Pollution Control Agency prohibition from banning the purchase or use of motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines

SF 493 prohibits Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency from banning the purchase or use of motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines (gasoline/diesel vehicles). This bill directly affects vehicle owners and dealers by preventing the agency from restricting these vehicles, and it limits the agency's regulatory authority over vehicle emissions standards. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes section 116.07, adding a specific prohibition that prevents the agency from adopting rules that would ban internal combustion engine vehicles. The key mechanism is a statutory amendment explicitly blocking such a ban, ensuring the agency cannot implement this type of restriction. This is a procedural change to agency authority, not a new environmental standard.