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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, § 1812-E: Purchasing of vehicles; fuel efficiency, 1991

The Chief Procurement Officer may not buy or lease cars or light duty trucks for state use unless the vehicle meets the listed highway mileage standards, except for law enforcement and other special-use vehicles…

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“The Chief Procurement Officer may not buy or lease cars or light duty trucks for state use unless the vehicle meets the listed highway mileage standards, except for law enforcement and other special-use vehicles designated by the Chief Procurement Officer.”

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Purchasing of vehicles; fuel efficiency

The Chief Procurement Officer may not buy or lease cars or light duty trucks for state use unless the vehicle meets the listed highway mileage standards, except for law enforcement and other special-use vehicles designated by the Chief Procurement Officer.

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§ 1812-EPurchasing of vehicles; fuel efficiencyProvision

The Chief Procurement Officer may not buy or lease cars or light duty trucks for state use unless the vehicle meets the listed highway mileage standards, except for law enforcement and other special-use vehicles designated by the Chief Procurement Officer.

Except for cars and light duty trucks purchased for law enforcement and other special use purposes as designated by the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief Procurement Officer may not purchase or lease any car or light duty truck for use by the State or any department or agency of the State unless: [PL 2023, c. 516, Pt. B, §10 (AMD).] 1. 1993 standards. Beginning January 1, 1993, the car has a manufacturer's estimated highway mileage rating of at least 30 miles per gallon and the light duty truck has a manufacturer's estimated highway mileage rating of at least 24 miles per gallon; [PL 1991, c. 207 (NEW).] 2. 1997 standards. Beginning January 1, 1997, the car has a manufacturer's estimated highway mileage rating of at least 38 miles per gallon and the light duty truck has a manufacturer's estimated highway mileage rating of at least 30 miles per gallon; and [PL 1991, c. 207 (NEW).] 3. 2000 standards. Beginning January 1, 2000, the car has a manufacturer's estimated highway mileage rating of at least 45 miles per gallon and the light duty truck has a manufacturer's estimated highway mileage rating of at least 35 miles per gallon. [PL 1991, c. 207 (NEW).] For the purposes of this section, the terms "car" and "light duty truck" have the same meaning as in the federal Department of Energy Publication DOE/CE-0019/10, or any successor publication. [PL 1991, c. 207 (NEW).]
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