Bill Text: NY S06298 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Enacts an advanced clean fleets law to reduce vehicle emissions for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-08 - PRINT NUMBER 6298A [S06298 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S06298-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Enacts an advanced clean fleets law to reduce vehicle emissions for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-08 - PRINT NUMBER 6298A [S06298 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S06298-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6298 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 12, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the advanced clean fleets law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 19-0306-b of the environmental 2 conservation law, as amended by chapter 109 of the laws of 2022, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. It shall be a goal of the state that one hundred percent of new 5 passenger cars and trucks offered for sale or lease, or sold, or leased, 6 for registration in the state shall be zero-emissions by two thousand 7 thirty-five. It shall be a further goal of the state that fifty percent 8 of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles offered for sale or lease, or 9 sold, or leased, for registration in the state be zero-emissions by two 10 thousand thirty, that eighty percent of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehi- 11 cles offered for sale or lease, or sold, or leased, for registration in 12 the state be zero-emissions by two thousand thirty-five, and that one 13 hundred percent of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles offered for sale 14 or lease, or sold, or leased, for registration in the state be zero-em- 15 issions by two thousand [forty-five] forty for all operations where 16 feasible. It shall be further a goal of the state to transition to one 17 hundred percent zero-emissions from new off-road vehicles and equipment 18 purchased beginning in two thousand thirty-five, where feasible. 19 § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 19-0306-b of the environ- 20 mental conservation law, as amended by chapter 109 of the laws of 2022, 21 is amended to read as follows: 22 b. Medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicle regulations requiring increasing 23 volumes of new zero-emissions trucks and buses offered for sale or 24 lease, or sold, or leased, for registration and operated in the state 25 towards the target of fifty percent of the sold or leased fleet transi- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06573-04-3S. 6298 2 1 tioning to zero-emissions vehicles by two thousand thirty, eighty 2 percent of the sold or leased fleet transitioning to zero-emissions 3 vehicles by two thousand thirty-five, and one hundred percent of the 4 sold or leased fleet transitioning to zero-emissions vehicles by two 5 thousand [forty-five] forty everywhere feasible. 6 § 3. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new 7 section 19-0306-c to read as follows: 8 § 19-0306-c. Advanced clean fleets law for medium- and heavy-duty vehi- 9 cles. 10 1. This section shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the 11 "advanced clean fleets law." 12 2. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the 13 following meanings: 14 (a) "Break-bulk goods" shall mean goods that are stowed on a drayage 15 truck in individually counted units. 16 (b) "Drayage truck" shall mean any in-use on-road vehicle that trans- 17 ports cargo, such as containerized bulk or break-bulk goods, between a 18 maritime terminal and intermodal rail facility, distribution center, or 19 other near-port location. 20 (c) "Fleet operator" or "operator" shall mean the individual or busi- 21 ness entity, whether in partnership, limited liability company, joint 22 stock company, corporation, or any other form, which owns a truck, or a 23 broker, which, as a principal or agent, sells, offers to sell, or nego- 24 tiates for truck transportation by a motor carrier for compensation. 25 For the purposes of this paragraph, "truck" shall refer to a medium-duty 26 vehicle, as defined in paragraph (i) of this subdivision, a heavy-duty 27 vehicle, as defined in paragraph (e) of this subdivision, a drayage 28 truck, as defined in paragraph (b) of this subdivision, or any truck, as 29 defined in paragraph (n) of this subdivision, owned, operated, or 30 controlled as part of a high priority fleet, as defined in paragraph (f) 31 of this subdivision. 32 (d) "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" shall mean the weight of a 33 vehicle consisting of the unladen weight and the maximum carrying capac- 34 ity recommended by the manufacturer of such vehicle. 35 (e) "Heavy-duty vehicle" shall mean a vehicle with a gross vehicle 36 weight rating greater than twenty thousand six hundred pounds. 37 (f) "High priority fleets" shall mean trucking fleets which are owned, 38 operated, or controlled by entities with fifty million dollars or more 39 in annual gross revenue and that own, operate, or control at least one 40 vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than eight thou- 41 sand five hundred pounds, or trucking fleets which are owned, operated, 42 or controlled by entities which own, operate, or control at least fifty 43 vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than eight thou- 44 sand five hundred pounds. 