Title 50 — Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
39 chapters · 624 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 50-701 Policy
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(a) It is the policy of the District of Columbia (“District”) government to promote, protect, and preserve a safe and healthy living environment for its inhabitants. (b) It is in the best interest of District residents that the District government pursue, as other municipalities …
D.C. Code § 50-702 Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter, the term: (1) “Alternative fuel” means methanol, ethanol, or other alcohols (including any mixture of gasoline or other fuels containing 85% or more by volume of alcohol), natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, propane, or electricity. (2) “Alterna…
D.C. Code § 50-703 Reports; technology assessment, development, and implementation
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(a)(1) Pursuant to rules issued by the Mayor pursuant to § 50-705, operators of all covered fleets shall register with the Mayor within 120 days after the effective date of the rules. In the case of fleets which become covered fleets after the effective date of the rules, the fle…
D.C. Code § 50-704 Commercial vehicle restrictions
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following vehicles are exempt from the purchase requirements contained in this chapter: (1) Any vehicle more than 26,000 pounds GVWR; (2) Emergency or law enforcement vehicles; (3) Nonroad vehicles, including farm and construc…
D.C. Code § 50-704.01 Report by Mayor
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The Mayor, on or before March 1 of each year, shall submit to the Council a report detailing the following: (a) The total number of alternative-fuel vehicles purchased by the District in the previous fiscal year, by agency; (b) The total number of alternative-fuel vehicles owned …
D.C. Code § 50-705 Rules
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The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-706 Citizen right of action
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Any person aggrieved by the failure of an owner or operator of a commercial fleet to comply with this chapter may sue for relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may grant whatever declaratory or injunctive relief it deems appropriate. Reasonable attorney’s fees …
D.C. Code § 50-707 Emission standards
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(a) Any clean-fuel vehicle purchased pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall meet the emission standard for its respective vehicle class and category as contained in §§ 243-245 of the Clean Air Act and regulations promulgated under these sections by the Environmental P…
D.C. Code § 50-708 Vehicle conversions
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(a) The requirements of this chapter may be met through conversion of existing or new gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles to clean-fuel vehicles which comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter. For purposes of such provisions, the conversion of a vehicle to a clean-…
D.C. Code § 50-709 Fuel provider requirements
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Pursuant to § 246(e) of the Clean Air Act, fuel providers shall make clean fuels available to covered fleet operators at locations at which covered fleet vehicles are fueled.
D.C. Code § 50-710 Choice of fuels
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The choice of clean-fuel vehicles and clean fuels shall be made by the covered fleet operators subject to the requirements of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-711 Labeling regulations
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The Mayor shall issue regulations establishing labeling requirements for clean-fuel vehicles operated by fleets in the covered areas.
D.C. Code § 50-712 Civil penalty
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(a) Each person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, prevents any inspection authorized by this chapter, or keeps false records shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $5,000. (b) Each violation of, or failure to comply with, this chapter shall consti…
D.C. Code § 50-713 Emission credit trading program
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(a) Covered fleet operators may meet the fleet vehicle purchase requirements of this chapter by purchasing clean-fuel vehicles, whether new, used, or converted vehicles, converting existing gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles to clean-fuel vehicles, or by trading and banking clea…
D.C. Code § 50-714 Operational incentives for clean-fuel fleets
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(a) Clean-fuel vehicles operated by covered fleet operators shall be exempt from measures which restrict vehicle usage based primarily on temporal considerations, such as time-of-day and day-of-week restrictions and commercial vehicle bans. This exemption does not include access …
D.C. Code § 50-715 Financial and operational incentives for use of alternative fuels
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(a) Not later than 180 days after March 14, 1995, the Mayor, where feasible, shall submit to the Council proposed legislation, regulations, or a combination thereof, that provides for financial and operational incentives for the commercial fleet use of alternative fuels. (b) Wher…