EHB 1057 -
By Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 (1) The energy policy division of the
department of community, trade, and economic development shall work
with state agencies that own and operate refueling stations to provide
the legislature with a report providing the following information by
December 31, 2009:
(a) At which refueling sites it is practicable to offer alternative
fuels for use by other state agencies and, if it is not practicable,
why not. They must specify what practical limitations exist at each
refueling site that make offering alternative fuel more or less
difficult. Include a priority list on which stations would be most
feasible to offer alternative fuels, as well as what types of
alternative fuels are feasible at each refueling location;
(b) At which refueling sites it is practicable to offer alternative
fuels for public use, and why or why not. They must specify what
practical limitations exist at each refueling site that make offering
alternative fuel more or less difficult. Include a priority list on
which stations would be most feasible to offer alternative fuels to the
public, as well as what types of alternative fuels are feasible at each
refueling location. Include any concerns for offering alternative
fuels to the public including, but not limited to, liability and tax
issues;
(c) Details of the agency's plans for renovating existing refueling
stations or construction of new refueling stations and the associated
costs;
(d) The cost to reconfigure existing refueling stations or
construction of new refueling stations to include alternative fuels,
and to offer alternative fuels at those stations to other state
agencies.
(2) The report must additionally provide an update from the
department of general administration on its efforts under chapter 348,
Laws of 2007 to ensure the development of biofuel fueling stations for
use by state and local government motor vehicle fleets.
(3) For purposes of this section, "alternative fuels" include but
are not limited to biodiesel, ethanol (E85), hydrogen, and liquid
natural gas, any of which must be in usable forms known to have lesser
greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fossil fuels."
EHB 1057 -
By Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "fuels;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and creating a new section."
EFFECT: Requires the Energy Policy Division of the Department of
Community, Trade, and Economic Development to coordinate a report to
the legislature by December 31, 2009, that:
(1) Provides refueling site information from state agencies as
required by the act; and
(2) Provides a progress report by the Department of General
Administration on their efforts to develop biofuel fueling stations.
Specifies that alternative fuels to be included as part of state
agency refueling plans must emit lesser amounts of greenhouse gases
than conventional fuels.