Pennsylvania Act 1984-29 — ALTERNATE FUELS FOR STATE OWNED VEHICLES

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ALTERNATE FUELS FOR STATE OWNED VEHICLES
                  Act of Mar. 29, 1984, P.L. 154, No. 29              Cl. 71
                                  AN ACT

     Permitting all State-owned vehicles to be converted to operate
        on natural gas; and requiring indications of dual systems.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

     Section 1.  Natural gas requirement.
        All vehicles purchased or owned by the Commonwealth after the
     effective date of this act may, whenever economically feasible,
     be converted to operate on natural gas as the primary fuel and
     have the capabilities of a dual fuel system. Any vehicle which
     has the capability of a dual fuel system shall have affixed to
     both front and rear bumpers a decal indicating the possibility
     of natural gas or gasoline in the fuel tank.
     Section 2.  Department of General Services.
        The Department of General Services shall carry out the
     provisions of this act. Nothing in this act shall prohibit the
     Department of General Services from complying with section
     2407.1 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as
     The Administrative Code of 1929, with regard to the monitoring
     of, and experimentation with, synthetic motor vehicle fuel
     derived in whole or in part from coal or from submitting a plan
     for using synthetic motor vehicle fuel to the General Assembly.
     Section 3.  Liquid fuels tax.
        The liquid fuels tax conversion formula shall apply to all
     such vehicles when such vehicles are no longer the property of
     the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions.
     Section 4.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect in 60 days.