Speak Up: Lawmakers debate bill preventing DNREC regulations related to vehicle sales
Senate lawmakers discussed legislation June 7 that would remove the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s regulatory authority for new car sales. The legislation introduced April 19 by Senate Minority Whip Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, was a response to the department’s ongoing consideration of adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations.
During consideration of Senate Bill 96 in the Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee, Sen. Pettyjohn outlined a number of reasons why the state should not move forward with Advanced Clean Cars II. These reasons included a lack of infrastructure to support electric vehicles, such as the state’s scarcity of charging stations and residential areas where construction of chargers is not suitable; charge time; range; and the cost to purchase and upkeep such vehicles.
- I heard this morning the figure the federal government is using is over a 300-year projection. — Ronald Kline
- All these liberal politicians and bureaucrats do is interfere in everyone’s lives. Why can’t they leave people alone? — Bob Hice
- The beginning of the end. Total government control is the death of a republic. Be mindful of who is voted into office. — Deb Bradl
- Spot on. The government does not have your best interests in mind. — Matthew Fisher
- The beginning of the end is now. We are killing the planet. We do not have the right to kill the planet. — Delaware Shoppes
- Our electric grid can’t handle it. The Democrats know it! Wasting money! — Doug Poore
