Senate Bill S1981A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S1981 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4120
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap 106 of 2019; add §10-h, amd §§102 & 140, Hway L

2023-S1981 - Summary

Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets.

2023-S1981 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1981 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1981
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  New York state climate leadership and community
   protection act, in relation to clean energy goals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph d of subdivision 12 of section 1 of chapter 106
 of the laws of 2019, constituting the New York state climate  leadership
 and community protection act, is amended to read as follows:
   d. the adoption of a state energy plan establishing clean energy goals
 for  the  year  2030 aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emission levels by
 40% from 1990 levels, REDUCING THE ANNUAL TOTAL OF VEHICLE  MILES  TRAV-
 ELED  WITHIN THE STATE BY 15% BY 2050, producing 70% of electricity from
 renewable sources, increasing energy efficiency from 2012 levels by  23%
 and  the  additional  expressed goal of reducing 100% of the electricity
 sector's greenhouse gas emissions by 2040;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06183-01-3



              

co-Sponsors

2023-S1981A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4120
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap 106 of 2019; add §10-h, amd §§102 & 140, Hway L

2023-S1981A - Summary

Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets.

2023-S1981A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1981A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1981--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
   mental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to  reductions  in  vehicle
   miles  traveled  in  state highway projects; and to amend the New York
   state climate leadership and community protection act, in relation  to
   clean energy goals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 12 of section 1 of  chapter  106
 of  the laws of 2019, constituting the New York state climate leadership
 and community protection act, is amended to read as follows:
   d. the adoption of a state energy plan establishing clean energy goals
 for the year 2030 aimed at reducing greenhouse gas  emission  levels  by
 40%  from  1990 levels, REDUCING THE ANNUAL TOTAL OF VEHICLE MILES TRAV-
 ELED WITHIN THE STATE BY 20% BY 2050, producing 70% of electricity  from
 renewable  sources, increasing energy efficiency from 2012 levels by 23%
 and the additional expressed goal of reducing 100%  of  the  electricity
 sector's greenhouse gas emissions by 2040;
   §  2.  Vehicle  miles  traveled  assessment working group. 1. There is
 hereby established a vehicle miles traveled  assessment  working  group.
 The vehicle miles traveled assessment working group shall meet regularly
 and shall study the options and best practices available and make recom-
 mendations  for  implementing  vehicle  miles  traveled assessments in a
 manner which aligns with the targets set by the New York  state  climate
 leadership and community protection act and developing a plan to assess,
 monitor,  and approve a project's impact mitigation actions. The working
 group shall aid  the  commissioner  of  transportation  in  establishing
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06183-06-4
              

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2023-S1981B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4120
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap 106 of 2019; add §10-h, amd §§102 & 140, Hway L

2023-S1981B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets.

2023-S1981B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1981B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1981--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA -- read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the  Commit-
   tee  on  Environmental  Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the highway law, in relation to reductions in vehicle
   miles traveled in highway projects in New York state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Vehicle miles traveled assessment working group. 1. There
 is hereby established a vehicle miles traveled assessment working group.
 The vehicle miles traveled assessment working group shall meet regularly
 and shall study the options and best practices available and make recom-
 mendations for implementing vehicle  miles  traveled  assessments  in  a
 manner which aligns with the goal of reducing annual vehicle miles trav-
 eled  within  the  state by 20% by 2050 and developing a plan to assess,
 monitor, and approve a given project's impact  mitigation  actions.  The
 working group shall aid the commissioner of transportation in establish-
 ing procedures to assist counties and towns seeking to comply with their
 vehicle  miles traveled assessment requirements, as outlined in sections
 one hundred two and one hundred forty of the highway law.
   2. The working group shall include a representative from  the  depart-
 ment  of  transportation,  the office of the governor, the department of
 environmental conservation, the department of state, the  department  of
 agriculture  and  markets,  the  office  of general services, the empire
 state development corporation, the New York energy research and develop-
 ment authority, the port authority of  New  York  and  New  Jersey,  the
 metropolitan  transportation  authority, the New York City department of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06183-08-4
              

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