Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act” or the “PLOW Storms Act”.
Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to include dedicated-use municipal snow removal vehicles and machinery as examples of an emergency vehicle in the definition of covered fleet, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Inclusion of certain snow removal vehicles and machinery as emergency vehicles in the definition of covered fleet
Section 241(5) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7581(5)) is amended by striking “emergency vehicles,” and inserting “emergency vehicles (including dedicated-use vehicles and machinery owned or operated by a unit of State, local, or tribal government and used primarily for the clearance of snow or ice from, or the application of anti-icing or de-icing material to, public roads, public rights-of-way, or other public property),”.