Assembly Bill A2623

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the idling of motor vehicles in certain counties

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  • 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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2009-A2623 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3515
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1202-a, V & T L

2009-A2623 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the idling of motor vehicles in certain counties while stopping, standing or parking, as defined in law and directs appropriate signage to notify motorists of such prohibition and the maximum penalties therefor.

2009-A2623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2623

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, WEISENBERG, SWEENEY -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. SPANO, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
  the idling of motor vehicles in certain counties

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Legislative findings. According to the United States Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the New  York  metro  area  does  not  meet
federal  guidelines  for  ground-level ozone and particulate matter. The
New York portion of the metropolitan region, outside of New  York  City,
includes Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester and Rockland counties.
  S  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
1202-a to read as follows:
  S 1202-A. IDLING OF ENGINE RESTRICTED; CERTAIN COUNTIES.   (A) IN  THE
COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SUFFOLK AND NASSAU, NO PERSON
SHALL CAUSE OR PERMIT THE ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OTHER THAN A LEGAL-
LY  AUTHORIZED  EMERGENCY  MOTOR  VEHICLE, TO IDLE FOR LONGER THAN THREE
MINUTES WHILE PARKING AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED  TWENTY-NINE  OF
THIS  CHAPTER,  STANDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF
THIS CHAPTER, OR STOPPING AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED  FORTY-SEVEN
OF THIS CHAPTER, UNLESS THE ENGINE IS USED TO OPERATE A LOADING, UNLOAD-
ING  OR  PROCESSING DEVICE. WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS IN EXCESS OF
FORTY DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, NO PERSON SHALL CAUSE OR PERMIT THE ENGINE  OF
A  BUS  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER TO IDLE
WHILE PARKING, STANDING, OR STOPPING, AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, AT
ANY TERMINAL POINT, WHETHER OR NOT ENCLOSED, ALONG AN ESTABLISHED ROUTE.
  (B) AS PART OF A PROGRAM OF  REGULARLY  SCHEDULED  SIGN  INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE  AND  UPKEEP,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL POST
APPROPRIATE SIGNS TO NOTIFY MOTORISTS THAT IDLING IS  PROHIBITED  WHICH,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05646-01-9

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