EPA Miles Per Gallon requirement; restrictions on use of sport utility vehicles

(a) Except for security, emergency, rescue, or armored vehicles, all passenger automobiles, as defined in the Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act of 1980, approved October 10, 1980 (94 Stat. 1824; 15 U.S.C. § 2001(2)), purchased or leased by the District government shall have an Environmental Protection Agency estimated miles per gallon average of not less than 22 miles per gallon. (b) The District of Columbia government shall not purchase a sport utility vehicle for government use unless the sport utility vehicle is: (1) A security, emergency, rescue, snow-removal, or armored vehicle; or (2) A zero-emission vehicle that: (A) Is capable of detecting objects or persons 3 feet or taller starting from at least 2 feet from the front, sides, and back of the vehicle; (B) Is equipped with an automatic emergency braking system that is engaged when the system detects an imminent collision with a vehicle, object, or pedestrian in the path of the vehicle; (C) Is equipped with a blind spot monitor that is engaged when an object or person is detected in the blind spot of the vehicle; (D) Weighs no more than 5,500 pounds; (E) Has a hood height of no more than 36 inches; and (F) Has a front end with a downward slope of no less than 65 degrees.