House, No. 32Bradley H. Jones, Jr. By the the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
Status History AN ACT RELATIVE TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL USAGE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 43F1/2 of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:- "The division of capital asset management and maintenance shall evaluate the potential for increasing the energy efficiency and reduction emissions in each building owned by an authority or state agency, or leased by such authority or agency for at least a ten year period. The division shall report on its findings biannually to the legislature beginning January 1, 2008. Energy efficiency emission reduction measures, as used by this section shall include, but not limited to, heating, air-conditioning, lighting, water, and electric systems powered by coal, electricity, natural gas, and oil. Where energy cost savings resulting from the implementation of energy saving improvements would exceed the cost of installing said improvements within five years of installation, the agencies and authorities shall install such improvements no later than the July first of that year; provided however, that all buildings owned by an authority orstate agency, or leased by such authority or agency for a period of at least ten years, and heated by a petroleum heating-oil boiler shall use a minimum fuel blend of five percent biodiesel and 95 percent petroleum heating-oil by December 31, 2009." SECTION 2. Section 36 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding after the first paragraph the following new paragraph:- "Such regulations shall include the use of alternative fuels, as defined by section 3 of chapter 25A, by appropriate state-owned motor vehicles. The commissioner shall also establish regulations determining the appropriate alternative fuel for each vehicle according to the following schedule: (i) a minimum fuel blend of five percent biodiesel and 95 percent petroleum diesel shall be used by all diesel-powered vehicles owned by the state by fiscal year 2008; and (ii) a minimum fuel blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel shall be used by all diesel-powered vehicles and a minimum fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 per cent gasoline be shall be used by all gasoline-powered or flex-fuel vehicles owned by the commonwealth by fiscal year 2010; provided however, that an office, department, board, commission or institution may apply for a waiver during the winter months exempting the vehicle from fuel requirements if it can be proven that the required fuel blend will alter the performance of the vehicle. For the purpose of this section, "appropriate state-owned vehicles" shall mean any vehicle owned by the commonwealth that may be fueled by an alternative fuel or alternative fuel blend, without altering the performance of the vehicle."
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