California Public Resources Code

§ 25722.6

PRC § 25722.6 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 15 · Ch. 8.3

Statute text

(a)(1) On or before January 1, 2023, the Department of General Services shall maximize the purchase and availability of alternative fuel vehicles, such as battery electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, in the state fleet by adopting a procurement method to evaluate those vehicles. The procurement method may evaluate those vehicles based only on cost or also on any environmental or energy benefits of those vehicles.

(2)For the purchase of passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks powered solely by an internal combustion engine, the Department of General Services shall evaluate the cost and the environmental and energy benefits for potential procurement by state and local governments. The evaluations shall consider both of the following criteria:

(A)The reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases, air pollutant emissions, and petroleum use on a full fuel-cycle basis, to the extent possible, based on existing data available to the State Air Resources Board, the commission, or other reliable sources, including the California Strategy to Reduce Petroleum Dependence developed pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 25720 and the state plan to increase the use of alternative transportation fuels developed pursuant to Section 43866 of the Health and Safety Code.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 152, Sec. 2. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2023.