Natural gas state vehicles.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0052

ENROLLED ACT NO. 52, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT

relating to motor vehicles; providing that the state of Wyoming
shall
purchase vehicles that operate on compressed natural gas
as specified
;

providing conforming amendments;
providing an
exception
; imposing duties;
providing a sunset date;

and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.
W.S. 9
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101
and 9
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17
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102 are
created to read:

CHAPTER 17
NATURAL GAS MOTOR VEHICLES

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Purchase of state vehicles which operate on natural gas.

(a)

The department of administration and information, the
University
of Wyoming,
community college districts
and

state agencies responsible for their own motor vehicle fleet shall

when replacing a motor vehicle or expanding their motor vehicle fleet
purchase motor vehicles which operate on compressed natural gas, or a combination of compressed natural gas and gasoline or diesel in an amount equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of
replacement
vehicles purchased for a specific location
if
:

(
i
)

The municipality
or locality
in which the motor vehicle will be stationed
is served by a compressed natural gas filling station which is
accessible to the state agency and has the correct
volume, flow rate and footprint to accommodate the local state vehicle fleet;

(ii)

The department of administration and information determines that
a compressed
natural gas filling station which meets the requirements of paragraph (i) of this subsection will be constructed in the municipality
or locality
within six (6) months of the replacement date for a motor vehicle
;

(iii)

The motor vehicle to be purchased is
readily
commercially available in models which
operate on
compressed natural gas, or a combination of compressed natural gas and gasoline or diesel.

(b)

This section shall not apply if the responsible department or agency determines that compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section
is
unfeasible or economically impractical or appropriate compressed natural gas vehicles or compressed natural gas
is unavailable
. If the department makes a determination pursuant to this subsection, it shall provide notice of its determination to those agencies identified in subsection (a) of this section and shall promptly provide a written report to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee containing the reasons for the determination.

(c)

The governor, upon a demonstration of financial hardship by the responsible department or agency, may waive or reduce the requirements of this section. The governor shall promptly provide a written report to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee explaining the reasons for any waiver or reduction pursuant to this subsection.

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Sunset.

W.S. 9
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101 is repealed effective June 30, 2017.

Section 2
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W.S. 9
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1016(h) by creating
a new
para
graph (iii)
is
amended to read:

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General services division.

(h)

The general services division shall:

(iii)

Procure motor vehicles which operate on compressed natural gas as specified in W.S. 9
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Section
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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