Local governments could not have banned use of fuel-burning yard and snow equipment

A local governing body would have been barred from prohibiting a person from operating equipment with a fuel-burning engine. The rule would have covered equipment for grounds care or snow and ice removal on any property within a municipality. If passed, the rule would have taken effect 60 days after passage.

A local governing body could have barred its municipality from buying snow or ice removal equipment with fuel-burning engines. The rule would have applied to the municipality's own equipment purchases. A majority of the municipality's citizens would have had to vote for the purchase ban. If passed, the rule would have taken effect 60 days after passage.