Assembly Bill A6515

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to adopt rules and regulations requiring the issuance of special stickers identifying alternative fuel vehicles

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A6515 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9478
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §401-c, V & T L

2023-A6515 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to adopt rules and regulations requiring the issuance and placement of special stickers identifying alternative fuel vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or less; requires such stickers to be easily identifiable to first responders as alternative fuel vehicles; defines alternative fuel.

2023-A6515 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6515
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
   the issuance of stickers for alternative fuel vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 401-c to read as follows:
   § 401-C. ALTERNATIVE FUEL STICKERS.  1. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ADOPT
 RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL STICKERS IDENTI-
 FYING  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL  VEHICLES.  SUCH  RULES  AND REGULATIONS SHALL:
 REQUIRE THAT SUCH STICKERS SHALL BE AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF A VEHICLE'S
 WINDSHIELD AND THAT SUCH STICKERS SHALL BE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE TO  FIRST
 RESPONDERS   AS  AN  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL  VEHICLE;  DIFFERENTIATE  BETWEEN
 PERSONAL AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; REQUIRE THAT  APPLICATIONS  FOR  MOTOR
 VEHICLE  REGISTRATION  OR RE-REGISTRATION INCLUDE INFORMATION PERTAINING
 TO WHETHER A VEHICLE IS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE; AND PROVIDE THAT AN
 OWNER OF AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE MAY REQUEST  SUCH  SPECIAL  STICKER
 UPON SUBMISSION OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
   2.  STARTING  JANUARY FIRST NEXT SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE TO THE OWNER OF AN ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
 VEHICLE  A STICKER IDENTIFYING SUCH VEHICLE AS BEING AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL
 VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION OF SUCH  VEHICLE.
 SUCH  STICKER  MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED BY THE OWNER OF AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL
 VEHICLE AT OTHER TIMES  UPON  THE  SUBMISSION  OF  SUCH  INFORMATION  AS
 REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. STICKERS SHALL BE PRODUCED IN A SIZE AND FORM SUITABLE FOR APPLICA-
 TION TO THE INSIDE OF A VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD AND SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE
 OWNER  OF  THE  VEHICLE TO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE ADJACENT TO THE
 VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION STICKER IN A MANNER SO  AS  TO  NOT  OBSTRUCT  OR
 INTERFERE  WITH THE VIEW OF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10505-02-3
              

2023-A6515A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9478
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §401-c, V & T L

2023-A6515A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to adopt rules and regulations requiring the issuance and placement of special stickers identifying alternative fuel vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or less; requires such stickers to be easily identifiable to first responders as alternative fuel vehicles; defines alternative fuel.

2023-A6515A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6515--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
   the issuance of special stickers for alternative fuel vehicles  having
   a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or less
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 401-c to read as follows:
   §  401-C.  ALTERNATIVE FUEL STICKERS.  1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT
 RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL STICKERS IDENTI-
 FYING ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES HAVING A GROSS  VEHICLE  WEIGHT  OF  TEN
 THOUSAND  POUNDS  OR  LESS.   SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL:  REQUIRE
 THAT SUCH STICKERS SHALL BE AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD AND REAR
 WINDOW AND THAT SUCH STICKERS SHALL  BE  EASILY  IDENTIFIABLE  TO  FIRST
 RESPONDERS AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE; REQUIRE THAT APPLICATIONS FOR
 MOTOR   VEHICLE  REGISTRATION  OR  RE-REGISTRATION  INCLUDE  INFORMATION
 PERTAINING TO WHETHER A VEHICLE IS  AN  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL  VEHICLE;  AND
 PROVIDE  THAT  AN  OWNER OF AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE MAY REQUEST SUCH
 SPECIAL STICKERS UPON SUBMISSION OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
   2. STARTING JANUARY FIRST NEXT SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE TO THE OWNER OF AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL
 VEHICLE HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OR LESS TWO
 STICKERS IDENTIFYING SUCH VEHICLE AS BEING AN ALTERNATIVE  FUEL  VEHICLE
 AT  THE  TIME  OF  REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION OF SUCH VEHICLE.  THE
 STICKERS SHALL, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, BE BASED ON  SAE  RECOM-
 MENDED  PRACTICE  J3108-1.    SUCH STICKERS MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED BY THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10505-07-4
 A. 6515--A                          2
              

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