§ 201-a. State clean-fueled vehicle program. 1. There shall be created
within the office of general services a clean-fueled vehicle program,
with the purpose of acquiring clean-fueled vehicles for state use and
testing and evaluating clean-fueled vehicle technologies.

2. For the purposes of this section, the term "clean-fueled vehicle"
shall mean any motor vehicle as defined in section one hundred
twenty-five of the vehicle and traffic law, that uses electricity,
either stored or generated on-board, as its primary motive force or that
is fueled by compressed natural gas, propane, methanol, hydrogen or
ethanol.

3. The office of general services, in coordination with the New York
state energy research and development authority, and the department of
environmental conservation, shall be responsible for developing a state
clean-fueled vehicle strategy which shall determine how best to
incorporate clean-fueled vehicles into the state fleet. In developing
the strategy, the office of general services shall consider such factors
as: the duty to be performed by the vehicle, the terrain and climate of
the area of the state in which the vehicle is to be used, and other
factors the office of general services, in coordination with the New
York state energy research and development authority and the department
of environmental conservation, deem relevant.

4. The office of general services, in coordination with the New York
state energy research and development authority, the department of motor
vehicles and the department of environmental conservation, shall issue a
report to the governor and the legislature on or before April first,
nineteen hundred ninety-seven setting forth the state's strategy for the
acquisition and utilization of clean-fueled vehicles and shall update
such strategy periodically.

5. Such report shall include, at a minimum, a description of the
state's strategies to promote the use of clean-fueled vehicles by the
general public and in the state fleet. Such strategies shall include:
necessary amendments of state procurement policies to allow and
encourage acquisition of clean-fueled vehicles, development of policy
recommendations to establish incentives for acquisition of clean-fueled
vehicles for use by individuals and private fleets, expeditious review
of policies and procedures identified as barriers to clean-fueled
vehicle introduction, and revision of such policies and procedures as
appropriate. The report shall also assess existing infrastructure,
determine what changes are necessary to support a sustainable
clean-fueled vehicles market and recommend how best to implement those
changes. The report shall assess factors including but not limited to
the following: the availability and viability of existing or developing
technology, sufficient public recharging/refueling capability, standards
for recharging/refueling technologies, utility power quality, vehicle
registration considerations, public outreach and safety training,
battery recycling capability, insurance and liability considerations,
and clean-fueled vehicle acquisition incentives. The report shall also
determine the number of clean-fueled vehicles for immediate use in the
state fleet that can be supported by existing infrastructure.

6. Immediately after submission of the report defined in subdivision
five of this section, the office of general services shall begin a
project to implement the recommendations and strategies of such report.

7. The office of general services shall develop a specific plan to
procure and install necessary infrastructure for a sustainable state
clean-fueled vehicle fleet, including a time frame for such procurement
and installation. In developing such plan, the office of general
services shall consider to the greatest extent possible any steps which
will encourage the utilization of clean-fueled vehicles by the private
sector. The office of general services shall either begin to acquire and
install necessary infrastructure or issue requests for proposals for
such procurement and installation, no later than January first, nineteen
hundred ninety-eight, provided however, that no acquisition of
clean-fueled vehicles, or installation of associated infrastructure,
from the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to the Clean Water/Clean Air
Bond Act of 1996, shall occur prior to April first, nineteen hundred
ninety-seven.

8. The office of general services shall develop a specific plan for
the procurement of clean-fueled vehicles for use in the state fleet.
Procurement of clean-fueled vehicles and utilization in the state fleet
using proceeds of bonds sold pursuant to the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond
Act of 1996 shall begin as soon as possible after the issuance of, and
in accordance with, the report defined in subdivision five of this
section.

9. The office of general services, department of economic development,
and the department of environmental conservation, shall evaluate the
potential for developing a private clean-fueled vehicle industry in the
state and submit recommendations from time to time to the legislature
and the governor for attracting such industry, by either established
motor vehicle producers or other companies, to the state.