45 (g) "Intermodal rail facility" shall mean a facility owned or operated 46 by a public or private entity that receives both drayage trucks and 47 locomotives. 48 (h) "Maritime terminal" shall mean wharves, bulkheads, quays, piers, 49 docks, and other berthing locations and adjacent storage or adjacent 50 areas and structures associated with the primary movement of cargo and 51 goods from vessel to shore, or shore to vessel, including structures 52 which are devoted to receiving, handling, holding, consolidating, and 53 loading or delivery of waterborne shipments or passengers, including 54 areas devoted to the maintenance of the terminal or equipment.S. 6298 3 1 (i) "Medium-duty vehicle" shall mean a vehicle with a gross vehicle 2 weight rating between fourteen thousand one pounds and twenty thousand 3 six hundred pounds. 4 (j) "Motor carrier" shall mean a common and contract carrier of prop- 5 erty by motor vehicle and a common carrier of household goods by motor 6 vehicle. 7 (k) "Near zero emissions" shall refer to a vehicle that uses zero 8 emission technologies or technologies that provide a pathway to zero 9 emission operations or that incorporates other technologies that signif- 10 icantly reduce exhaust emissions of any greenhouse gas, criteria pollu- 11 tant, or precursor pollutant under any and all possible operational 12 modes and conditions. 13 (l) "On-road" shall mean a vehicle that is designed to be driven on 14 public highways, as such term is defined in section one hundred thirty- 15 four of the vehicle and traffic law, and that is registered or capable 16 of being registered pursuant to article fourteen of the vehicle and 17 traffic law. 18 (m) "Zero emission" shall refer to a vehicle powered by means of a 19 battery or fuel cell or a combination thereof, or another source of 20 power, that produces zero exhaust emissions of any greenhouse gas, 21 criteria pollutant or precursor pollutant under any and all possible 22 operational modes and conditions. 23 (n) "Truck" shall mean a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 24 greater than eight thousand five hundred pounds. 25 3. No later than one year after the effective date of this section, 26 all fleet operators, as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision two of 27 this section, shall be required to compile and deliver a report to the 28 department which shall detail: 29 (a) the number and type of contracts the fleet operator may have to 30 deliver items or perform work in the state of New York; 31 (b) what types of facilities the fleet operator uses to store such 32 operator's medium and heavy-duty vehicle fleet as a home base, and 33 whether such fleet is primarily fueled at such home base; 34 (c) whether such storage facility is owned or leased by the fleet 35 operator; 36 (d) whether such storage facility contains refueling infrastructure 37 and the type of such infrastructure; 38 (e) the body and fuel type of each vehicle of the operator's fleet; 39 (f) how many vehicles in the operator's fleet are zero emission vehi- 40 cles or near zero emission vehicles compared to non-zero emission or 41 non-near zero emission vehicles; 42 (g) the weight class of each vehicle in the operator's fleet; 43 (h) the estimated daily and annual mileage of each vehicle in the 44 operator's fleet; 45 (i) whether the operator's fleet has a predictable usage pattern, and 46 if so, a description of such pattern; 47 (j) whether the operator's fleet tows a trailer and if so, a 48 description of the weight and type of such trailer; 49 (k) whether the operator's fleet is registered outside the state of 50 New York, and if so, where such fleet is registered; 51 (l) the percentage of an operator's fleet being driven on public high- 52 ways compared to the percentage parked at a facility on an average day; 53 (m) the average annual mileage of the operator's fleet; 54 (n) whether the operator's fleet is equipped with a global positioning 55 system or other form of electronic mileage tracking;S. 6298 4 1 (o) how many years after purchase or lease a vehicle in the operator's 2 fleet is typically kept; 3 (p) whether the fleet operator is the owner of the fleet or is 4 dispatching vehicles as a broker of such fleet; and 5 (q) any other information the department deems necessary in order to 6 enforce the provisions of this section. 7 4. (a) Commencing in the year two thousand twenty-seven, no fleet 8 operator shall newly purchase or lease a drayage truck in this state 9 unless such truck is a zero emission or near zero emission vehicle. 10 (b) Commencing in the year two thousand thirty-five, no fleet operator 11 shall maintain or drive a drayage truck in this state unless it is a 12 zero emission or near zero emission vehicle. 13 (c) Commencing in the year two thousand forty, no fleet operator shall 14 maintain or drive a medium or heavy-duty vehicle in this state unless it 15 is a zero emission or near zero emission vehicle. 16 (d) Commencing in the year two thousand twenty-seven, all high priori- 17 ty fleet operators must replace a non-zero emission or non-near zero 18 emission truck that has reached the end of its useful life, defined as 19 occurring when either (i) the model year for the engine of such truck 20 has exceeded eighteen years, or (ii) such truck has been driven more 21 than eight hundred thousand miles, whichever is sooner, with a zero 22 emission or near zero emission truck. High priority fleet operators 23 shall not be required to replace a non-zero emission or non-near zero 24 emission truck that has reached the end of its useful life, however, if 25 such operator has determined that a replacement for such truck is unnec- 26 essary. 