(a) The fleet average for cars or light duty trucks purchased by the state shall: (1) On and after October 1, 2001, have a United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated highway gasoline mileage rating of at least thirty-five miles per gallon and on and after January 1, 2003, have a United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated highway gasoline mileage rating of at least forty miles per gallon, (2) comply with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 490 concerning the percentage of alternative-fueled vehicles required in the state motor vehicle fleet, and (3) obtain the best achievable mileage per pound of carbon dioxide emitted in its class. The alternative-fueled vehicles purchased by the state to comply with said requirements shall be capable of operating on natural gas or electricity or any other system acceptable to the United States Department of Energy that operates on fuel that is available in the state.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, (1) on and after January 1, 2008: (A) At least fifty per cent of all cars and light duty trucks purchased or leased by the state shall be alternative-fueled, hybrid electric or plug-in electric vehicles, (B) all alternative-fueled vehicles purchased or leased by the state shall be certified to the California Air Resources Board's Low Emission Vehicle II Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standard, and (C) all gasoline-powered light duty and hybrid vehicles purchased or leased by the state shall, at a minimum, be certified to the California Air Resource Board's Low Emission Vehicle II Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standard, (2) on and after January 1, 2012, one hundred per cent of such cars and light duty trucks shall be alternative-fueled, hybrid electric or plug-in electric vehicles, and (3) on and after January 1, 2030, at least fifty per cent of such cars and light duty trucks shall be zero-emission vehicles.
(c) On and after January 1, 2030, at least thirty per cent of all buses purchased or leased by the state shall be zero-emission buses.
(d) If the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that the vehicles required by the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section are not available for purchase or lease, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall include an explanation of such determination in the annual report described in subsection (g) of this section.
(e) The provisions of subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section shall not apply to any emergency vehicle.
(f) As used in this section, (1) “emergency vehicle” means a vehicle used by the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of Correction, Office of State Capitol Police, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, Department of Children and Families, Department of Transportation, Judicial Department, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Board of Regents for Higher Education, The University of Connecticut or The University of Connecticut Health Center for law enforcement or emergency response purposes, (2) “hybrid” means a passenger car that draws acceleration energy from two on-board sources of stored energy that consists of either an internal combustion or heat engine which uses combustible fuel and a rechargeable energy storage system, and, for any passenger car or light duty truck with a model year of 2004 or newer, that is certified to meet or exceed the California Air Resources Board's LEV (Low Emission Vehicle) II LEV Standard, (3) “zero-emission vehicle” means a battery electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle, range-extended electric vehicle and any vehicle that is certified by the executive officer of the California Air Resources Board to produce zero emissions of any criteria pollutant under all operational modes and conditions, and (4) “zero-emission bus” means any urban bus certified by the executive officer of the California Air Resources Board to produce zero emissions of any criteria pollutant under all operational modes and conditions.
(g) On or before January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall file a report with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration, the environment and energy that includes: (1) Details on the composition of the state fleet, including, but not limited to, a listing of all vehicles owned, leased or used by the Departments of Transportation and Emergency Services and Public Protection, the make, model and fuel type of vehicles that compose the state fleet and the amount of fuel, including alternative fuels, that each vehicle uses, (2) any changes to the determination made by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection (a) of section 35 of public act 07-4 of the June special session* or any update concerning the waiver application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 35 of public act 07-4 of the June special session*, as applicable, (3) any changes or amendments to the plan required by subsection (b) of section 35 of public act 07-4 of the June special session*, (4) any changes or amendments to the plan required by subsection (c) of section 35 of public act 07-4 of the June special session*, (5) a vehicle purchasing and procurement three-year plan that aligns with the requirements of subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section and subsection (c) of this section, and (6) an assessment of the availability of zero-emission medium and heavy duty trucks and the feasibility of the state purchasing or leasing zero-emission medium and heavy duty trucks. The Departments of Transportation and Emergency Services and Public Protection shall submit all data requested of said departments by the Department of Administrative Services in connection with the preparation of such report.
(h) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may enter into any agreement necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (g) of this section.
(i) In performing the requirements of this section, the Commissioners of Administrative Services, Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation shall, whenever possible, consider the use of and impact on Connecticut-based companies.
