Arizona Laws 28-474. Statewide alternative fuels plan; coordinator; energy conservation; alternative and clean burning fuels requirements
A. The state motor vehicle fleet coordinator shall develop, implement, document, monitor and modify as necessary a statewide alternative fuels plan in consultation with all agencies that are subject to the alternative fuel and clean burning fuel requirements prescribed in this section or any other law. The coordinator shall approve all motor vehicle acquisitions pursuant to this section, except for acquisitions by community college districts.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-474
- All-terrain vehicle: means either of the following:
(a) A motor vehicle that satisfies all of the following:
(i) Is designed primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Alternative fuel: means :
(a) Electricity. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Clean burning fuel: means :
(a) An emulsion of water-phased hydrocarbon fuel that contains not less than twenty percent water by volume and that complies with any of the following:
(i) Is used in an engine that is certified to meet at a minimum the United States environmental protection agency low emission vehicle standard pursuant to 40 C. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Motorcycle: means a motor vehicle that has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and that is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground but excludes a tractor, an electric bicycle, an electric miniature scooter, an electric standup scooter and a moped. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Truck: means a motor vehicle designed or used primarily for the carrying of property other than the effects of the driver or passengers and includes a motor vehicle to which has been added a box, a platform or other equipment for such carrying. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Motor vehicles purchased for the state motor vehicle fleet shall comply with the United States environmental protection agency standards for low-emission vehicles pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 88.104-94 or 88.105-94.
C. The coordinator shall identify specific motor vehicle models within each vehicle class that meet the demands of each agency and that demonstrate a high degree of fuel economy.
D. Subsections B and C of this section do not apply to the purchase or lease of the following:
1. A motor vehicle to be used primarily for criminal law enforcement.
2. A motorcycle.
3. An all-terrain vehicle.
4. An ambulance.
5. A fire truck, a fire engine or any other fire-suppression apparatus.
E. An agency that is excluded from participation in the state motor vehicle fleet pursuant to section 28-472, subsection F shall develop and implement a plan for alternative fuels and clean burning fuels and fuel economy for the agency’s motor vehicle fleet that is substantially similar to the standards set forth in this section. The agency shall submit the plan to the coordinator for review.
F. All agencies, including those listed in section 28-472, subsection F, shall comply with the statewide alternative fuels plan that is developed and implemented by the coordinator pursuant to subsection A of this section.
G. The department may not register a motor vehicle that is operated by an agency listed in section 28-472, subsection F if the agency is not in compliance with this section.