Bill > SB021

This bill, titled "Clean Fleet Enterprise Replace Aging Diesel Trucks," aims to authorize the Clean Fleet Enterprise (a government entity) to encourage the replacement of high-emitting, aging heavy-duty diesel trucks with newer, lower-emitting trucks. Specifically, it defines an "aging heavy-duty diesel truck" as one with a model year no later than 2009 that is registered, operable, and capable of independent road operation. The bill also defines "decommission" as rendering such a truck inoperable by damaging its engine and chassis, and "new heavy-duty truck" as a truck with a model year of 2018 or later that is based in the state and used primarily within the state. The Clean Fleet Enterprise will be empowered to provide funding or financing through grants, rebates, or loan programs to help owners and operators replace these older diesel trucks with new ones, with specific conditions including that the seller must decommission the old truck and certify the new truck meets all standards. The bill also sets limitations on the enterprise's expenditures for this program, prioritizing certain types of businesses and older trucks, and includes provisions for reporting on the program's activities and pollution reduction benefits.