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District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 50-203. EPA Miles Per Gallon requirement;  restrictions on use of sport utility vehicles

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(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, and shall not be a sports utility vehicle.

(b) The District of Columbia government shall not purchase sport utility vehicles for government use;  provided that this section shall not apply to security, emergency rescue, snow removal or armored vehicles.

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