Minnesota SF 3189: Establishing a medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle grant program and appropriations

Status: Referred to Transportation (as of 2023-03-30)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2023-2024 · Bill: SF 3189

Subjects: Environment, Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Transportation Department

Sponsors: Morrison

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; establishing a medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission
1.3 vehicle grant program; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating
1.4 money.
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE PILOT
1.7 PROGRAM.
1.8 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.9 the meanings given.
1.10 (b) "Applicant" means any business that purchases or leases an eligible medium- or
1.11 heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle and applies for a grant under the pilot program.
1.12 (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.
1.13 (d) "Environmental justice area" means a census tract or tracts:
1.14 (1) wherein at least 40 percent of people reported income less than 200 percent of the
1.15 federal poverty level;
1.16 (2) wherein at least 45 percent of the people identify as people of color in the most recent
1.17 data from the United States Census Bureau; or
1.18 (3) located in Indian country, as defined in United States Code, title 18, section 1151.
1.19 (e) "Grant" means either:
1.20 (1) a voucher purchase incentive, which may include point-of-sale discounts offered by
1.21 a zero-emission vehicle dealer; or
1Section 1.
23-04713 as introduced03/17/23 REVISOR KRB/NS
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 3189NINETY-THIRD SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: MORRISON)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading280803/30/2023
Referred to Transportation

2.1 (2) reimbursement paid to the applicant for replacement of a diesel vehicle with the
2.2 purchase of a zero-emission vehicle eligible under this section.
2.3 (f) "Heavy-duty vehicles" means commercial trucks used to deliver cargo and freight
2.4 with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 33,000 pounds.
2.5 (g) "Medium-duty vehicles" means commercial trucks used to deliver cargo and freight
2.6 with a gross vehicle weight rating between 14,001 and 33,000 pounds.
2.7 (h) "Zero-emission vehicle" means either:
2.8 (1) an all-electric vehicle, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision
2.9 1a; or
2.10 (2) a vehicle that produces no emissions of pollutants, including but not limited to carbon
2.11 dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, and particulates, when
2.12 stationary or operating.
2.13 Subd. 2.Authorization.The commissioner must establish a pilot program to award
2.14 competitive grants to qualifying purchasers of certain medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission
2.15 vehicles. The commissioner may work with the commissioner of transportation to develop
2.16 the pilot program and determine the qualifying medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission
2.17 vehicles. The purpose of the pilot program is to demonstrate real-world fleet applications
2.18 of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles' operation and performance in Minnesota
2.19 across a variety of classifications, weights, geographical location, and uses.
2.20 Subd. 3.Goals.The goals of the pilot program are to:
2.21 (1) support the early commercial deployment of existing medium- and heavy-duty zero-
2.22 and near-zero-emission truck technology;
2.23 (2) support Minnesota businesses in achieving their voluntary decarbonization goals;
2.24 (3) promote greater commercial shipping and trucking efficiencies and the reduction of
2.25 freight and shipping costs;
2.26 (4) test the viability of a statewide, permanent adoption of a grant and voucher program
2.27 for medium- and heavy-duty zero- and near-zero-emission truck technology;
2.28 (5) study adoption patterns in greater Minnesota regions such as the Iron Range, northern
2.29 Minnesota, and southern Minnesota; and
2.30 (6) promote access to medium- and heavy-duty zero- and near-zero-emission vehicles
2.31 in environmental justice areas.
2Section 1.
23-04713 as introduced03/17/23 REVISOR KRB/NS

3.1 Subd. 4.Eligibility.(a) To receive a grant under this section, applicants must have a
3.2 physical business location or be domiciled in Minnesota from which the medium- and
3.3 heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles operate. Before the commissioner approves a grant
3.4 application, the applicant must provide proof to the commissioner that the applicant's
3.5 commercial diesel vehicles are decommissioned and no longer in use. An applicant awarded
3.6 grant funds must operate the medium- or heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle for three years
3.7 in Minnesota after receiving the funds. Applicants must maintain insurance on any vehicle
3.8 awarded grant funds under this section.
3.9 (b) Grants awarded under this section must be awarded as follows:
3.10 (1) ... percent to an agricultural facility delivering goods in intrastate commerce;
3.11 (2) ... percent to businesses owning and operating medium- or heavy-duty diesel vehicles
3.12 in environmental justice areas; and
3.13 (3) ... percent to

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