27 (e) (i) The commissioner may, in their discretion, exempt fleet oper- 28 ators from the zero emission or near zero emission fleet requirements 29 described in this subdivision if no such zero emission or near zero 30 emission vehicle model is available for purchase or lease which meets 31 the needs of such fleet operator, in which case the fleet operator shall 32 be able to purchase or lease an alternative vehicle model, including 33 models with an internal combustion engine, where necessary. The 34 commissioner shall promulgate rules and/or regulations to effectuate the 35 provisions of this paragraph. 36 (ii) The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, 37 a list of vehicle models, sortable by manufacturer and model year, which 38 are not yet available as a zero emission or near zero emission vehicle. 39 5. (a) The department shall establish a navigation program to provide 40 information and assistance to fleet operators relating to the provisions 41 of this section. Such program shall include assistance by a natural 42 person by phone and email as well as the posting of information on a 43 publicly accessible website. 44 (b) The navigation program shall provide the following: 45 (i) information about available zero emission and near zero emission 46 models of vehicles for fleet operators covered under this section; 47 (ii) information about available programs to assist fleet operators in 48 the purchasing or lease of zero emission and near zero emission vehi- 49 cles, such as but not limited to, vouchers, rebates, competitive grants, 50 low-cost financing, or any other program offered by any public or 51 private entity; and 52 (iii) any other information the department deems relevant in order to 53 compel compliance with the provisions of this section. 54 (c) The department shall conduct an outreach and education campaign to 55 inform fleet operators of the provisions of this section.S. 6298 5 1 6. No later than two years after the effective date of this section, 2 and each year thereafter, the department shall issue a report on the 3 state of the trucking industry as it relates to the provisions of this 4 section. Such report shall include: 5 (a) the number of fleet operators covered by this section and an 6 aggregate description of such operators' fleets, including the number of 7 drayage trucks and medium and heavy duty vehicles across the state; 8 (b) the aggregate percentage of vehicles owned, operated, or 9 controlled by fleet operators covered under this section which are zero 10 emission or near zero emission vehicles compared to non-zero emission or 11 non-near zero emission vehicles; 12 (c) an aggregate description of the purchase or lease of new vehicles 13 by fleet operators and whether such vehicles are zero emission or near 14 zero emission vehicles compared to non-zero emission or non-near zero 15 emission vehicles; 16 (d) an aggregate description, by number and percentage, of non-zero 17 emission or non-near zero emission vehicles covered by this section 18 which were not able to be replaced with zero emission or near zero emis- 19 sion vehicles due to such vehicle model's unavailability, as well as 20 such model's anticipated date, if any, of availability by any vehicle 21 manufacturer; 22 (e) the estimated aggregate annual mileage of fleet operators covered 23 by this section; 24 (f) the estimated aggregate annual tailpipe emissions of fleet opera- 25 tors covered by this section, based on the mileage reported in paragraph 26 (e) of this subdivision; 27 (g) recommendations for any legislative changes to this section; and 28 (h) any other information the department deems necessary to include as 29 a description of the trucking industry's compliance with this act. 30 Such report shall be delivered on an annual basis to the temporary 31 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the governor. 32 Such report shall also be posted for public review in a clear and 33 conspicuous manner on the department's website. 34 7. (a) Any fleet operator who violates the provisions of subdivision 35 four of this section shall be liable, in the case of a first violation, 36 for a penalty not less than five hundred dollars nor more than eighteen 37 thousand dollars for said violation; provided, however, that the commis- 38 sioner may in their discretion suspend such penalty for a period of one 39 calendar year. If at the end of such calendar year, such fleet operator 40 remains noncompliant with subdivision four of this section, such penalty 41 shall be reinstated and become immediately due and payable to the 42 commissioner. 43 (b) In the case of a second or any further violation, the liability 44 shall be for a penalty not to exceed twenty-six thousand dollars for 45 said violation. 46 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 47 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 48 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 49 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 50 completed on or before such effective date.
