H1139: Energy

Legislative Summary

Revises selection criteria for purchasing or leasing vehicles for state agency, college, or university or certain local government fleets; requires DMS to annually rank vehicles based on lowest lifetime ownership costs over specified number of years & to publish rankings on department's website; provides certain vehicles must be ranked at specified level unless exception is approved by DMS secretary; removes provision requiring use & procurement of ethanol & biodiesel fuels; requires department, before specified date, to make recommendations to state agencies & local governments relating to procurement & integration of electric & natural gas fuel vehicles.