AB 262 — Revises provisions relating to state-owned vehicles. (BDR 27-124)

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262–ASSEMBLYMAN W ATTS M ARCH 7, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to state-owned vehicles.

(BDR 27-124) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:sets forth certain requirements for the purchase of automobiles by any department, office, bureau, officer or employee of the State.

(NRS 334.010) Existing law setsestablishes forththe certainFleet requirementsServices forDivision of the purchaseDepartment of automobilesAdministration byand anyauthorizes department,the office,Governor bureau,to officerassign orany employeestate-owned ofvehicle to the State.Division.

(NRS 334.010)232.213, Existing336.060) lawSection establishes1 the Fleet Services Division of thethis Departmentbill ofrequires, Administrationto and authorizes the Governorextent to assign any state-owned vehicle to practicable, each department, office, bureau, officer or employee of the State, when purchasingemissions; an automobile, to give preference to automobiles that minimize:

(1) emissions;

(1) give preference to the purchase of motor vehicle fuel blended with fuel,ethanol, ensureto that the automobileextent ispracticable; capable of using biodiesel fuel blends containing not less than 20 percent by volume of biodiesel fuel;

and(2) (3)if maintainpurchasing recordsan onautomobile that uses diesel fuel, ensure that the automobile is capable of using biodiesel fuel blends containing the type of fuel used by each automobile purchased by the department, office,office,s on bureau, officer or employee.

Section 2.5 of this bill declares that it is the policy goal of this State to pursue and support, to the extent practicable, a transition of all publicly-owned vehicles to vehicles which emit zero tailpipe emissions by 2050.

publicly-ownedEXPLANATION vehicles to vehicles which emit zero - *AB262_R1* – 2Matter –in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(b) Automobiles used by or under the authority and direction of the Chief Parole and Probation Officer, the State Contractors’ Board and auditors, the State Fire Marshal, the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety, the investigators of the Nevada - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – Gaming Control Board, the investigators of the Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of State and the investigators of the Attorney General;

(d) Two automobiles used by the Caliente Youth Center;

In accordance with the provisions of chapter 333 of NRS, shall:epartment,each department, office, bureau, officer or employee of the State (a)shall: To the extent practicable, give preference to the purchase of automobiles which minimize:

(a) To the extent practicable, give preference to the purchase of automobiles which minimize:

(b) To the extent practicable, purchase motor vehicle fuel blended with ethanol, including, without limitation, gasoline, biodiesel and biomass-based diesel blends for use in the automobile;

andandiomass-based -diesel *AB262_R1*blends –for 3use –in the (c) If purchasing an automobile powered by diesel fuel, ensure that the vehicle is capable of using biodiesel fuel blends comprised of not less than 20 percent by volume of biodiesel fuel.

- 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – (b) “Biomass-based diesel blend” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 590.070.

1.vehicles assigned to the Fleet Services Division.

Be responsible for proper maintenance and storage of all vehicles2. assigned to the Fleet Services Division.

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(b) The American Lung Association’s annual report, “State of the Air.”Air,” has repeatedly ranked Las Vegas and Reno among the top 25 most polluted cities in terms of air quality, and transportation is a primary contributor to smog-forming pollution and particulate matter linked to lung disease and other serious health conditions.

(c) The State of Nevada spends billions of dollars each year to purchase out-of-state fossil fuels, which makes residents of this State vulnerable to the volatility of oil prices and increases the risk of disruptions(d) Nevada has immense potential to use local clean energy resources to power transportation in thethis eventState, offurthering aits naturalenergy disaster.independence.

(d)(e) NevadaZero hasemissions immensetechnologies potentialnow toprovide usea localviable, cleancost- energyeffective resourcesalternative to powermany transportationvehicles inthat thisrun State,on furtheringfossil itsfuels, energyand independence.prices are continuing to decline as these technologies mature.

- *AB262_R1* – 4 – (e) Zero emissions technologies now provide a viable, cost- effective alternative to many vehicles that run on fossil fuels, and prices are continuing to decline as these technologies mature.

It is the policy goal of this State to pursue and supportsupport, to the extent practicable, a transition of all publicly-owned, light-duty vehicles to vehicles which emit zero tailpipe emissions by the year 2040, and toa transition of all publicly-owned, medium- and - 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – heavy-duty vehicles to vehicles which emit zero tailpipe emissions by the year 2050.

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