Bill Text: NY A11087 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that one hundred percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks shall be zero-emissions by two thousand thirty-five, medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles by two thousand forty-five and off-road vehicles and equipment by two thousand thirty-five.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-10-07 - referred to environmental conservation [A11087 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A11087-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          11087

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     October 7, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Englebright)
          --  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conserva-
          tion

        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          providing  that one hundred percent of in-state sales of new passenger
          cars and trucks shall be zero-emissions by two thousand thirty-five

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
     2  new section 19-0306-b to read as follows:
     3  § 19-0306-b. Zero-emissions cars and trucks.
     4    1. It shall be a goal  of  the  state  that  one  hundred  percent  of
     5  in-state  sales of new passenger cars and trucks shall be zero-emissions
     6  by two thousand thirty-five.  It shall be a further goal  of  the  state
     7  that  one  hundred percent of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles in the
     8  state be zero-emissions by two thousand forty-five  for  all  operations
     9  where feasible. It shall be further a goal of the state to transition to
    10  one  hundred  percent  zero-emissions off-road vehicles and equipment by
    11  two thousand thirty-five where feasible.
    12    2. The department, to the extent consistent with  federal  law,  shall
    13  develop and propose:
    14    a.  Passenger  vehicle  and  truck  regulations  requiring  increasing
    15  volumes of new zero-emissions vehicles sold in  the  state  towards  the
    16  target  of one hundred percent of in-state sales by two thousand thirty-
    17  five.
    18    b. Medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicle regulations requiring increasing
    19  volumes of new zero-emissions trucks and buses sold and operated in  the
    20  state towards the target of one hundred percent of the fleet transition-
    21  ing  to  zero-emissions  vehicles  by two thousand forty-five everywhere
    22  feasible.
    23    c. Strategies, in coordination  with  other  state  agencies  and  the
    24  federal  environmental protection agency, to achieve one hundred percent
    25  zero-emissions from off-road vehicles and equipment  operations  in  the
    26  state  by  two thousand thirty-five.   In implementing the provisions of

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD17387-03-0
        A. 11087                            2

     1  this paragraph, the department shall act consistently with safety, tech-
     2  nological feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
     3    3.  The  department,  in  consultation with the department of economic
     4  development, the New York state energy research and development authori-
     5  ty, the public service commission, the department of transportation, the
     6  department of motor vehicles, and other state agencies,  local  agencies
     7  and  other  interested  parties,  shall develop a zero-emissions vehicle
     8  market development strategy by January thirty-first, two thousand  twen-
     9  ty-two, and an update every three years thereafter, that:
    10    a. Ensures coordinated and expeditious implementation of the system of
    11  policies,  programs  and  regulations necessary to achieve the goals and
    12  orders established by this section.
    13    b. Outlines state agencies' actions to  support  new  and  used  zero-
    14  emissions  vehicle  markets for broad accessibility for all residents of
    15  this state.
    16    4. The department, the New York state energy research and  development
    17  authority, the public service commission and other state agencies, shall
    18  use existing authorities to accelerate deployment of affordable powering
    19  options  for zero-emissions vehicles, in ways that serve all communities
    20  and particularly low-income and  disadvantaged  communities,  consistent
    21  with state and federal law.
    22    5.  The department, the New York state energy research and development
    23  authority, the department of motor vehicles and the department of trans-
    24  portation, in consultation with the other state agencies,  shall  on  or
    25  before  July  fifteenth,  two  thousand  twenty-two,  identify near term
    26  actions and investment strategies to improve sustainable transportation,
    27  freight and transit options, including where feasible:
    28    a. Supporting bicycle and pedestrian options, particularly in  low-in-
    29  come  and  disadvantaged communities in the state, by incorporating safe
    30  and accessible infrastructure into projects where appropriate.
    31    b. Supporting light, medium, and  heavy-duty  zero-emissions  vehicles
    32  and  infrastructure  as  part  of  larger transportation projects, where
    33  appropriate.
    34    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.