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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.
Summary
The bill amends the Clean Air Act to classify dedicated-use snow removal vehicles and machinery operated by state, local, or tribal governments as emergency vehicles within the definition of covered fleet. This includes vehicles and machinery used primarily for clearing snow or ice from public roads, rights-of-way, or other public property. The amendment expands the previous definition of emergency vehicles to explicitly include these snow removal operations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
3 cosponsors
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
Actions (2)
- May 13, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- May 13, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 13, 2026
Mr. Bergman (for himself, Mr. Wied, and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act” or the “PLOW Storms Act”.
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),”. <all>
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