Assembly Bill A8324

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires automobile dealers to display a fuel economy label on all new vehicles

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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-A8324 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5275
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง416-c, V & T L

2009-A8324 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires automobile dealers to display a fuel economy label on all new vehicles.

2009-A8324 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8324

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
  automobile dealers display a fuel economy label on all new 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 416-c to read as follows:
  S 416-C. FUEL ECONOMY LABEL REQUIREMENTS.  1.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL
AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TEN FOR ANY MANUFACTURER TO SELL OR
LEASE OR TO OFFER TO SELL OR LEASE IN THIS  STATE  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
REGISTRATION  IN THIS STATE ANY NEW PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURED
OR ASSEMBLED AFTER SAID DATE DESIGNATED AS A TWO THOUSAND TEN OR  SUBSE-
QUENT  MODEL, EXCEPT OMNIBUS AND MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES, UNLESS
SUCH VEHICLE HAS AFFIXED THERETO A "GALLONS PER MILE FUEL IMPACT  STATE-
MENT".  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE THE FORMAT, SIZE, TYPE LEGIBIL-
ITY  AND PLACEMENT OF SUCH STATEMENT.  THE "GALLONS-PER-MILE FUEL IMPACT
STATEMENT" SHALL SET FORTH THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF GALLONS THE VEHICLE  IS
EXPECTED  TO  USE  WHEN  TRAVELING  A  DISTANCE OF ONE THOUSAND MILES OF
COMBINED CITY AND HIGHWAY MILEAGE.
  2. ANY MANUFACTURER WHO VIOLATES  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,
WITHOUT  JUST  CAUSE,  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE OF NOT MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THERE HAS  BEEN  A
VIOLATION  OF  THIS  SECTION.  CIVIL  PENALTIES  SO  ASSESSED MAY NOT BE
DEDUCTED AS AN EXPENSE FROM ANY TAX LIABILITY DUE TO ANY LOCAL OR  STATE
TAX JURISDICTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11570-02-9

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