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                                  6221

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2011
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Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. P. RIVERA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
  Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring automobile dealers display a  "Gallons-Per-Mile  (GPM)  Fuel
  Savings Guide"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative intent. It  is  the  purpose  of  this  act  to
encourage  the purchase of more efficient vehicles through the provision
of clear and accessible information to the public regarding cost savings
and fuel usage comparisons between vehicles by emphasizing  the  gallons
of gasoline used by a vehicle rather than the number of miles driven.
  S  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
section 3-0319 to read as follows:
S 3-0319. CONSUMER FUEL CONSUMPTION INFORMATION.
  1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP A MODEL SIGN WHICH  PROVIDES  CONSUMER
FUEL   CONSUMPTION   INFORMATION.  THE  MODEL  SIGN  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED
"GALLONS-PER-MILE (GPM) FUEL SAVINGS GUIDE". THE MODEL SIGN AND INFORMA-
TION REGARDING POSTING REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE AVAILABLE  ON  THE  DEPART-
MENT'S WEBSITE.
  2. THE "GALLONS-PER-MILE (GPM) FUEL SAVINGS GUIDE" SIGN SHALL BEAR THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  (A) THE TITLE HEADING "GALLONS-PER-MILE (GPM) FUEL SAVINGS GUIDE" WITH
A SUBTITLE HEADING "WHY USE GPM?";
  (B)  AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO CALCULATE GPM AND THE PURPOSE OF THE GPM
MEASUREMENT;
  (C) A CHART WITH FOUR COLUMNS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  (I) MILES-PER-GALLON (MPG) FROM TEN MPG TO FIFTY MPG IN INCREMENTS  OF
FIVE;
  (II) THE CORRESPONDING GALLONS PER ONE THOUSAND MILES;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (III) THE COST OF FUEL PER ONE THOUSAND MILES BASED ON THE MOST RECENT
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S FUEL ECONOMY GUIDE PRICE
OF GAS;
  (IV) THE INCREMENTAL SAVINGS PER ONE THOUSAND MILES AS COMPARED TO THE
PREVIOUS INCREMENT, BASED ON THE MOST RECENT UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY'S FUEL ECONOMY GUIDE PRICE OF GAS;
  (D)  SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUD-
ING APPROPRIATE DISCLAIMERS.
  3. AUTOMOBILE DEALERS THAT OFFER FOR SALE OR LEASE NEW PASSENGER MOTOR
VEHICLES SHALL DISPLAY THE "GALLONS-PER-MILE (GPM) FUEL  SAVINGS  GUIDE"
ON  A  SIGN  NOT LESS THAN EIGHTEEN INCHES BY TWENTY-FOUR INCHES IN SIZE
WITH FONT OF A SIZE NOT LESS THAN ONE INCH IN HEIGHT. THE SIGN SHALL  BE
DISPLAYED IN A PROMINENT AND CONSPICUOUS LOCATION INSIDE THE DEALERSHIP.
  4.  ANY  AUTOMOBILE  DEALER  WHO  VIOLATES  SUBDIVISION  THREE OF THIS
SECTION, SHALL UPON THE FIRST VIOLATION BE PROVIDED A  WRITTEN  WARNING,
AND  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIFTY DOLLARS
FOR A SECOND VIOLATION AND NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR A
THIRD AND ANY SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing  the  date upon which it shall have become a law; provided, however,
that subdivision 4 of section 3-0319 of the  environmental  conservation
law,  as  added  by  section two of this act, shall take effect one year
after such effective date.