Mead’s proposal aims to develop the infrastructure needed to attract private sector and consumers to adopt more NGVs, reported Wyoming News. “Natural gas here is abundant and inexpensive,” the governor wrote in his 2013-14 budget address. “(These) vehicles provide additional opportunities to use this resource at home as well as in broader markets.”
Rep. Jim Roscoe, D-Wilson, who sponsored the 2011 legislation, said he is considering bringing legislation for February’s budget session to add money to convert state vehicles and possibly to set up fueling stations. “Aside from the benefit of expanding Wyoming’s NGV markets, it would also help clean our air. But the main thing is it would save us money,” he said.
The proposal in Mead’s budget comes after he joined the governors of Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Colorado to encourage U.S. automakers to produce more natural-gas vehicles. The states intend to submit a joint plan for buying NGVs.
