As used in the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act:

A. "alternative fuel" means natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, hydrogen, a fuel mixture containing not less than eighty-five percent ethanol or methanol, a fuel mixture containing not less than twenty percent vegetable oil or a water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion consisting of a hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not less than twenty percent by volume of the total water-phased fuel emulsion;

B. "conventional fuel" means gasoline or diesel fuel;

C. "department" means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;

D. "fund" means the alternative fuel acquisition loan fund;

E. "heavy duty vehicle" means a vehicle weighing more than twenty-six thousand pounds;

F. "light duty vehicle" means a vehicle weighing not more than fourteen thousand pounds;

G. "medium duty vehicle" means a vehicle weighing more than fourteen thousand pounds but not more than twenty-six thousand pounds; and

H. "political subdivision" means a county, municipality or school district.

History: Laws 1992, ch. 58, § 2; 1994, ch. 130, § 1; 1995, ch. 160, § 1; 1997, ch. 24, § 2; 1998, ch. 22, § 2; 2002, ch. 32, § 3; 2018, ch. 53, § 1.

The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, defined "heavy duty vehicle", "light duty vehicle", and "medium duty vehicle", and removed the definition of "vehicle" as used in the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act; added new Subsections E through G and redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection H; and deleted former Subsection F, which defined "vehicle".

The 2002 amendment, effective July 1, 2002, substituted "acquisition" for "conversion" in the section heading and in Subsection D; added "a fuel mixture containing not less than twenty percent vegetable oil" in Subsection A; deleted former Subsection F, which read: "'post-secondary institution' means two- and four-year public post-secondary institutions; and"; and redesignated former Subsection G as present Subsection F.

The 1998 amendment, effective July 1, 1998, substituted "energy, minerals and natural resources" for "general services" in Subsection C.

The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, added the language beginning "or a water-phased hydrocarbon" at the end of Subsection A, and made a minor stylistic change.

The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, added subsection B, redesignated the remaining subsections accordingly, and inserted "medium or heavy" preceding "duty" in Subsection G.

The 1994 amendment, effective May 18, 1994, substituted "or a" for "and" preceding "fuel mixture" in Subsection A, inserted Subsection D, and redesignated the remaining subsections accordingly.