Bill > S1780

This bill amends existing law to clarify the sale of natural gas as a motor fuel, defining it as a "special fuel" subject to Chapter 64E regulations, which governs fuel taxes. Gas companies selling compressed or liquefied natural gas for vehicles must maintain separate records for these sales to allow the department to track costs and revenues, ensuring that these sales and related infrastructure investments do not negatively impact the availability or cost of natural gas for other customers. The bill also establishes specific dispensing units for compressed natural gas in "gasoline gallon equivalents" (5.66 pounds of compressed natural gas) and liquefied natural gas in "diesel gallon equivalents" (6.06 pounds of liquefied natural gas), with the department empowered to update these equivalents based on current energy content and national standards, and to create necessary regulations for administration.