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Environmentally Preferable Procurement

Greening U.S. State Government Fleets

Dianne Rahm

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Jerrell D. Coggburn

North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Since passage of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) in 1992, the U.S. federal government has imposed procurement restrictions on state government fleets. Regulations, overseen by the Department of Energy (DoE), require that a high percentage of new state fleet acquisitions be "green" alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). This article first reviews AFV technologies, advanced technology designs, and alternative fuels. A discussion of the EPAct mandates and other policy incentives for state fleets follows. The next section presents findings of a survey of state fleet managers regarding their compliance obligations. The article concludes with a discussion of the recently passed EPAct of 2005 and how its provisions may affect the continued greening of state fleets.

Key Words: alternative vehicles • energy policy • environmentally preferable procurement • state fleets • transportation policy

Public Works Management & Policy, Vol. 12, No. 2, 400-415 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1087724X07304302
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