A Bill to Phase Out the Sale of Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment
Bans the manufacture and import of new gas-powered lawn equipment by 2030 with tax credits for electric replacements.
No new gas-powered mower, leaf blower, trimmer, or chainsaw under 25 horsepower may be manufactured for U.S. sale after January 1, 2030.
Households and landscaping businesses receive a 30% refundable tax credit (capped at $1,500) for electric replacements.
EPA may fine violating manufacturers up to $20,000 per non-compliant unit.
$2.1 billion over 5 years for tax credits and EPA enforcement.
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
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- Bill / Number
- S. 884 — A Bill to Phase Out the Sale of Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment
- Funding source
- $2.1B over 5 years — tax-credit-funded by 25c license-fee surcharge offset.
- Timeline
- Manufacturer ban January 1, 2030.
- Realistic — California Air Resources Board already implementing similar rule (2024).
- Enforcing agency
- Environmental Protection Agency.
- Yes — EPA already regulates small-engine emissions under Clean Air Act §213.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Up to $20,000 per non-compliant manufactured unit.
- Source citation
- CARB (2022), 'Small Off-Road Engine Regulation Final Statement of Reasons' — arb.ca.gov.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 1:05 (65s)
Electric equipment can't match gas-powered runtime for professional landscapers.
CARB's 2022 cost analysis surveyed 220 commercial landscapers in CA — 78% reported electric runtime now meets daily needs with swap-batteries. The bill's 30% credit cuts the upgrade cost gap to near zero.