Assembly Bill A6476

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6476
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 5, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN ACT to establish the hydrogen vehicle task force
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The New York state energy research and development authori-
 ty  in  cooperation  with  the  department  of  transportation is hereby
 authorized to establish the New York state hydrogen vehicle  task  force
 to  provide  the  governor  and  the legislature with information on the
 potential effects of expanding the fleet of hydrogen fuel cell  vehicles
 in the state.
   § 2. The task force shall be comprised of:
   a. two members appointed by the governor;
   b. two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   c. two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   d. two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   e. two members appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
   f.  two  members  appointed by the superintendent of the department of
 financial services;
   g. one member appointed by the president  of  New  York  state  energy
 research and development authority;
   h. one member appointed by the commissioner of transportation; and
   i. one member appointed by the Manufacturing Alliance of New York.
   § 3. The task force shall:
   a.  examine and evaluate the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles within
 the state;
   b. identify the potential effects of expanding  the  use  of  hydrogen
 fuel cell vehicles; and
   c.  make  recommendations  on  expanding the use of hydrogen fuel cell
 vehicles within the state.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 4. Such task force shall collaborate with state and city of New York
 agencies.
   §  5.  The  New  York  state energy research and development authority
 shall submit a report, on or before the first of January second succeed-
 ing the effective date of this act, to the governor and the  legislature
 of  its  findings,  conclusions and recommendations, and legislative and
 regulatory proposals deemed necessary to implement such recommendations.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.