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DE HR17
Resolution
Status
6/22/2023
Primary Sponsor
Michael Ramone
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AI Summary
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Requests DNREC pause its process of adopting California's Advanced Clean Car II (ACCII) regulations, which would require 43% of new vehicles sold in Delaware to be zero-emission by model year 2027, increasing to 100% by model year 2035
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Cites concerns that over 93% of nearly 5,000 public comments opposed the regulations, and a survey found 73% of Delaware voters opposed banning new gasoline vehicle sales
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Raises concerns about impacts on low and middle-income families, noting the average EV starting price in 2020 was $61,889, and questions remain about charging infrastructure for apartment dwellers
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Requests DNREC evaluate alternative approaches taken by Pennsylvania (which declined to adopt the mandate) and Colorado (which adopted a less aggressive plan), as well as the 33 states following EPA regulations instead
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Requests DNREC deliver a report to the General Assembly by March 15, 2024, containing fiscal impact analysis and take no further action on the regulations until after the report is delivered
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control (dnrec) Pause And Reconsider The Process Of Promulgating The California Advanced Clean Car Ii (accii) Regulations That Seek To Restrict, And Ultimately Eliminate, The Sale And Registration Of New Light-duty Fuel-powered Vehicles In Delaware By Model Year 2035.
Last Action
Defeated By House. Votes: 17 YES 22 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
6/22/2023