Senate Bill S5275

2009-2010 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last 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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2009-S5275 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8324
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง416-c, V & T L

2009-S5275 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S5275 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5275

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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  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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