State vehicle fleet: alternative fuel vehicles.

Existing law requires the Department of General Services, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the State Air Resources Board, to develop and adopt specification and standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks for the state vehicle fleet, as specified. Existing law requires the department, in conjunction with the commission and the state board, to amend the "Enhanced Efficiency Costing Methodology for Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Vehicles" to rank the environmental and energy benefits and costs of motor vehicles for potential procurement by state and local governments. This bill would repeal the requirement on the department to develop and adopt specifications and standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks for the state vehicle fleet. The bill would repeal the requirement for the department to amend the "Enhanced Efficiency Costing Methodology for Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Vehicles." The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2023, to maximize the purchase and availability of alternative fuel vehicles in the state vehicle fleet by adopting a procurement method to evaluate those vehicles, and would require the department, for the purchase of passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks powered solely by an internal combustion engine, to evaluate the cost and environmental and energy benefits of that purchase, as specified.