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Senate Bill S6753

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of grants for retrofit technology for heavy duty vehicles; and authorizes the NYS energy research and development authority to expend funds for retrofit technology

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2013-S6753 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-0323, En Con L; amd §1854, Pub Auth L

2013-S6753 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of grants for the best available retrofit technology for heavy duty vehicles; and authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to expend funds for retrofit technology for heavy duty vehicles.

2013-S6753 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6753 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6753

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 6, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
  vation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  provisions  of  grants  for the best available retrofit technology for
  heavy duty vehicles; and to  amend  the  public  authorities  law,  in
  relation  to authorizing the New York state energy research and devel-
  opment authority to expend funds for  retrofit  technology  for  heavy
  duty vehicles

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3  of  section  19-0323  of  the  environmental
conservation law, as amended by section 1 of part U of chapter 58 of the
laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  3. Any diesel powered heavy duty vehicle that is owned by, operated by
or  on  behalf  of,  or  leased by a state agency and state and regional
public authority with more than half of its governing body appointed  by
the  governor  shall  utilize the best available retrofit technology for
reducing the emission of pollutants.  THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE TO SUCH STATE AGENCIES AND STATE
AND REGIONAL PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, AND CONTRACTORS OPERATING ON BEHALF  OF
STATE AGENCIES AND STATE AND REGIONAL PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, WITHIN AMOUNTS
APPROPRIATED,  GRANTS  FOR  THE  BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY. The
commissioner shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of this
subdivision specifying that all vehicles  covered  by  this  subdivision
shall  have best available retrofit technology on or before December 31,
2014.
  This subdivision shall not apply to any vehicle subject to a lease  or
public  works  contract  entered  into or renewed prior to the effective
date of this section.
  S 2. Subdivision 18 of section 1854 of the public authorities law,  as
added by chapter 488 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  18.  To  provide  for  the deposit of all or a portion of the proceeds
collected by the authority from the auction or sale of  emission  allow-

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

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