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Assembly Bill A7861A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain public transportation authorities from procuring certain commuter vehicles which use fossil fuels

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2019-A7861 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2879, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3767

2019-A7861 - Summary

Prohibits public transportation authorities in regions with 500,000 or more residents from procuring certain commuter vehicles which use fossil fuels.

2019-A7861 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7861
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
   certain  public  transportation  authorities  from  procuring  certain
   commuter vehicles which use fossil fuels

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2879 of the public authorities law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (q) to read as follows:
   (Q) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITIES  SERVING  METROPOLITAN  REGIONS
 WITH  A CUMULATIVE POPULATION OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE RESIDENTS
 SHALL BE PROHIBITED  FROM  PROCURING  COMMUTER  BUSES,  PASSENGER  VANS,
 LIVERIES,  AND  OTHER COMMUTER VEHICLES WHICH TRAVEL PRIMARILY ON PUBLIC
 ROADS WHICH USE FOSSIL FUELS, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 10-103 OF THE ENERGY
 LAW, ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10949-01-9

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2019-A7861A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2879, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3767

2019-A7861A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits public transportation authorities in regions with 500,000 or more residents from procuring certain commuter vehicles which use fossil fuels.

2019-A7861A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7861--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CUSICK, FALL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions --  recommitted
   to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and Commissions in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  prohibiting
   certain  public  transportation  authorities  from  procuring  certain
   commuter vehicles which use fossil fuels
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2879 of the public authorities law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (q) to read as follows:
   (Q)  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITIES  SERVING METROPOLITAN REGIONS
 WITH A CUMULATIVE POPULATION OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE  RESIDENTS
 SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM  PROCURING  COMMUTER  BUSES, PASSENGER VANS,
 LIVERIES, AND OTHER COMMUTER VEHICLES WHICH TRAVEL PRIMARILY  ON  PUBLIC
 ROADS WHICH USE FOSSIL FUELS, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 10-103 OF THE ENERGY
 LAW, ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10949-02-9

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