Bill Text: NY A03743 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the New York state autonomous vehicle task force to study autonomous vehicle usage on the roads located within the state of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to transportation [A03743 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A03743-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3743

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 28, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation

        AN ACT establishing the New York state autonomous vehicle task force

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. 1. The department of transportation is hereby authorized to
     2  establish  the  New  York state autonomous vehicle task force to provide
     3  the governor and the legislature with information on autonomous  vehicle
     4  usage on the roads located within the state of New York. For purposes of
     5  this act, an autonomous vehicle, also known as a self-driving car, shall
     6  mean  an unmanned vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and
     7  navigating without human interaction.
     8    2. The task force shall be comprised of:
     9    a. two members appointed by the governor;
    10    b. two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    11    c. two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
    12    d. one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
    13    e. one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and
    14    f. two members appointed by the  commissioner  of  the  department  of
    15  transportation.
    16    3. The task force shall:
    17    a.  study  the  amount  of  current  autonomous vehicle usage on roads
    18  located within the state of New York;
    19    b. determine how different  regions  within  the  state  of  New  York
    20  compare to each other in terms of overall usage;
    21    c.  compare  such  vehicle usage results with similar data compiled in
    22  other states; and
    23    d. study any other issue such task force deems relevant.
    24    4. Such task force shall collaborate with state and city of  New  York
    25  agencies including, but not limited to, the department of motor vehicles
    26  and the New York city department of transportation.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03097-01-1
        A. 3743                             2

     1    5.  The  department  of  transportation  shall  submit a report, on or
     2  before January 1, 2023, to the governor and the legislature of its find-
     3  ings, conclusions and recommendations, and  legislative  and  regulatory
     4  proposals deemed necessary to implement such recommendations.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.