N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 19-0306-b: Zero-emissions cars and trucks

§ 19-0306-b. Zero-emissions cars and trucks.

1. It shall be a goal of the state that one hundred percent of new

passenger cars and trucks offered for sale or lease, or sold, or leased,

for registration in the state shall be zero-emissions by two thousand

thirty-five. It shall be a further goal of the state that one hundred

percent of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles offered for sale or

lease, or sold, or leased, for registration in the state be

zero-emissions by two thousand forty-five for all operations where

feasible. It shall be further a goal of the state to transition to one

hundred percent zero-emissions from new off-road vehicles and equipment

purchased beginning in two thousand thirty-five, where feasible.

2. The department, to the extent consistent with federal law, shall

develop and propose:

a. Passenger vehicle and truck regulations requiring increasing

volumes of new zero-emissions vehicles offered for sale or lease, or

sold, or leased, for registration in the state towards the target of one

hundred percent of in-state sales by two thousand thirty-five.

b. Medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicle regulations requiring increasing

volumes of new zero-emissions trucks and buses offered for sale or

lease, or sold, or leased, for registration and operated in the state

towards the target of one hundred percent of the fleet transitioning to

zero-emissions vehicles by two thousand forty-five everywhere feasible.

c. Strategies, in coordination with other state agencies, other states

and the federal environmental protection agency, to achieve one hundred

percent zero-emissions from new off-road vehicles and equipment

operations in the state by two thousand thirty-five. In implementing the

provisions of this paragraph, the department shall act consistently with

safety, technological feasibility and cost-effectiveness.

3. The New York state energy research and development authority, in

consultation with the department, the department of economic

development, the public service commission, the department of

transportation, the department of motor vehicles, and other state

agencies, local agencies and other interested parties, shall develop a

zero-emissions vehicle market development strategy by January

thirty-first, two thousand twenty-three, and an update every three years

thereafter, that:

a. Ensures coordinated and expeditious implementation of the system of

policies, programs and regulations necessary to achieve the goals and

orders established by this section.

b. Outlines state agencies' actions to support new and used

zero-emissions vehicle markets for broad accessibility for all residents

of this state.

4. The department, the New York state energy research and development

authority, the public service commission and other state agencies, shall

use existing authorities to accelerate deployment of affordable powering

options for zero-emissions vehicles, in ways that serve all communities

and particularly low-income and disadvantaged communities, consistent

with state and federal law.

5. The department, the New York state energy research and development

authority, the department of motor vehicles and the department of

transportation, in consultation with the other state agencies, shall on

or before July fifteenth, two thousand twenty-three, identify near term

actions and investment strategies to improve sustainable transportation,

freight and transit options, including where feasible:

a. Supporting bicycle and pedestrian options, particularly in

low-income and disadvantaged communities in the state, by incorporating

safe and accessible infrastructure into projects where appropriate.

b. Supporting light, medium, and heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicles

and infrastructure as part of larger transportation projects, where

appropriate.