Senate Bill S8612

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the hydrogen vehicle task force

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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-S8612 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10704
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy

2023-S8612 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority in cooperation with the department of transportation to establish the New York state hydrogen vehicle task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the potential effects of expanding the fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the state.

2023-S8612 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8612
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to establish the hydrogen vehicle task force
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The New York state energy research and development authori-
 ty in cooperation  with  the  department  of  transportation  is  hereby
 authorized  to  establish the New York state hydrogen vehicle task force
 to provide the governor and the  legislature  with  information  on  the
 potential  effects of expanding the fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
 in the state.
   § 2. The task force shall be comprised of:
   a. two members appointed by the governor;
   b. two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   c. two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   d. two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   e. two members appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
   f. two members appointed by the superintendent of  the  department  of
 financial services;
   g.  one  member  appointed  by  the president of New York state energy
 research and development authority;
   h. one member appointed by the commissioner of transportation; and
   i. one member appointed by the Manufacturing Alliance of New York.
   § 3. The task force shall:
   a. examine and evaluate the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles  within
 the state;
   b.  identify  the  potential  effects of expanding the use of hydrogen
 fuel cell vehicles; and
   c. make recommendations on expanding the use  of  hydrogen  fuel  cell
 vehicles within the state.
   § 4. Such task force shall collaborate with state and city of New York
 agencies.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14443-02-4
              

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