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An Act To Exempt Clean Fuel Vehicles from Sales Tax
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§1-F,  as repealed by PL 2007, c. 627, §38, is reenacted to read:
 
1-F.  Clean fuel.     "Clean fuel" means all products or energy sources used to propel motor vehicles, as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, other than conventional gasoline, diesel or reformulated gasoline, that, when compared to conventional gasoline, diesel or reformulated gasoline, results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide or particulates or any combination of these. "Clean fuel" includes, but is not limited to, compressed natural gas; liquefied natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas; hydrogen; hythane, which is a combination of compressed natural gas and hydrogen; dynamic flywheels; solar energy; alcohol fuels containing not less than 85% alcohol by volume; and electricity.
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§1-G,  as repealed by PL 2007, c. 627, §39, is reenacted to read:
 
1-G.  Clean fuel vehicle.     "Clean fuel vehicle" means a vehicle that may be propelled by a clean fuel or a fuel-cell electric vehicle that uses any fuel.
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§92  is enacted to read:
 
92.  Clean fuel vehicles.     Sales and leases of clean fuel vehicles.
 
SUMMARY
This bill exempts from sales tax sales and leases of clean fuel motor vehicles.