Alternatively fueled vehicles: state fleet: public parking.

Existing law requires the Secretary of State and Consumer Services, in consultation with the Department of General Services and other appropriate agencies, on or before July 1, 2009, to develop and implement, and submit to the Legislature and the Governor, a plan to reduce or displace the state fleet's consumption of petroleum products. This bill would require the department to encourage the operation of state alternatively fueled vehicles, as defined, on the alternative fuel for which the vehicle is designed and the development of commercial infrastructure for alternative fuel pumps and charging stations at or near state vehicle fueling or parking sites, and to work with other public agencies to incentivize and promote state employee operation of alternatively fueled vehicles through preferential or reduced-cost parking, access to charging, or other means. The bill would require the department and the Department of Transportation to develop and implement advanced technology vehicle parking incentive programs in specified public parking facilities of 50 spaces or more and specified park-and-ride lots to incentivize the purchase and use of alternatively fueled vehicles, as defined, in the state, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person from engaging in vending or any other commercial activity on fringe or transportation corridor parking facilities constructed, maintained, or operated by the Department of Transportation. This bill would provide that the above prohibition does not apply to alternatively fueled infrastructure programs in park-and-ride lots owned and operated by the Department of Transportation.