Bill Text: NY A00870 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing for the operation on public roads of electric vehicles and requiring certain equipment on electric vehicles
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to transportation [A00870 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A00870-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 870 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE, LUPARDO, FIELDS, TITONE, GALEF, GORDON, STIRPE, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing for the operation on public roads of electric vehicles and requiring certain equipment on electric vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 122-bb to read as follows: 3 S 122-BB. MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE. A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON OR BY 4 WHICH A PERSON MAY BE TRANSPORTED, THAT: 5 1. HAS A MAXIMUM SPEED OF THIRTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR AS CERTIFIED BY 6 THE MANUFACTURER; 7 2. IS PROPELLED BY ITS OWN POWER, USING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OR OTHER 8 DEVICE THAT TRANSFORMS STORED ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO THE MOTION OF THE 9 VEHICLE; 10 3. STORES ELECTRICITY IN BATTERIES, ULTRACAPACITORS, OR SIMILAR 11 DEVICES, WHICH ARE CHARGED FROM THE POWER GRID OR FROM RENEWABLE ELEC- 12 TRICAL ENERGY SOURCES; 13 4. IS FULLY ENCLOSED AND INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE DOOR FOR ENTRY; 14 5. HAS A WHEELBASE OF FORTY INCHES OR GREATER AND A WHEEL DIAMETER OF 15 TEN INCHES OR GREATER; 16 6. EXHIBITS A MANUFACTURER'S COMPLIANCE WITH 49 CFR, PART 565, OR 17 DISPLAYS A SEVENTEEN CHARACTER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AS PROVIDED 18 IN 49 CFR, PART 565; 19 7. BEARS A STICKER, AFFIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER, ON THE LEFT 20 SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW THAT INDICATES THE VEHICLE'S MAXIMUM SPEED 21 RATING; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01139-01-9 A. 870 2 1 8. AS CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, IS EQUIPPED AS PROVIDED IN 2 SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER. 3 S 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 4 379 to read as follows: 5 S 379. MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES: REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. A 6 MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWEN- 7 TY-TWO-BB OF THIS CHAPTER, MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH THE FOLLOWING: 8 1. HEADLAMPS, FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LAMPS, TAIL LAMPS, AND STOP 9 LAMPS; 10 2. THREE RED REFLECTORS, TWO OF WHICH MUST BE PLACED ON EACH SIDE AS 11 FAR TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS PRACTICABLE, AND ONE OF WHICH MUST BE 12 PLACED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE; 13 3. AN EXTERIOR MIRROR MOUNTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND 14 EITHER AN EXTERIOR MIRROR MOUNTED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE 15 OR AN INTERIOR MIRROR; 16 4. A PARKING BRAKE; 17 5. A WINDSHIELD THAT CONFORMS TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY 18 STANDARD PROVIDED IN 49 CFR 571.205; 19 6. A SEATBELT ASSEMBLY THAT CONFORMS TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE 20 SAFETY STANDARD PROVIDED IN 49 CFR 571.209; AND 21 7. A ROLL BAR, ROLL CAGE, OR CRUSH-PROOF BODY DESIGN. 22 S 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 401 of the vehicle and 23 traffic law, as amended by section 74 of part A of chapter 56 of the 24 laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 25 a. The following fees shall be paid to the commissioner, or agent, 26 upon the registration or reregistration of a motor vehicle, including a 27 suburban, in accordance with the provisions of this article: 28 If such motor vehicle, fully equipped, weighs thirty-five hundred 29 pounds or less, sixty-four and one-half cents for each one hundred 30 pounds or major fraction thereof; if such motor vehicle, fully equipped, 31 weighs more than thirty-five hundred pounds, sixty-four and one-half 32 cents for each one hundred pounds up to thirty-five hundred pounds, and 33 ninety-seven cents for each hundred pounds, or major fraction thereof, 34 in excess of thirty-five hundred pounds; provided, however, that the 35 total fees for the registration or reregistration of any passenger motor 36 vehicle propelled by electricity, INCLUDING A MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC 37 VEHICLE, shall be twelve dollars and ninety-four cents, of a six, eight, 38 or twelve cylinder motor vehicle not less than twelve dollars and nine- 39 ty-four cents, and of any other motor vehicle not less than ten dollars 40 and thirty-five cents; and provided further that for motor vehicles 41 described in subdivision seven of this section, the fee for such regis- 42 tration shall be as therein prescribed. Provided further, however, that 43 the maximum registration fee under this paragraph shall not exceed 44 fifty-six dollars and six cents per registration year. For the purposes 45 of this section a "suburban" shall be a motor vehicle with a convertible 46 or interchangeable body or with removable seats, usable for both passen- 47 ger and delivery purposes, and including motor vehicles, commonly known 48 as station or depot wagons. The manufacturer's weight of motor vehicle 49 shall be accepted as the weight for the purpose of registration under 50 this paragraph. 51 S 4. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 52 501 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 339 of the 53 laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 54 (iv) Class D. Such license shall be valid to operate any passenger or 55 limited use automobile or any truck with a GVWR of not more than twen- 56 ty-six thousand pounds or any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a GVWR A. 870 3 1 of not more than ten thousand pounds, or any such vehicle towing another 2 vehicle with a GVWR of more than ten thousand pounds provided such 3 combination of vehicles has a GCWR of not more than twenty-six thousand 4 pounds, or any personal use vehicle with a GVWR of not more than twen- 5 ty-six thousand pounds or any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a GVWR 6 of not more than ten thousand pounds, except it shall not be valid to 7 operate a tractor, a motorcycle other than a class B or C limited use 8 motorcycle, a vehicle used to transport passengers for hire or for which 9 a hazardous materials endorsement is required, or a vehicle defined as a 10 bus in subdivision one of section five hundred nine-a of this title. 11 NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE VALID TO OPERATE A 12 MOTORCYCLE THAT IS PROPELLED BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OR OTHER DEVICE THAT 13 TRANSFORMS STORED ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO THE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE, HAS 14 A FULLY ENCLOSED CAB, IS EQUIPPED WITH THREE WHEELS IN CONTACT WITH THE 15 GROUND, IS EQUIPPED WITH A SEAT AND SEATBELTS. 16 S 5. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 17 1106 to read as follows: 18 S 1106. MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE -- OPERATING REQUIREMENTS. 1. A 19 MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAY ONLY BE OPERATED ON A HIGHWAY FOR 20 WHICH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT DOES NOT EXCEED FORTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR. 21 2. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAP- 22 TER SHALL APPLY TO THE OPERATOR OF A MEDIUM-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE. 23 S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.