Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 14, 2021 | referred to environmental conservation |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
William Colton
Fred Thiele
Linda Rosenthal
Richard Gottfried
A2045 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2996
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §19-0329, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012: A7606
2013-2014: A1228
2015-2016: A315, S7035
2017-2018: A923, S1502
2019-2020: A1698, S4282, S8634
A2045 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2045 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, COLTON, THIELE, L. ROSENTHAL, GOTT- FRIED, STECK, CARROLL, SEAWRIGHT, GALEF, GLICK, REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the idling time of passenger vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 19-0329 to read as follows: § 19-0329. EMISSIONS FROM PASSENGER VEHICLES; LIMITATIONS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "PASSENGER VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS OR LESS, OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE WHOSE PRIMARY USE IS NONCOMMERCIAL PERSONAL TRANSPOR- TATION. SUCH DEFINITION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE "MOTORCYCLE", "TAXICAB" AND "LIVERY" AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. (B) "HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN ANY PASSENGER VEHICLE WHICH DRAWS PROPULSION FROM BOTH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (OR HEAT ENGINE THAT USES COMBUSTIBLE FUEL), AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND EMPLOYS A REGENERATIVE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT RECOVERS WASTE ENERGY TO CHARGE SUCH ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE. 2. NO PERSON SHALL ALLOW OR PERMIT THE ENGINE OF A PASSENGER VEHICLE TO IDLE FOR MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE MINUTES WHEN THE PASSENGER VEHI- CLE IS NOT IN MOTION, EXCEPT THAT THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT APPLY WHEN: (A) SUCH VEHICLE IS FORCED TO REMAIN MOTIONLESS BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OVER WHICH THE OPERATOR THEREOF HAS NO CONTROL; (B) REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY A FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION REQUIRE THE MAINTENANCE OF A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01054-01-1