{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-283.327","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 283.327","heading":"Purchase or lease of light-duty vehicles by state agencies; requirement for zero-emission vehicles; exceptions when purchase or lease of zero-emission vehicles is not feasible; compliance with federal safety standards.","body":"(1) As used in this section, “light-duty vehicle” means a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or less, such as a passenger car, sedan, station wagon, pickup truck, minivan equipped for passengers or cargo, sport utility vehicle, crossover vehicle or a similar specialty vehicle.\n      (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, on and after January 1, 2025, a state agency that purchases or leases a new light-duty vehicle shall purchase or lease only a zero-emission vehicle, as defined in ORS 283.398.\n      (b) If the state agency finds that a zero-emission vehicle is not feasible for the specific use the state agency has for a light-duty vehicle, the state agency may purchase or lease a light-duty vehicle that:\n      (A) Can operate with alternative fuel and that otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-486); or\n      (B) Qualifies as a low-emission vehicle under a written policy that the Oregon Department of Administrative Services adopts in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, if the state agency finds that a vehicle described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is not feasible for the specific use the state agency has for a light-duty vehicle.\n      (3) To the maximum extent feasible, light-duty vehicles that state agencies own or lease must be zero-emission vehicles.\n      (4) A state agency that owns or leases light-duty vehicles shall comply with all safety standards that the United States Department of Transportation establishes for the conversion, operation and maintenance of vehicles that use alternative fuels.","path":["07 - Public Facilities and Finance","26. Public Facilities, Contracting and insurance","Chapter 283 — Interagency Services"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors283.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"2728293a17b6622faaf7e9331488c1a44b6b2a5dc35d6f6783f5fc9f7f7f7bc1","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-283.325","next":"us-or/ors-283.330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}