1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; motor vehicles; eliminating barriers to the purchase 
1.3 	of cleaner fuel-powered motor vehicles by state agencies;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2012, section 16C.135, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.135, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Vehicle purchases. Consistent with section 16C.137, subdivision 1, 
1.8 	when purchasing a motor vehicle for the central motor pool or for use by an agency, the 
1.9 	commissioner or the agency shall purchase a motor vehicle that is capable of being powered 
1.10 	by cleaner fuels, or a motor vehicle powered by electricity or by a combination of electricity 
1.11 	and liquid fuel, if such a motor vehicle is reasonably available at similar costs to other 
1.12 	vehicles and if the vehicle is capable of carrying out the purpose for which it is purchased.