Senate Bill S8760

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the zero emission industrial trucks grant program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2021-S8760 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10353
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1884, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S3113, A794

2021-S8760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the zero-emission industrial trucks grant program to be administered by NYSERDA, to encourage the purchase and lease of zero-emission industrial trucks, class I to III.

2021-S8760 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8760
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
   the zero-emission industrial trucks grant program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1884 to read as follows:
   § 1884. ZERO-EMISSION INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS GRANT  PROGRAM.  1.  THERE  IS
 HEREBY ESTABLISHED A ZERO-EMISSION INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS GRANT PROGRAM TO BE
 ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY,  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPIRE STATE
 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ZERO-EMISSION INDUSTRIAL  TRUCK"
 SHALL  MEAN  A  CLASS  I,  CLASS  II  OR CLASS III INDUSTRIAL TRUCK THAT
 PRODUCES NO CRITERIA POLLUTANT, TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANT, OR GREENHOUSE GAS
 EMISSIONS WHEN STATIONARY OR OPERATING.
   3. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE TO PROVIDE  AN  INCENTIVE  AND
 FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  FOR  BUSINESSES  AND  CORPORATIONS TO PURCHASE OR
 LEASE ZERO-EMISSION INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS, CLASS I TO III, AND REDUCE  THEIR
 CARBON FOOTPRINT.
   4.  (A)  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  SET CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT
 AWARDS. THOSE ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE  OR  LEASE  ZERO-EMISSION  INDUSTRIAL
 TRUCKS, CLASS I TO III, AND WHO APPLY SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT AWARDS
 UNDER  SUCH  PROGRAM.  GRANTS  AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 USED SOLELY FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  PURCHASING  OR  LEASING  ZERO-EMISSION
 INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS, CLASS I TO III.
   (B)  GRANT AMOUNTS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE AUTHORITY BASED ON VEHI-
 CLE TYPE, ENERGY SOURCE, AND VEHICLE WEIGHT CLASS, BUT SHALL NOT BE LESS
 THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE COST  OF  THE  ZERO-EMISSION  INDUSTRIAL  TRUCKS
 PURCHASED OR LEASED.
   5.  THE  ZERO-EMISSION INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS GRANT PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED
 THROUGH THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OF THE LEGISLATURE OR ANY  OTHER  FUNDS
 RECEIVED  BY  THE  STATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO FUNDS ADMINISTERED IN THE CLEAN ENERGY FUND. GRANTS SHALL
 ONLY BE AWARDED BASED UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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