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HOUSE BILL 94
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HB 592/21 – ENT (PRE–FILED)
By: Delegate Fraser–Hidalgo
Requested: September 21, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Vehicle Fleet – Conversion to Zero–Emission Passenger Cars and Other 2
Light–Duty Vehicles 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the State to ensure that a certain minimum percentage of 4
passenger cars and other light–duty vehicles purchased for the State vehicle fleet in 5
certain fiscal years are zero–emission vehicles, subject to the availability of funding; 6
requiring the Department of General Services to ensure the development of certain 7
charging infrastructure; and generally relating to the State vehicle fleet and 8
zero–emission passenger cars and other light–duty vehicles. 9
BY adding to 10
Article – State Finance and Procurement 11
Section 14–418 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2021 Replacement Volume) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – State Finance and Procurement 17
14–418. 18
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 19
INDICATED. 20
(2) “LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLE ” MEANS A VEHICLE WITH A GROSS 21
WEIGHT OF 8,500 POUNDS OR LESS . 22
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(3) “PASSENGER CAR ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–144.2 OF 1
THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 2
(4) “ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLE ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 3
23–206.4 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 4
(B) IT IS THE INTENT OF T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT 100% OF: 5
(1) PASSENGER CARS IN TH E STATE VEHICLE FLEET B E 6
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2031; AND 7
(2) OTHER LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLES IN THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET B E 8
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2036. 9
(C) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PURCHAS E OF VEHICLES: 10
(1) THAT HAVE SPECIAL PE RFORMANCE REQUIREMEN TS NECESSARY 11
FOR THE PROTECTION A ND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; OR 12
(2) BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR THE MARYLAND 13
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION THAT W ILL BE USED TO PROVI DE PARATRANSIT 14
SERVICE. 15
(D) SUBJECT TO THE AVAILA BILITY OF FUNDING , THE STATE SHALL 16
ENSURE THAT : 17
(1) (I) IN FISCAL YEARS 2023 THROUGH 2025, INCLUSIVE, AT 18
LEAST 25% OF PASSENGER CARS PU RCHASED FOR THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE 19
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; 20
(II) IN FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027, AT LEAST 50% OF 21
PASSENGER CARS PURCH ASED FOR THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE 22
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; AND 23
(III) BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2028, 100% OF PASSENGER 24
CARS PURCHASED FOR T HE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; 25
AND 26
(2) (I) IN FISCAL YEARS 2028 THROUGH 2030, INCLUSIVE, AT 27
LEAST 25% OF ALL OTHER LIGHT –DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED FOR TH E STATE 28
VEHICLE FLEET ARE ZE RO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; 29
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(II) IN FISCAL YEARS 2031 AND 2032, AT LEAST 50% OF ALL 1
OTHER LIGHT –DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED FOR THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE 2
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; AND 3
(III) BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2033, 100% OF ALL OTHER 4
LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED FOR THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET A RE 5
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES . 6
(E) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ENSURE THE 7
DEVELOPMENT OF CHARG ING INFRASTRUCTURE T O SUPPORT THE OPERAT ION OF 8
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES I N THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET . 9
(F) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR , THE CHIEF 10
PROCUREMENT OFFICER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 11
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, AN ANNUAL 12
REPORT THAT INCLUDES , FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR : 13
(I) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PASSENGER CARS AND O THER 14
LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED BY EACH UNIT ; 15
(II) THE NUMBER OF ZERO –EMISSION PASSENGER C ARS AND 16
OTHER LIGHT–DUTY VEHICLES PURCHA SED BY EACH UNIT ; 17
(III) THE CURRENT PERCENTA GE OF PASSENGER CARS AND 18
OTHER LIGHT –DUTY VEHICLES IN THE STATE VEHICLE FLEET T HAT ARE 19
ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; 20
(IV) ANY OPERATIONAL SAVI NGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 21
PURCHASE AND OPERATI ON OF ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES ; AND 22
(V) AN EVALUA TION OF THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE 23
THAT EXISTS TO SUPPO RT THE OPERATION OF ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES IN THE 24
STATE VEHICLE FLEET . 25
(2) EACH UNIT SHALL COOPE RATE WITH THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT 26
OFFICER IN THE COLLEC TION AND REPORTING O F THE INFORMATION RE QUIRED 27
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION . 28
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 29
October 1, 2022. 30