Senate Bill S7961

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations establishing targets for the sales of zero emissions medium and heavy duty vehicles

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


  • 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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2023-S7961 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8765
2021-2022: S4097

2023-S7961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations establishing targets for the sales of zero emissions medium and heavy duty vehicles in the state.

2023-S7961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7961
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  JACKSON, MAY,
   SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  directing  the  commissioner of the department of environmental
   conservation to promulgate rules and regulations establishing  targets
   for  the sales of zero emissions medium and heavy duty vehicles in the
   state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of the department of environmental conser-
 vation shall, within 180 days of the effective date of this act, promul-
 gate  rules  and regulations, which may include the updating of existing
 regulations, which establish targets for the  sales  of  zero  emissions
 medium  and  heavy  duty  vehicles  in  the  state. Such standards shall
 contain the same sales targets, fleet  percentages,  and  credit  calcu-
 lations  for  zero emissions medium and heavy duty vehicles as set forth
 in regulations adopted by the state of California.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02856-01-3



              

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