HF 2787

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/06/2014 01:51pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; motor vehicles; eliminating barriers to the purchase
of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by state agencies; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.138, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.138, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Notice of state procurement policy in bid documents.

All solicitation
documents for the purchase of a passenger automobile, as defined in section 168.002,
subdivision 24; pickup truck, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 26; or van, as
defined in section 168.002, subdivision 40, issued under the jurisdiction of the Department
of Administration after June 30, 2006, must contain the following language: "It is the
intention of the state of Minnesota to begin purchasing electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles, and neighborhood electric vehicles deleted text begin as soon as they become commercially
available, meet the state's performance specifications, and are priced no more than ten
percent above the price for comparable gasoline-powered vehicles deleted text end new text begin if the total life-cycle
cost of ownership is less than or comparable to that of gasoline-powered vehicles new text end . It is the
intention of the state to purchase electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and
neighborhood electric vehicles whenever practicable after these conditions have been met
and as fleet needs dictate for at least five years after these conditions have been met."