N.Y. Executive Law § 201-a: State clean-fueled vehicle program

§ 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.