S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9253
I N S E N A T E
May 12, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring the
department of transportation to prepare a plan for every public trans-
portation system to be eligible to receive operating assistance in the
purchase of any new zero-emission buses or other municipal zero-emis-
sion vehicles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section
18-c to read as follows:
§ 18-C. ZERO-EMISSION MUNICIPAL FLEET PLAN. 1. (A) NO LATER THAN ONE
YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
PREPARE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, A PLAN FOR
EVERY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE OPERATING
ASSISTANCE IN THE PURCHASE OF ANY NEW ZERO-EMISSION BUSES OR OTHER
MUNICIPAL ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AS
PART OF THE NORMAL REPLACEMENT OF ITS FLEET. THE PLAN SHALL ALSO IDENTI-
FY POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE PROGRAM.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
(I) "ZERO-EMISSION BUS" SHALL MEAN A ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE THAT HAS A
SEATING CAPACITY OF FIFTEEN OR MORE PASSENGERS IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER
AND IS USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS; AND
(II) "ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A VEHICLE POWERED BY MEANS OF
A BATTERY OR FUEL CELL OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF
POWER, THAT PRODUCES ZERO EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF ANY GREENHOUSE GAS,
CRITERIA POLLUTANT OR PRECURSOR POLLUTANT UNDER ANY AND ALL POSSIBLE
OPERATIONAL MODES AND CONDITIONS.
2. THE DEPARTMENT'S PLAN SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COMPO-
NENTS:
(I) A GOAL OF FULL TRANSITION TO ZERO-EMISSION BUSES BY TWO THOUSAND
FORTY;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(II) IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL TYPES OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE TECH-
NOLOGIES FOR DEPLOYMENT, SUCH AS BATTERY ELECTRIC OR FUEL CELL ELECTRIC
VEHICLES;
(III) A SCHEDULE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MODIFICATIONS OR UPGRADES, INCLUDING CHARGING, FUELING, AND MAINTENANCE
FACILITIES, TO DEPLOY AND MAINTAIN ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES. THIS SCHEDULE
SHALL SPECIFY THE GENERAL LOCATION OF EACH FACILITY, TYPE OF INFRASTRUC-
TURE, SERVICE CAPACITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, AND A TIMELINE FOR
CONSTRUCTION;
(IV) A SCHEDULE FOR ZERO-EMISSION AND CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION
ENGINE BUS PURCHASES AND LEASE OPTIONS;
(V) A SCHEDULE FOR CONVERSION OF CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION
ENGINE BUSES TO ZERO-EMISSION BUSES, IF ANY;
(VI) A DESCRIPTION ON HOW A TRANSIT AGENCY PLANS TO DEPLOY ZERO-EMIS-
SION BUSES IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;
(VII) A TRAINING PLAN AND SCHEDULE FOR MUNICIPAL BUS OPERATORS AND
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR STAFF REGARDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
ZERO-EMISSION BUSES AND ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES; AND
(VIII) THE USE OF REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI) FUNDS,
IMPLEMENTED IN THE STATE PURSUANT TO 21 NYCRR PART 507, AND OTHER TAX
CREDITS AS FUNDING SOURCES.
3. TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND ANNUALLY
THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW
YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE OFFICE OF
GENERAL SERVICES, SHALL CONDUCT A REPORT ON THE STATUS AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PLAN. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE
DEPARTMENT'S PLAN, INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC GREENHOUSE GAS OR AIR QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT GOALS; THE STATUS OF THE PLAN WITH RESPECT TO MEETING ITS
GOALS AND TARGETS; A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE PLAN; AND, TO THE
EXTENT FEASIBLE, A COMPARISON OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PLAN WITH OTHER
STATES' AND COUNTRIES' ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE PROGRAMS. BASED ON THIS
INFORMATION, THE REPORT SHALL ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MAXI-
MIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS TO EXPAND THE USE OF ZERO-
EMISSION BUSES AND ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES IN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE
MANNER POSSIBLE THAT ACHIEVES THE GREATEST REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AND MAXIMIZES IMPROVEMENTS TO AIR QUALITY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.