HB 1059 - DIGEST |
Provides that no one shall prohibit or in any way prevent a motor fuel retailer from offering and selling, consistent with all other applicable federal or state laws, any of the following fuels for use in self-propelled motor vehicles: (1) Compressed natural gas; |
(2) Liquefied natural gas; |
(3) Liquefied petroleum gas; |
(4) Hydrogen; |
(5) Electricity; |
(6) Methanol, ethanol, and other alcohol fuel; |
(7) Biodiesel; |
(8) Mixtures containing methanol, ethanol, other alcohol fuel, or biodiesel, mixed with diesel, gasoline, or other fuels; |
(9) Fuels other than alcohol fuel that are derived from biological materials; and |
(10) Any other fuel the secretary of the United States department of energy determines by regulation to be an alternative fuel within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 13211(2) until the legislature acts to add the fuel to the list in this act or to clearly reject the fuel from being added to the list in this act. |
Prohibits discrimination between motor fuel retailers based on a motor fuel retailer's decision to offer and sell, consistent with all other applicable federal or state laws, any of the following fuels for use in self-propelled motor vehicles: (1) Compressed natural gas; |
(2) Liquefied natural gas; |
(3) Liquefied petroleum gas; |
(4) Hydrogen; |
(5) Electricity; |
(6) Methanol, ethanol, and other alcohol fuel; |
(7) Biodiesel; |
(8) Mixtures containing methanol, ethanol, other alcohol fuel, or biodiesel mixed with gasoline or other fuels; |
(9) Fuels other than alcohol fuel that are derived from biological materials; and |
(10) Any other fuel the secretary of the United States department of energy determines by regulation to be an alternative fuel within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 13211(2) until the legislature acts to add the fuel to the list in this act or to clearly reject the fuel from being added to the list in this act. |
Provides that, in addition to other remedies available under this chapter, violations of this act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than five thousand dollars. |