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Assembly Bill A7361

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing discounted congestion charge rates for electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

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2019-A7361 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2858, Pub Auth L

2019-A7361 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing discounted congestion charge rates for electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles shall be charged one-third of the rate established to reduce congestion.

2019-A7361 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7361
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
   discounted  congestion charge rates for electric or hydrogen fuel cell
   vehicles

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 2858 to read as follows:
   § 2858. DISCOUNTED RATES FOR ELECTRIC OR HYDROGEN FUEL CELL  VEHICLES;
 CONGESTION  PRICING. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY, IF ANY AUTHORITY SHALL IMPLEMENT ANY  TOLLS,  FARES,  FEES  OR
 OTHER  CHARGES  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION REDUCTION, SUCH
 TOLLS, FARES, FEES OR OTHER CHARGES  SHALL  BE  ONE-THIRD  OF  THE  RATE
 ESTABLISHED FOR AN ELECTRIC OR HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLE.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "ELECTRIC OR HYDROGEN
 FUEL CELL VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT:
   A. HAS FOUR WHEELS;
   B. WAS MANUFACTURED FOR USE PRIMARILY ON  PUBLIC  STREETS,  ROADS  AND
 HIGHWAYS;
   C.  THE  POWERTRAIN  OF  WHICH HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL
 MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS;
   D. IS RATED AT NOT MORE THAN EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS  GROSS
 VEHICLE WEIGHT;
   E.  HAS  A  MAXIMUM  SPEED CAPABILITY OF AT LEAST FIFTY-FIVE MILES PER
 HOUR; AND
   F. IS PROPELLED AT LEAST IN PART BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR  AND  ASSOCIATED
 POWER  ELECTRONICS WHICH PROVIDE ACCELERATION TORQUE TO THE DRIVE WHEELS
 SOMETIME DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS, AND  THAT  DRAWS  ELECTRICITY
 FROM A HYDROGEN FUEL CELL OR FROM A BATTERY THAT:
   (I) HAS A CAPACITY OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR KILOWATT HOURS; AND
   (II)  IS  CAPABLE  OF BEING RECHARGED FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE OF ELEC-
 TRICITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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