MN HF1373

State agencies prohibited from adopting rules that restrict consumer choice in purchasing motorized equipment based on fuel source or mandate retailer inventory based on fuel source.

Motorized equipment covered includes household tools (generators, lawn mowers, pressure washers, chain saws, leaf blowers, weed trimmers), recreational vehicles (golf carts, motorcycles, off-highway vehicles, snowmobiles, watercraft), passenger automobiles, and farm equipment.

Dealers of off-highway vehicles, snowmobiles, motorized watercraft, passenger automobiles, and farm equipment granted option to provide consumers any make, model, or year, subject only to manufacturer agreements and dealer license restrictions.

Pollution Control Agency rulemaking on air quality, solid waste, and hazardous waste must include assessment of differences from federal standards and similar standards in bordering and EPA Region 5 states, with specific analysis of need and reasonableness.

Minnesota Rules parts 7023.0150, 7023.0200, 7023.0250, and 7023.0300 establishing low-emission and zero-emission vehicle standards are repealed.