STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6947 IN SENATE March 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a sales tax exemption for the purchase of electric vehicles and zero emission vehicles in the state; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to exempting electric vehicles and zero emission vehicles from the emissions inspection requirements; and to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing the zero emission vehicle rebate program within the New York state energy research and develop- ment authority The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph 44 to read as follows: 3 (44) Electric vehicles and zero emissions vehicles. (A) As used in 4 this paragraph, "electric vehicle" means an eligible vehicle, as such 5 term is defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section eighteen 6 hundred eighty-four of the public authorities law, purchased and regis- 7 tered in New York state. 8 (B) As used in this paragraph, "zero emission vehicle" means a vehi- 9 cle, purchased and registered in New York state, meeting the standards 10 provided in 40 CFR 88.104-94(g). 11 § 2. Subdivision (d) of section 306 of the vehicle and traffic law, as 12 amended by chapter 608 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 (d) No person shall issue a certificate or certificates of inspection, 15 inspection extension, or rejection notice without having made a complete 16 inspection or inspections in conformity with the rules and regulations 17 established by the commissioner, or shall wilfully issue a certificate 18 or certificates of inspection for a motor vehicle, the mechanisms and 19 other equipment or emissions of which do not comply with the standards 20 prescribed by the rules and regulations established by the commissioner 21 or the commissioner of environmental conservation, or wilfully issue a EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14552-01-6