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2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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BILL NUMBER:S203
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring automobile dealers display a "Gallons-Per-Mile (GPM) Fuel Savings Guide"
Purpose
To require posting of a "Gallons-per-Mile (GPM) Fuel Savings Guide" sign at dealerships selling or leasing new vehicles.
Summary of provisions
Adds a new section 3-0319 to the environmental conservation law to require vehicle manufacturers to display a gallons per thousand miles fuel impact statement. Such guide shall set forth Miles-per-Gallon (MPG) in increments, the average number of gallons the vehicle is expected to use when traveling a distance of one thousand miles, and the cost savings between vehicles.
Existing law
New legislation.
Justification
Gallons-per-miles (GPM) driven is a much more useful measure of fuel efficiency than the current miles per gallon standard. It enables a vehicle purchaser to more easily compare the fuel efficiency between various models of automobiles. This bill, which would require a prominent notice explaining and showing conversions to gallons per one thousand miles, will allow consumers to know accurately at a glance the cost of operating a vehicle over one thousand miles. Additionally, this allows environmentally conscious consumers to identify the relative environmental effect of different vehicles. Encouraging consumers to buy more fuel efficient vehicles can help save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy security and oil dependence costs, and increase energy sustainability. GPM is an important step in that direction.
Legislative history
2010: S.6141B (Squadron) - Passed Senate, A.9132B (Kavanagh) - Environmental Conservation 2009: S.6141B (Squadron) - Rules, A.9132B (Kavanagh) - Environmental Conservation 2012: Referred to Environmental Conservation
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
The first of January next succeeding the date upon which it shall have become a law.
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