Public Act 0581 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1769 Enrolled LRB103 28539 MXP 54920 b

Public Act 103-0581

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Government Zero-Emission Vehicle Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.

"Governmental unit" means the State or State agency.

"Law enforcement vehicle" means a publicly owned or leased vehicle that is operated by a law enforcement agency and used for the law enforcement functions of the agency.

"Passenger vehicle" means a motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, designed primarily for the transportation of persons and designed for carrying no more than 10 passengers, including the driver, and primarily used for the transportation of persons. "Passenger vehicle" includes motor vehicles which are designed with seats that may be readily removed and reinstalled, but does not include such vehicles if used primarily for the transportation of property. "Passenger vehicle" does not include vehicles purchased by the Department of Transportation as part of their consolidated vehicle procurement program.

"Zero-emission vehicle" means a passenger vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas, but only produces water vapor, in any mode of operation or condition, as determined by the Agency.

Section 10. Zero-emission vehicles of governmental units. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on January 1, 2030 all passenger vehicles, except for law enforcement vehicles, purchased or leased by a governmental unit must be either a manufactured zero-emission vehicle or a converted zero-emission vehicle.

Effective Date: 6/1/2024