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State and Municipal Clean Fleet Requirements

MCLI Recommendation: “State and local governments should use their procurement powers to mandate, promote, and reward investments in diesel-free or cleaner diesel engines.”

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Example States and State Governments

New Jersey’s S2252 (2020)

New Jersey’s S2252 establishes a Statewide public plug-in electric vehicle charging system. The bill directs a working group of state agencies to develop a Statewide plan for installing at least 600 p...
Example States and State Governments

Connecticut’s SB 4

In May 2022, Connecticut passed legislation addressing government EV fleets, charging rights, and distributed solar rights. On government fleets, SB4 (2022) sets a requirement for state vehicle fleets...
Example Local Governments

Nashville’s Green Fleet Requirements

Nashville has established a fleet electrification program requiring that all motor vehicles owned by the metropolitan government be zero-emission vehicles by the year 2050. The enacting ordinance puts...
Resource States and State Governments

Massachusetts’ Proposed S. 2476 (2020)

Massachusetts’ proposed S. 2476 (2020) would compel the conversion of all MBTA buses to 100% electric by 2030. The legislation goes further, requiring the MBTA to have a completely zero emissions flee...
Example States and State Governments

New York’s Clean Water, Clean Energy, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act

In the 2022 election, New York voters overwhelming voted in favor of the Clean Water, Clean Energy, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act, or Proposition 1. The Act includes up to $1.5B for climate change...
Example States and State Governments

Hawaii’s HB 552 (2021)

Hawaii’s HB 552 (2021) establishes clean ground transportation goals for state agencies to achieve a one hundred per cent light-duty motor vehicles zero-emission fleet by December 31, 2035. The Bill a...
Example States and State Governments

Vermont’s HB 529 (2019)

In June 2019, Vermont passed HB 529, which increased public transit funding, offered financial incentives for plug-in electric vehicles, and set a 2021 target to make 75% of purchased or leased vehicl...
Example States and State Governments

Maryland’s Climate Solutions Now Act (2022)

In March 2022, both houses of the Maryland legislature passed the Climate Solutions Now Act, which calls for Maryland to reduce GHG emissions by 60% (compared to a 2006 baseline) by 2031 and for the M...
Model Law Local Governments

LPDD Model Law: Clean Fleet Legislation

This LPDD model legislation can be enacted on the state or local level to establish a “Green Fleet Transition” program in the enacting jurisdiction. It would establish an orderly process for the trans...
Example Local Governments

NYC Diesel Emissions Standards on City Funded Projects

NYC Code requires that all contractors working on city-funded projects use emissions control devices meeting certain minimum emission standards on diesel-powered nonroad equipment.
Example States and State Governments

New York’s Clean Deliveries Act

New York’s S2127C (2024) directs the state to review emissions related to large warehouses and require warehouse operators to choose from an array of actions to minimize pollution. The legislation als...
Model Law Local Governments

LPDD Model Executive Order: Green Fleets

This LPDD model executive order can be used to establish a state or local “Green Fleet Transition” program. The Model Order begins with the identification of some of the benefits that would result fro...
Resource States and State Governments

Massachusetts Proposed Act Driving Climate Policy Forward

In March, 2022, the Massachusetts Senate unveiled a sweeping climate bill aimed at helping the state meet its net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal by 2050, which had been previously stipulated in 20...
Resource States and State Governments

Massachusetts’ Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind

In August 2022, Massachusetts enacted an “Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind,” which builds on 2019 legislation and helps clarify how the state will meet its climate targets. Key provisions of...
Example States and State Governments

NY Diesel Vehicle Procurement Rules

The New York Diesel Emissions Reduction Act requires all heavy-duty diesel vehicles owned by state agencies, authorities and contractors be retrofitted or replaced to decrease diesel emissions.
Example States and State Governments

New Jersey’s Proposed Warehouse and Port Pollution Reduction Act

This bill, introduced in July 2024 in both houses of the New Jersey state legislature, would force owners of warehouses larger than 50,000 square feet to reduce emissions that enter the atmosphere and...
Resource States and State Governments

Maryland SB 137 (2021)

Beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, this bill disallows the Maryland Transit Administration from entering into a contract to purchase any buses for its transit bus fleet that are not zero-emission bus...
Example Local Governments

Chicago Clean Fleet Ordinance

Chicago passed an ordinance requiring all contractors on city projects to have a certain clean fleet score.
Resource States and State Governments

Maine’s Proposed LD 1894 (2020)

Maine’s proposed LD 1894 (2020) would would require all school buses statewide to operate with electric power by 2040.
Example States and State Governments

New Jersey Incentives for Reduced Diesel Emissions in Construction Projects

As part of New Jersey’s Stop the Soot campaign, the state installed a number of pollution-control devices on nonroad construction equipment used on selected NJ DOT projects. Executive Order 60 (2011) ...