Senate Bill S5439

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the purchase of fuel economy, battery, electric and hybrid passenger vehicles by the office of general services

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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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2019-S5439 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7567
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-108, Energy L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2838, A2412

2019-S5439 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of energy to adopt regulations increasing fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles purchased by or for the state or any agency or public authority thereof, and requires that by 2030 all such vehicles shall be battery, electric, plug-in hybrid electric or zero emission vehicles.

2019-S5439 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5439 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5439
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  energy law, in relation to the purchase of fuel
   economy, electric and hybrid  passenger  vehicles  by  the  office  of
   general services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 5-108 of the energy law, as amended by chapter  120
 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   §  5-108.  Purchase of passenger automobiles.  a. The commissioner, in
 consultation with the commissioner of the office  of  general  services,
 shall  promulgate rules and regulations which shall require[, at a mini-
 mum,] that all passenger automobiles purchased by or for  the  state  or
 any  agency  or  public  authority  thereof,  of which a majority of the
 members are  appointed  by  the  governor,  in  any  fiscal  year  which
 commences  on  or  after  April first, [nineteen hundred eighty-one] TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY, achieve an average fuel economy [not  less  than]  THAT
 MEETS  OR  EXCEEDS  the  applicable average fuel economy standard estab-
 lished pursuant to the provisions of this section  for  the  model  year
 which includes January first of such fiscal year.
   b.  The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  the  office of general
 services, shall be further authorized to establish minimum fuel  economy
 standards  for  different classes of passenger automobiles, as appropri-
 ate, which shall be applicable to such vehicles purchased by or for  the
 state  or any agency or public authority thereof subject to the require-
 ments of subdivision a  of  this  section.    WHENEVER  PRACTICABLE  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PURCHASE BATTERY, ELECTRIC, PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC
 OR ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES.
   c. As used in this section:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11348-02-9
              

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2019-S5439A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7567
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-108, Energy L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2838, A2412

2019-S5439A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of energy to adopt regulations increasing fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles purchased by or for the state or any agency or public authority thereof, and requires that by 2030 all such vehicles shall be battery, electric, plug-in hybrid electric or zero emission vehicles.

2019-S5439A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5439A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5439--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. METZGER, BROOKS, CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Energy
   and  Telecommunications  -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and
   Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  energy law, in relation to the purchase of fuel
   economy, electric and hybrid  passenger  vehicles  by  the  office  of
   general services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 5-108 of the energy law, as amended by chapter  120
 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   §  5-108.  Purchase of passenger automobiles.  a. The commissioner, in
 consultation with the commissioner of the office  of  general  services,
 shall  promulgate rules and regulations which shall require[, at a mini-
 mum,] that all passenger automobiles purchased by or for  the  state  or
 any  agency  or  public  authority  thereof,  of which a majority of the
 members are  appointed  by  the  governor,  in  any  fiscal  year  which
 commences  on  or  after  April first, [nineteen hundred eighty-one] TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, achieve an average fuel  economy  [not  less  than]
 THAT  MEETS  OR  EXCEEDS  the  applicable  average fuel economy standard
 established pursuant to the provisions of this  section  for  the  model
 year which includes January first of such fiscal year.
   b.  The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  the  office of general
 services, shall be further authorized to establish minimum fuel  economy
 standards  for  different classes of passenger automobiles, as appropri-
 ate, which shall be applicable to such vehicles purchased by or for  the
 state  or any agency or public authority thereof subject to the require-
 ments of subdivision a of this section. BY JANUARY FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11348-03-0
              

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