the most economical, fuel efficient and low emission vehicles appropriate to the mission. |
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(4) Fleet operators shall investigate the use of low rolling resistance specifications for the |
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purchase of replacement tires for the fleet's passenger vehicles and trucks, and shall require |
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bidders on replacement tire contracts to submit information on rolling resistance using an |
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appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers test procedure. Fleet operators shall purchase low |
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rolling resistance tires that also have superior tread life when possible. Emergency vehicles are |
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exempt from this provision. |
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(5) Since proper vehicle maintenance can reduce greenhouse gases and other pollutant |
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emissions, all state fleet vehicles shall be maintained according to manufacturer specifications, |
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including maintaining specified tire pressures and ratings. |
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(6) The director of the department of administration shall annually prepare a report on the |
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state's compliance and fuel efficiency goals articulated in this section. The report shall be |
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distributed to the governor, the general assembly and the department of environmental |
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management. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF | |
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ADMINISTRATION | |
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This act would require the department of administration to purchase economical fuel |
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efficient and low emission vehicles when feasible and to purchase low rolling resistance tires. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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