Requires applicants for registration of hybrid vehicles to submit proof of the make, model and model year of the motor vehicle for which registration is being applied, to the commissioner; establishes that after such proof is submitted, certificates of registration shall display the markings "qualified hybrid vehicle" and such vehicle's US EPA highway fuel economy rating of 45 mpg or more.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2651
SPONSOR: Colton (MS) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to affixing the
designation "qualified hybrid vehicle" and the estimated miles per
gallon of such vehicle as calculated by the United States environmental
protection agency onto all car registration forms
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To allow owners of hybrid vehicles the.chance to take full advantage of
all the benefits that the state offers for purchasing and driving a fuel
efficient vehicle.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 125-b.
This new section defines a Qualified hybrid vehicle as a vehicle which
draws propulsion energy from both an internal combustion engine (or heat
engine that uses combustive fuel) and an energy storage device, and
employs a regenerative vehicle braking system that recovers waste energy
to charge such energy storage device. The applicant must furnish proof
at registration that the vehicle is certified to the California Super
Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standard and achieves the U.S. EPA highway
fuel economy rating of forty-five miles per gall-on or more. The make,
model, and the year of the motor vehicle will always be considered proof
of compliance.
JUSTIFICATION:
With a growing number of state programs that promote the purchase of
products that save fuel and energy, that state should make it as easy as
possible to verify that a consumer qualifies for state benefits that are
attached to such purchase. This would include the issuance of the Green
E-Z pass through the Thruway Authority, the Port Authority and others
that offer such discount.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2013-14: A.1602/Transportation
2011-12: A.864/Transportation
2009-10: A.4221/Transportation; S.2963/Transportation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.
