Bill Text: NY S08612 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority in cooperation with the department of transportation 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-21 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S08612 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08612-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8612

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 21, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
          cations

        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:

     1    Section 1. The New York state energy research and development authori-
     2  ty in cooperation  with  the  department  of  transportation  is  hereby
     3  authorized  to  establish the New York state hydrogen vehicle task force
     4  to provide the governor and the  legislature  with  information  on  the
     5  potential  effects of expanding the fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
     6  in the state.
     7    § 2. The task force shall be comprised of:
     8    a. two members appointed by the governor;
     9    b. two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    10    c. two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
    11    d. two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
    12    e. two members appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
    13    f. two members appointed by the superintendent of  the  department  of
    14  financial services;
    15    g.  one  member  appointed  by  the president of New York state energy
    16  research and development authority;
    17    h. one member appointed by the commissioner of transportation; and
    18    i. one member appointed by the Manufacturing Alliance of New York.
    19    § 3. The task force shall:
    20    a. examine and evaluate the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles  within
    21  the state;
    22    b.  identify  the  potential  effects of expanding the use of hydrogen
    23  fuel cell vehicles; and
    24    c. make recommendations on expanding the use  of  hydrogen  fuel  cell
    25  vehicles within the state.
    26    § 4. Such task force shall collaborate with state and city of New York
    27  agencies.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    §  5.  The  New  York  state energy research and development authority
     2  shall submit a report, on or before the first of January second succeed-
     3  ing the effective date of this act, to the governor and the  legislature
     4  of  its  findings,  conclusions and recommendations, and legislative and
     5  regulatory proposals deemed necessary to implement such recommendations.
     6    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.