APPROVED CHAPTER
APRIL 12, 2024 624
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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H.P. 1451 - L.D. 2261
An Act Regarding New Motor Vehicle Emissions Rules
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §585-D, as amended by PL 2011, c. 120, §8, is further amended
by enacting after the 2nd indented paragraph a new paragraph to read:
Rules adopted or amended by the board on or after August 1, 2024 pursuant to this
section, including, but not limited to, rules to establish zero-emission requirements, are
major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §585-D, as amended by PL 2011, c. 120, §8, is further amended
by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read:
By January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over environment and
natural resources matters regarding the status of the regulatory program adopted by the
California Air Resources Board for new motor vehicle emissions, known as the Advanced
Clean Cars II program, and the adoption of that program by other states, as well as any
updates regarding federal motor vehicle emissions control requirements. After reviewing
the report, the committee may report out legislation relating to the report to the Legislature
in the legislative session in which the report is submitted.
Sec. 3. Report on regulation of motor vehicle emissions. The Department of
Environmental Protection, in developing the report required by the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 38, section 585-D and due January 1, 2025, shall collaborate with the Department of
Transportation, the Governor's Energy Office, the Office of Policy Innovation and the
Future and the Efficiency Maine Trust in evaluating relevant barriers to the adoption of
zero-emission vehicle standards or requirements in the State. In addition to the
requirements set forth in Title 38, section 585-D, the report due January 1, 2025 must
include an analysis of zero-emission vehicle adoption rates in the State relative to national
trends and identification of barriers to achieving higher adoption rates, identification of
strategies to reduce those barriers with particular consideration given to barriers present in
rural communities and an evaluation of policies or market trends for overcoming those
barriers. Notwithstanding Title 38, section 585-D, the Department of Environmental
Protection shall submit this report by January 1, 2025 to the joint standing committees of
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the Legislature having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources matters, energy
and utilities matters and transportation matters. After reviewing the report, each of the joint
standing committees may report out legislation relating to the report to the 132nd
Legislature in 2025.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2261, HP 1451: 38.585
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 624: 38.585