1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; requiring language that the state will purchase plug-in 
1.3 	hybrid electric vehicles when commercially available to be inserted in certain bid 
1.4 	documents; appropriating money for the retrofitting of flexible fuel vehicles to 
1.5 	operate as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. STATE PURCHASING OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC 
1.8 	VEHICLES.
 1.9 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "plug-in hybrid electric vehicle 
1.10 	(PHEV)" means a vehicle containing an internal combustion engine that also allows 
1.11 	power to be delivered to the drive wheels by a battery-powered electric motor and that 
1.12 	meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. When connected to the electrical 
1.13 	grid via a two-way electrical outlet, the vehicle must be able to recharge its battery and 
1.14 	transfer electricity to a utility. The vehicle must have the ability to travel at least 20 miles, 
1.15 	powered substantially by electricity.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Notice of state procurement policy in bid documents. (a) All solicitation 
1.17 	documents for the purchase of a passenger automobile, as defined in section 168.011, 
1.18 	subdivision 7; pickup truck, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 29; or van, as 
1.19 	defined in section 168.011, subdivision 28, issued under the jurisdiction of the Department 
1.20 	of Administration after June 30, 2006, must contain the following language: "It is the 
1.21 	intention of the state of Minnesota to begin purchasing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles as 
1.22 	soon as they become commercially available, meet the state's performance specifications, 
1.23 	and are priced no more than ten percent above the price for comparable gasoline powered 
1.24 	vehicles. It is the intention of the state to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles 
2.1 	whenever practicable after these conditions have been met and as fleet needs dictate for 
2.2 	at least five years  after these conditions have been met."
2.3 	(b) For information purposes, state agencies purchase approximately 800 of the 
2.4 	vehicles identified in paragraph (a) per year.

2.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.6 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
 2.7 	$100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to the 
2.8 	commissioner of commerce for a grant to Minnesota State University - Mankato for the 
2.9 	automotive engineering program to retrofit two flexible fuel vehicles to also operate as 
2.10 	plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

2.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective July 1, 2006.