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An Act To Encourage the Use of Fuel-efficient Vehicles
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§96  is enacted to read:
 
96.  Fuel-efficient motor vehicles.     Sales of passenger automobiles and light trucks with average fuel economy ratings established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency that exceed by at least 10 miles per gallon the corporate average fuel economy standards set by the federal Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides a sales tax exemption for passenger automobiles and light trucks with fuel economy ratings that exceed by at least 10 miles per gallon federal corporate average fuel economy standards, commonly referred to as "CAFE" standards.