HOUSE BILL No. 6149


     May 29, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Bovin, Anderson, Schauer, Gieleghem, Phillips, Lipsey, Rivet, Dennis and Lemmons and
referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to provide for a study on the feasibility of using

   vehicles powered by alternative fuel; and to prescribe the powers

   and duties of certain state agencies and departments.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the

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        "alternative fuel and vehicle act".

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             Sec. 2.  As used in this act:

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             (a) "Alternative fuel" means electricity, ethanol, and natu-

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        ral gas.

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             (b) "Department" means the state transportation department.

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             (c) "Vehicle" means an automobile, truck, van, or sport

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        utility vehicle that is normally powered by gasoline or diesel

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        fuel but can utilize alternative fuel as an exclusive source of

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        fuel or in combination with gasoline or diesel fuel.




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             Sec. 3.  The department shall conduct a feasibility study on

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        the feasibility of the state purchasing and utilizing vehicles

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        that are able to operate using alternative fuel.  The feasibility

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        study shall address all of the following:

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             (a) The location, type, and number of alternative fueling

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        stations that are needed to make practical use of the vehicles.

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             (b) The type of fuel that can be used to power the

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        vehicles.

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             (c) The feasibility of a partnership to provide alternative

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        fueling stations with existing private service stations to pro-

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        vide for the number of fueling stations needed to use the

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        vehicles.

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             Sec. 4.  The department shall present the written feasibil-

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        ity study and make recommendations for the implementation of a

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        pilot program based on the information contained in the feasibil-

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        ity study to the transportation committee of the house of repre-

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        sentatives and the transportation and tourism committee of the

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        senate no later than 9 months after the effective date of this

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        act.  A copy of the written feasibility study shall be given to

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        the chair of each committee.

















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