Senate Bill S6300

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a feebate program for medium and heavy duty vehicles

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S6300 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9045
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17-D §§499-e - 499-j, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A52

2023-S6300 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the levy of an efficiency fee or an efficiency rebate based on the MPG or MPGe rating of medium and heavy duty vehicles.

2023-S6300 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6300
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to a feebate
   program for medium and heavy duty 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
 article 17-D to read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 17-D
            FEEBATE PROGRAM FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES
 SECTION 499-E. PURPOSE OF ARTICLE.
         499-F. DEFINITIONS.
         499-G. APPLICATION.
         499-H. CREATION OF FEEBATE PROGRAM.
         499-I. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
         499-J. ANNUAL REPORT.
   § 499-E. PURPOSE OF ARTICLE. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A FEEBATE PROGRAM
 IN WHICH ALL COVERED VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO EITHER AN EFFICIENCY FEE OR
 AN EFFICIENCY REBATE, BASED UPON SUCH COVERED  VEHICLE'S  FUEL  ECONOMY.
 SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  DESIGNED  TO BE REVENUE NEUTRAL AND TO RESPOND
 DYNAMICALLY TO MARKET TRENDS, ZERO EMISSION OR NEAR ZERO EMISSIONS MODEL
 AVAILABILITY, ACTUAL AND PROJECTED COVERED  MOTOR  VEHICLE  REGISTRATION
 DATA, AND ANY OTHER SUCH FACTOR THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
   §  499-F.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "COVERED VEHICLE" OR "COVERED MOTOR VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN ALL  MEDIUM
 AND  HEAVY  DUTY  VEHICLES WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF GREATER
 THAN TEN THOUSAND POUNDS REGISTERED ON OR AFTER THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
 THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09546-02-3
 S. 6300                             2
              

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