Bill Text: NJ S325 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires Department of the Treasury to calculate State motor vehicle fleet miles per gallon average and to increase it over four years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee [S325 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S325-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator CHRISTOPHER J. CONNORS
District 9 (Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Requires Department of the Treasury to calculate State motor vehicle fleet miles per gallon average and to increase it over four years.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning the State motor vehicle fleet and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. For the purposes of this section, "State motor vehicle fleet" means all diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles owned or leased by any State department, board, bureau, commission, or agency except those used for law enforcement and emergency services purposes.
b. Within 120 days from the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation, shall: (1) calculate the miles per gallon average for the State motor vehicle fleet; and (2) formulate a plan to achieve a specific measurable increase in the miles per gallon average for the State motor vehicle fleet during each of the four years following the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
The Department of the Treasury shall transmit the plan to the Governor and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1).
c. The State Treasurer shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the measurable increase in the State motor vehicle fleet miles per gallon average is achieved as identified in the plan transmitted to the Governor and the Legislature pursuant to subsection b. of this section.
d. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall establish guidelines for calculating the miles per gallon average for the State motor vehicle fleet and for determining the specific measurable increase in the miles per gallon average of the State motor vehicle fleet to be achieved during each of the four years following the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), to: (1) calculate the miles per gallon (mpg) average for the State motor vehicle fleet; and (2) formulate a plan to increase the mpg for the State fleet in each of the following four years. As used in the bill, "State motor vehicle fleet" means all diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles owned or leased by any State department, board, bureau, commission, or agency, except those used for law enforcement and emergency services purposes.
The bill also requires the State Treasurer to take all actions necessary to ensure that the measurable increase in mpg specified in the plan is achieved. The DEP is responsible for developing guidelines for calculating the mpg average for the State motor vehicle fleet and for determining what specific measurable increase in the mpg average is to be achieved in each of the subsequent four years.
