2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 07 - Public Facilities, Finance
Chapter 283 - Interagency Services
Section 283.327 - Use of alternative fuel; acquisition of vehicles using such fuel; safety standards.

(2) State agencies shall acquire only motor vehicles capable of using alternative fuel, except that acquired vehicles assigned to areas unable economically to dispense alternative fuel need not be so configured.

(3) Each agency owning motor vehicles shall comply with all safety standards established by the United States Department of Transportation in the conversion, operation and maintenance of vehicles using alternative fuel.

(4) To the maximum extent economically possible, state-owned structures shall use biofuel, or direct-application electricity generated from biofuel, where diesel is currently utilized for stationary or back-up generation. [1991 c.399 §2; 1993 c.335 §5; 2005 c.22 §201; 2007 c.739 §25]

Note: Sections 13 and 14, chapter 30, Oregon Laws 2010, provide:

Sec. 13. Distribution of natural gas to private entities for use in motor vehicles. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, by rule, may implement a program to make available, sell, distribute and dispense compressed natural gas to private entities for use in motor vehicles. The department, by order, may establish and adjust the prices for compressed natural gas. The department shall set the price for compressed natural gas at a level that does not:

(1) Subsidize any of the operations of any private entity; or

(2) Substantially exceed the total costs to the department of making the compressed natural gas available. [2010 c.30 §13]

Sec. 14. Section 13, chapter 30, Oregon Laws 2010, is repealed on January 2, 2025. [2010 c.30 §14; 2013 c.526 §2; 2017 c.67 §1]