NY State Senate Bill 2021-S2735

Senate Bill S2735

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that one hundred percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks shall be zero-emissions by two thousand thirty-six

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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2021-S2735 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §19-0306-b, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S9008

2021-S2735 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S2735 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2735

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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-six

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To decrease greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from the trans-
portation sector.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill would:

*amend the Environmental Conservation Law by adding a new § 19-0306-b
and establishing a State zero-emissions goal for cars and trucks to be
accomplished as follows:

-100% of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks would be zero-
emissions by 2035; -100% of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles would be
zero-emissions by 2045; and

-100% of off-road vehicles and equipment would be zero-emissions by 2035
where feasible;

*direct the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in consulta-
tion with other agencies, to:

-develop a zero-emissions vehicle market development strategy by January
1, 2023, and,

-identify near-term actions and investment strategies to improve
sustainable transportation and freight and transit options.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The aggressive greenhouse gas emission reduction goals established in
the New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
(CLCPA) require aggressive action. Estimates indicate that personal
transportation accounts for roughly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Establishing zero-emission goals and a strategy to eliminate these emis-
sions will be an important step in achieving the CLCPA goals.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: A.11087 - Referred to Environmental Conservation Committee.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S2735 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2735
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 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-six

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 19-0306-b to read as follows:
 § 19-0306-B. ZERO-EMISSIONS CARS AND TRUCKS.
   1. IT SHALL BE A GOAL  OF  THE  STATE  THAT  ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF
 IN-STATE  SALES OF NEW PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS SHALL BE ZERO-EMISSIONS
 BY TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-SIX.  IT SHALL BE A FURTHER  GOAL  OF  THE  STATE
 THAT  ONE  HUNDRED PERCENT OF MEDIUM-DUTY AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES IN THE
 STATE BE ZERO-EMISSIONS BY TWO THOUSAND  FORTY-SIX  FOR  ALL  OPERATIONS
 WHERE FEASIBLE. IT SHALL BE FURTHER A GOAL OF THE STATE TO TRANSITION TO
 ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  ZERO-EMISSIONS OFF-ROAD VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT BY
 TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-SIX WHERE FEASIBLE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT, TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH  FEDERAL  LAW,  SHALL
 DEVELOP AND PROPOSE:
   A.  PASSENGER  VEHICLE  AND  TRUCK  REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  INCREASING
 VOLUMES OF NEW ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES SOLD IN  THE  STATE  TOWARDS  THE
 TARGET  OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF IN-STATE SALES BY TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-
 SIX.
   B. MEDIUM-DUTY AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE REGULATIONS REQUIRING INCREASING
 VOLUMES OF NEW ZERO-EMISSIONS TRUCKS AND BUSES SOLD AND OPERATED IN  THE
 STATE TOWARDS THE TARGET OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FLEET TRANSITION-
 ING  TO  ZERO-EMISSIONS  VEHICLES  BY  TWO THOUSAND FORTY-SIX EVERYWHERE
 FEASIBLE.
   C. STRATEGIES, IN COORDINATION  WITH  OTHER  STATE  AGENCIES  AND  THE
 FEDERAL  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, TO ACHIEVE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD04327-01-1

 S. 2735                             2
 
 ZERO-EMISSIONS FROM OFF-ROAD VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT  OPERATIONS  IN  THE
 STATE  BY  TWO  THOUSAND THIRTY-SIX.   IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACT CONSISTENTLY WITH SAFETY, TECH-
 NOLOGICAL FEASIBILITY AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT, THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORI-
 TY, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE
 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES,  LOCAL  AGENCIES
 AND  OTHER  INTERESTED  PARTIES,  SHALL DEVELOP A ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLE
 MARKET DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BY JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-THREE, AND AN UPDATE EVERY THREE YEARS THEREAFTER, THAT:
   A. ENSURES COORDINATED AND EXPEDITIOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM OF
 POLICIES,  PROGRAMS  AND  REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS AND
 ORDERS ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION.
   B. OUTLINES STATE AGENCIES' ACTIONS TO SUPPORT NEW AND USED ZERO-EMIS-
 SIONS VEHICLE MARKETS FOR BROAD ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF  THIS
 STATE.
   4.  THE DEPARTMENT, THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, SHALL
 USE EXISTING AUTHORITIES TO ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT OF AFFORDABLE POWERING
 OPTIONS FOR ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES, IN WAYS THAT SERVE ALL  COMMUNITIES
 AND  PARTICULARLY  LOW-INCOME  AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, CONSISTENT
 WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.
   5. THE DEPARTMENT, THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND  DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
 PORTATION,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE OTHER STATE AGENCIES, SHALL ON OR
 BEFORE JULY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE,  IDENTIFY  NEAR  TERM
 ACTIONS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION,
 FREIGHT AND TRANSIT OPTIONS, INCLUDING WHERE FEASIBLE:
   A.  SUPPORTING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN OPTIONS, PARTICULARLY IN LOW-IN-
 COME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE, BY  INCORPORATING  SAFE
 AND ACCESSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO PROJECTS WHERE APPROPRIATE.
   B.  SUPPORTING  LIGHT,  MEDIUM, AND HEAVY-DUTY ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES
 AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS PART  OF  LARGER  TRANSPORTATION  PROJECTS,  WHERE
 APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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