(j) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall study the feasibility of creating a competitive bid process for the aggregate procurement of zero-emission vehicles and zero-emission buses and determine whether such aggregate procurement would achieve a cost savings on the purchase of such vehicles and buses and related administrative costs. On or before January 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the results of such study to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration and transportation. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may proceed with such aggregate procurement if the commissioner determines such aggregate procurement would achieve a cost savings.
(P.A. 90-219, S. 5; P.A. 93-37, S. 1, 2; 93-199, S. 5, 6; P.A. 01-168, S. 2; P.A. 04-231, S. 2; P.A. 07-242, S. 122; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 34; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 17-243, S. 3; P.A. 19-117, S. 93.)
*Note: Section 35 of public act 07-4 of the June special session is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
History: P.A. 93-37 amended Subsec. (a) to modify the gasoline mileage requirements and added Subsec. (d) re requirements for purchase of alternative fuel vehicles, effective April 22, 1993; P.A. 93-199 changed mileage rating in Subsec. (a) from 26 to 29 miles per gallon for cars and from 20 to 24 miles per gallon for light duty trucks and added exemption in Subsec. (b) for certain vehicles purchased by state and intended for conversion to alternative fuel use, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 01-168 amended Subsec. (a) by redefining the highway gasoline mileage rating required in the state motor vehicle fleet, and deleted Subsec. (d) re requirements for the purchase of car and light duty trucks powered by combustion of natural gas or electricity in calendar years 1993 and 1994; P.A. 04-231 added Subsec. (a)(3) re best achievable mileage per pound of carbon dioxide and amended Subsec. (b) to delete exception for cars or trucks intended for conversion into natural gas or electric-powered vehicles; P.A. 07-242 added new Subsec. (b) re efficiency ratings, redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) and (c) as Subsecs. (c) and (d), and made exception in Subsec. (c) applicable to new Subsec. (b) as well as Subsec. (a), effective June 4, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 added new Subsec. (b) re requirements for alternative-fueled, hybrid electric or plug-in electric vehicles, amended Subsec. (c) by replacing provision re vehicles purchased for law enforcement or special use purposes with provision re vehicles of the Department of Public Safety, and added Subsecs. (e) to (i), effective June 29, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” and “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsecs. (e), (f) and (i), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 17-243 amended Subsec. (c) to replace provision re designation of necessary vehicles of Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection with reference to emergency vehicles, amended Subsec. (d) to designate existing provisions re definitions of “car” and “light duty truck” as Subdiv. (1) and add Subdivs. (2) and (3) re definitions of “emergency vehicle” and “hybrid”, deleted Subsec. (e) re report on composition of state fleet and redesignated Subsecs. (f) and (g) as Subsecs. (e) and (f), amended redesignated Subsec. (e) to delete Subdiv. (3) re listing of exempted vehicles and redesignate Subdivs. (4) and (5) as Subdivs. (3) and (4), deleted Subsec. (h) re definition of “hybrid” and redesignated Subsec. (i) as Subsec. (g), and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 11, 2017; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (b) to add Subdiv. (3) re zero-emission vehicles on and after January 1, 2030, added new Subsec. (c) re zero-emission buses on and after January 1, 2030, designated existing provision re explanation of determination in annual report as new Subsec. (d) and amended same to replace “this subsection” with “subsections (b) and (c) of this section”, redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) to (g) as Subsecs. (e) to (i), added exception in redesignated Subsec. (e) applicable to new Subsec. (c), amended redesignated Subsec. (f) to delete former Subdiv. (1) defining “car” and “light duty truck”, redesignate existing Subdivs. (2) and (3) as new Subdivs. (1) and (2), and add Subdivs. (3) and (4) defining “zero-emission vehicle” and “zero-emission bus”, respectively, amended redesignated Subsec. (g) to add “, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation,” and add Subdivs. (5) and (6) re vehicle purchasing and procurement plan and assessment of truck availability, respectively, amended redesignated Subsec. (i) to add reference to Commissioner of Transportation, added Subsec. (j) re aggregate procurement of zero-emission vehicles and zero-emission buses, and made technical changes.