NY State Senate Bill S4092

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 25, 2021	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 18, 2021	advanced to third reading
Mar 17, 2021	2nd report cal.
Mar 16, 2021	1st report cal.584
Feb 02, 2021	referred to environmental conservation

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S4092 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2578
Current Committee:: Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §54-1521, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S5655, A7561

S4092 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases rebates to municipalities towards the cost of eligible infrastructure projects which support the development of clean vehicles.

S4092 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4092

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
increasing rebates to municipalities for the cost of any eligible
infrastructure projects which support the development of clean vehicles

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To increase participation in the Department of Environmental Conserva-
tion's Zero Emission Vehicle rebate program and to incentivize munici-
palities to decrease their carbon footprint.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one of this bill amends Section 54-1521, subsection (3b), of the
Environmental Conservation Law to increase the rebate of an eligible
electric vehicle purchase from a minimum rebate of $1,500 and a maximum
rebate of $7,500.

Section two of this bill sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Zero Emis-
sion Vehicle (ZEV) rebate program is designed to assist and incentivize
municipalities with the purchase of electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles
with certain requirements.  Many counties throughout New York State are
interested in saving taxpayers money, reducing their carbon footprint
and helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Unfortunately, the current rebate structure does not allow enough flexi-
bility and financial incentive to convince counties to switch their
fleets from gas powered vehicles to eligible vehicles under the ZEV
program.

This legislation proposes to increase the eligible rebate from a minimum
of $750 to $1,500 and a maximum rebate of $5,000 to $7,500.  This mini-
mal rebate increase will be enough to make a financial argument that an
electric vehicle or other eligible vehicle is more affordable to a coun-
ty fleet than a gas-powered alternative.  Because municipalities are
ineligible for the federal tax incentives, this legislation will greatly
help develop a more robust electric vehicle charging infrastructure,
assist municipal eligibility with the clean energy program offered by
NYSERDA, help grow the DEC climate smart communities' program, and
assist the state in meeting its green house gas emission reduction
goals.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: 55655 EN CON / 07561-A en con

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

S4092 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4092
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   increasing  rebates  to  municipalities  for  the cost of any eligible
   infrastructure projects which support the development of  clean  vehi-
   cles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 3  of  section  54-1521  of  the
 environmental conservation law, as added by section 5 of part U of chap-
 ter 58 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  The  department,  in  consultation  with the New York state energy
 research and development authority, shall determine the  amount  of  the
 rebate  taking  into  consideration  the  electric range of the vehicle,
 provided that a rebate of an eligible purchase shall be  not  less  than
 [seven  hundred fifty] ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED dollars per vehicle and
 not more than [five] SEVEN thousand FIVE HUNDRED dollars per vehicle.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply  to  costs
 incurred on and after such date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01186-01-1

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Mar 25, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 25, 2021

Mar 16, 2021 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: Mar 16, 2021

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Mar 25, 2021 - floor Vote

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Mar 16, 2021 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: Mar 16, 2021

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S4092 (ACTIVE) - Details

S4092 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4092 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4092 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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