NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7952

Senate Bill S7952

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the department of transportation to prepare a plan for every public transportation system to be eligible to receive assistance in the purchase of new zero-emission buses or vehicles

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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Jan 04, 2024	referred to transportation

2023-S7952 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4036
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Transportation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §18-c, Transp L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S9253

2023-S7952 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring the department of transportation to prepare a plan for every public transportation system to be eligible to receive operating assistance in the purchase of new zero-emission buses or vehicles.

2023-S7952 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7952

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring the
department of transportation to prepare a plan for every public trans-
portation system to be eligible to receive operating assistance in the
purchase of any new zero-emission buses or other municipal zero-emission
vehicles

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation amends the transportation law to expand operating
assistance for all zero-emission municipal vehicles

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the transportation law by adding subsection 18-C, which
sets forth the effective date by which the department, in consultation
with the New York state energy and research development authority and
the office of general services, should develop a plan for every trans-

portation system to be eligible for operating assistance in the purchase
of any new zero emission buses or other musical zero emission vehicles.
Subsection b- sets forth the appropriate definitions.  Subsection 2
describes the elements that the department plans should consist of.

Subsection 3 sets the effective date by which the department must
prepare a report on the status of the plans and make appropriate recom-
mendations for the department's plan moving forward.

Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) sets goals
to reduce emissions in the state to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and
then to 85% below 1990 levels by 2050. The transportation sector
accounts for 34% of the state's greenhouse gas emissions, the largest
emitter in the state. It is the task of the state to incentivise all
drivers to convert to renewable energy powered vehicles. By incentiviz-
ing our state to convert its fleet to renewable powered vehicles, we can
set the tone for the rest of the vehicles within the state. To best
encourage the current use of renewable powered vehicles in the state,
tax credits are critical. This legislation requires that the Department
of state, in consultation with the New York state energy and research
development authority and.the office of general services, expand operat-
ing assistance for all zero-emission municipal vehicles.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S9253 - Referred to Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

XXX

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

2023-S7952 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7952
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   department of transportation to prepare a plan for every public trans-
   portation system to be eligible to receive operating assistance in the
   purchase  of any new zero-emission buses or other municipal zero-emis-
   sion vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The transportation law is amended by adding a new section
 18-c to read as follows:
   § 18-C. ZERO-EMISSION MUNICIPAL FLEET PLAN. 1. (A) NO LATER  THAN  ONE
 YEAR  FROM  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 PREPARE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK  STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND
 DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  AND  THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, A PLAN FOR
 EVERY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO BE ELIGIBLE TO  RECEIVE  OPERATING
 ASSISTANCE  IN  THE  PURCHASE  OF  ANY  NEW ZERO-EMISSION BUSES OR OTHER
 MUNICIPAL ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AS
 PART OF THE NORMAL REPLACEMENT OF ITS FLEET. THE PLAN SHALL ALSO IDENTI-
 FY POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE PROGRAM.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (I) "ZERO-EMISSION BUS" SHALL MEAN A ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE THAT HAS  A
 SEATING CAPACITY OF FIFTEEN OR MORE PASSENGERS IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER
 AND IS USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS; AND
   (II)  "ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A VEHICLE POWERED BY MEANS OF
 A BATTERY OR FUEL CELL OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, OR  ANOTHER  SOURCE  OF
 POWER,  THAT  PRODUCES  ZERO  EXHAUST  EMISSIONS  OF ANY GREENHOUSE GAS,
 CRITERIA POLLUTANT OR PRECURSOR POLLUTANT UNDER  ANY  AND  ALL  POSSIBLE
 OPERATIONAL MODES AND CONDITIONS.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  PLAN  SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COMPO-
 NENTS:
   (I) A GOAL OF FULL TRANSITION TO ZERO-EMISSION BUSES BY  TWO  THOUSAND
 FORTY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07642-01-3

 S. 7952                             2
 
   (II)  IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL TYPES OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE TECH-
 NOLOGIES FOR DEPLOYMENT, SUCH AS BATTERY ELECTRIC OR FUEL CELL  ELECTRIC
 VEHICLES;
   (III)  A  SCHEDULE  FOR  CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
 MODIFICATIONS OR UPGRADES, INCLUDING CHARGING, FUELING, AND  MAINTENANCE
 FACILITIES, TO DEPLOY AND MAINTAIN ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES. THIS SCHEDULE
 SHALL SPECIFY THE GENERAL LOCATION OF EACH FACILITY, TYPE OF INFRASTRUC-
 TURE,   SERVICE   CAPACITY   OF   INFRASTRUCTURE,  AND  A  TIMELINE  FOR
 CONSTRUCTION;
   (IV) A SCHEDULE FOR ZERO-EMISSION AND CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION
 ENGINE BUS PURCHASES AND LEASE OPTIONS;
   (V) A SCHEDULE FOR  CONVERSION  OF  CONVENTIONAL  INTERNAL  COMBUSTION
 ENGINE BUSES TO ZERO-EMISSION BUSES, IF ANY;
   (VI)  A DESCRIPTION ON HOW A TRANSIT AGENCY PLANS TO DEPLOY ZERO-EMIS-
 SION BUSES IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;
   (VII) A TRAINING PLAN AND SCHEDULE FOR  MUNICIPAL  BUS  OPERATORS  AND
 MAINTENANCE  AND  REPAIR  STAFF  REGARDING  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
 ZERO-EMISSION BUSES AND ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES; AND
   (VIII) THE USE OF REGIONAL GREENHOUSE  GAS  INITIATIVE  (RGGI)  FUNDS,
 IMPLEMENTED  IN  THE  STATE PURSUANT TO 21 NYCRR PART 507, AND OTHER TAX
 CREDITS AS FUNDING SOURCES.
   3. TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  AND  ANNUALLY
 THEREAFTER,  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW
 YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE  OFFICE  OF
 GENERAL  SERVICES,  SHALL CONDUCT A REPORT ON THE STATUS AND RECOMMENDA-
 TIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PLAN. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE
 DEPARTMENT'S PLAN, INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC GREENHOUSE GAS OR AIR  QUALITY
 IMPROVEMENT  GOALS;  THE  STATUS OF THE PLAN WITH RESPECT TO MEETING ITS
 GOALS AND TARGETS; A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF  THE  PLAN;  AND,  TO  THE
 EXTENT  FEASIBLE,  A  COMPARISON  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  PLAN WITH OTHER
 STATES' AND COUNTRIES' ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE  PROGRAMS.  BASED  ON  THIS
 INFORMATION,  THE REPORT SHALL ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MAXI-
 MIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS TO EXPAND THE USE  OF  ZERO-
 EMISSION  BUSES  AND  ZERO-EMISSION  VEHICLES IN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE
 MANNER POSSIBLE THAT ACHIEVES THE GREATEST REDUCTION IN  GREENHOUSE  GAS
 EMISSIONS AND MAXIMIZES IMPROVEMENTS TO AIR QUALITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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