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                                   4302
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   providing  that one hundred percent of in-state sales of new passenger
   cars and trucks shall be zero-emissions by two thousand thirty-five

   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 19-0306-b to read as follows:
 § 19-0306-B. ZERO-EMISSIONS CARS AND TRUCKS.
   1. IT SHALL BE A GOAL OF THE STATE THAT ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF  NEW
 PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS OFFERED FOR SALE OR LEASE, OR SOLD, OR LEASED,
 FOR  REGISTRATION  IN  THE STATE SHALL BE ZERO-EMISSIONS BY TWO THOUSAND
 THIRTY-FIVE.  IT SHALL BE A FURTHER GOAL OF THE STATE THAT  ONE  HUNDRED
 PERCENT  OF  MEDIUM-DUTY  AND  HEAVY-DUTY  VEHICLES  OFFERED FOR SALE OR
 LEASE, OR SOLD, OR LEASED, FOR REGISTRATION IN THE STATE  BE  ZERO-EMIS-
 SIONS  BY  TWO THOUSAND FORTY-FIVE FOR ALL OPERATIONS WHERE FEASIBLE. IT
 SHALL BE FURTHER A GOAL OF  THE  STATE  TO  TRANSITION  TO  ONE  HUNDRED
 PERCENT  ZERO-EMISSIONS  OFF-ROAD VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT BY TWO THOUSAND
 THIRTY-FIVE WHERE FEASIBLE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT, TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH  FEDERAL  LAW,  SHALL
 DEVELOP AND PROPOSE:
   A.  PASSENGER  VEHICLE  AND  TRUCK  REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  INCREASING
 VOLUMES OF NEW ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES OFFERED FOR  SALE  OR  LEASE,  OR
 SOLD, OR LEASED, FOR REGISTRATION IN THE STATE TOWARDS THE TARGET OF ONE
 HUNDRED PERCENT OF IN-STATE SALES BY TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-FIVE.
   B. MEDIUM-DUTY AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE REGULATIONS REQUIRING INCREASING
 VOLUMES  OF  NEW  ZERO-EMISSIONS  TRUCKS  AND  BUSES OFFERED FOR SALE OR
 LEASE, OR SOLD, OR LEASED, FOR REGISTRATION AND OPERATED  IN  THE  STATE
 TOWARDS  THE TARGET OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FLEET TRANSITIONING TO
 ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES BY TWO THOUSAND FORTY-FIVE EVERYWHERE FEASIBLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD04327-02-1

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   C. STRATEGIES, IN COORDINATION  WITH  OTHER  STATE  AGENCIES  AND  THE
 FEDERAL  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, TO ACHIEVE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
 ZERO-EMISSIONS FROM OFF-ROAD VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT  OPERATIONS  IN  THE
 STATE  BY  TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-FIVE.   IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACT CONSISTENTLY WITH SAFETY, TECH-
 NOLOGICAL FEASIBILITY AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT, THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORI-
 TY, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE
 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES,  LOCAL  AGENCIES
 AND  OTHER  INTERESTED  PARTIES,  SHALL DEVELOP A ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLE
 MARKET DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BY JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-THREE, AND AN UPDATE EVERY THREE YEARS THEREAFTER, THAT:
   A. ENSURES COORDINATED AND EXPEDITIOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM OF
 POLICIES,  PROGRAMS  AND  REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS AND
 ORDERS ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION.
   B. OUTLINES STATE AGENCIES' ACTIONS TO SUPPORT NEW AND USED ZERO-EMIS-
 SIONS VEHICLE MARKETS FOR BROAD ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF  THIS
 STATE.
   4.  THE DEPARTMENT, THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, SHALL
 USE EXISTING AUTHORITIES TO ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT OF AFFORDABLE POWERING
 OPTIONS FOR ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES, IN WAYS THAT SERVE ALL  COMMUNITIES
 AND  PARTICULARLY  LOW-INCOME  AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, CONSISTENT
 WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.
   5. THE DEPARTMENT, THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND  DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
 PORTATION,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE OTHER STATE AGENCIES, SHALL ON OR
 BEFORE JULY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE,  IDENTIFY  NEAR  TERM
 ACTIONS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION,
 FREIGHT AND TRANSIT OPTIONS, INCLUDING WHERE FEASIBLE:
   A.  SUPPORTING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN OPTIONS, PARTICULARLY IN LOW-IN-
 COME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE, BY  INCORPORATING  SAFE
 AND ACCESSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO PROJECTS WHERE APPROPRIATE.
   B.  SUPPORTING  LIGHT,  MEDIUM, AND HEAVY-DUTY ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES
 AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS PART  OF  LARGER  TRANSPORTATION  PROJECTS,  WHERE
 APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.