§ 199-o. Independent range estimate required. (a) Any entity that
sells a zero-emission school bus to a school district or contractor for
use in providing transportation services to a school district located
within the state of New York shall be required to provide an independent
third-party range estimate to prospective purchasers prior to such a
sale. Such range estimate must, at a minimum, provide the estimated
range on different terrain and different weather conditions. The range
estimate shall also include the average level of battery degradation per
ten thousand miles traveled. The range estimate shall also consider
whether the bus is stored outside or utilizes an indoor garage. For the
purposes of this section "zero-emission school bus" shall have the same
meaning as in subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred thirty-eight
of the education law.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to impact sales
completed prior to January first, two thousand twenty-six, provided
however that if the entity selling such zero-emission school buses later
receives a range estimate for the model or models sold prior to January
first, two thousand twenty-six, the selling entity shall provide such
range estimate to the purchasing school district or contractor.