A05156 Summary:

BILL NOA05156
 
SAME ASSAME AS S04620
 
SPONSORKavanagh (MS)
 
COSPNSRCahill, Colton, Lupardo, Quart
 
MLTSPNSRAbinanti, Linares, Rivera P
 
Add S1285-s, Pub Auth L; amd SS56-0603, 56-0605 & 56-0607, En Con L
 
Establishes the diesel emissions program and the diesel emissions reduction revolving fund; supplements such fund through federal diesel emission reduction act funds in addition to other state funds.
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A05156 Actions:

BILL NOA05156
 
02/14/2011referred to environmental conservation
01/04/2012referred to environmental conservation
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A05156 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A05156 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5156
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 14, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, CAHILL, COLTON, LUPARDO -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A.  ABINANTI, LINARES, P. RIVERA --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the environmental conser-
          vation  law,  in  relation  to establishing the state diesel emissions

          reduction revolving loan fund
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
     2  section 1285-s to read as follows:
     3    § 1285-s. Diesel emissions reduction program. 1.  The  corporation  is
     4  authorized  to  undertake  a  program to provide financial assistance to
     5  state agencies and eligible recipients  to  encourage  and  support  the
     6  purchase  of  new  and  retrofitting  of existing heavy duty vehicles in
     7  accordance with the provisions of this section.
     8    2. As used in this section, the following  terms  have  the  following
     9  meanings:
    10    (a)  "Best  available retrofit technology" shall have the same meaning

    11  as such term is defined in section 19-0323 of the environmental  conser-
    12  vation law and regulations promulgated thereunder.
    13    (b)  "Commissioner"  shall  mean  the  commissioner  of  environmental
    14  conservation.
    15    (c) "Eligible project" shall mean  a  project  for  the  purchase  and
    16  installation  of best available retrofit technology for heavy duty vehi-
    17  cles, including the retrofit of vehicles required  pursuant  to  section
    18  19-0323  of  the environmental conservation law, and nonroad vehicles as
    19  defined by 42 USC section 7550.
    20    (d) "Eligible recipient" shall mean any person, municipality or  state
    21  agency  subject to section 19-0323 of the environmental conservation law

    22  and any person, municipality or state agency that is an eligible  entity
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07382-01-1

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     1  pursuant  to  the  Energy  Policy Act of 2005 Diesel Emissions Reduction
     2  Program.
     3    (e)  "Heavy  duty vehicle" or "vehicle" shall have the same meaning as
     4  such term is defined in section 19-0323 of the  environmental  conserva-
     5  tion law.
     6    (f)  "Retrofit"  shall  mean the addition of new or enhanced pollution
     7  control after treatment equipment to diesel engines, upgrading a  diesel

     8  engine  to  a  cleaner  configuration,  and  early  replacement of older
     9  engines with newer cleaner engines.
    10    3. (a) There is hereby established in the custody of the corporation a
    11  fund to be known as  the  diesel  emissions  reduction  revolving  fund.
    12  Moneys  in the diesel emissions reduction revolving fund shall be segre-
    13  gated from all other funds of or  in  the  custody  of  the  corporation
    14  subject  to  any  rights of holders of corporation bonds or notes issued
    15  for the purposes of this  section.    Moneys  in  the  diesel  emissions
    16  reduction  revolving  fund  shall  only  be  used in accordance with the
    17  provisions of this section provided, however, that an amount  of  up  to

    18  four  percent of the fund may be utilized annually by the corporation to
    19  pay for costs of administering the fund.
    20    (b) The fund shall consist of the following:
    21    (i) notwithstanding any law  to  the  contrary,  up  to  four  million
    22  dollars  from  state  fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-seven--ninety-
    23  eight appropriations, or subsequent  reappropriation  for  such  project
    24  pursuant to section 56-0603 of the environmental conservation law, up to
    25  four million dollars from state fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-sev-
    26  en--ninety-eight  appropriations, or subsequent reappropriation for such
    27  project pursuant to section 56-0605 of  the  environmental  conservation
    28  law,  up  to  two  million  dollars  from the state fiscal year nineteen

    29  hundred ninety-seven--ninety-eight appropriations, or  subsequent  reap-
    30  propriation for such project pursuant to section 56-0607 of the environ-
    31  mental conservation law;
    32    (ii)  all  moneys  appropriated for the payment of the costs of diesel
    33  emissions reduction activities and equipment pursuant to section one  of
    34  chapter  fifty-five of the laws of two thousand seven, as reappropriated
    35  by chapter fifty-five of the laws of two thousand nine, and  as  may  be
    36  subsequently reappropriated;
    37    (iii) all moneys appropriated by the state legislature for the purpose
    38  of  the  diesel  emissions  reduction revolving fund or otherwise trans-
    39  ferred by the state for deposit therein by the comptroller  as  required
    40  by law;

    41    (iv)  payments  of  principal and interest made by eligible recipients
    42  pursuant to loan or other agreements entered into pursuant  to  subdivi-
    43  sion six of this section; provided, however, if such loans were financed
    44  by  the  issuance  of bonds or notes of the corporation, deposit of such
    45  payments into the fund shall be subject to the rights of the holders  of
    46  such bonds or notes to receive such monies;
    47    (v) investment earnings on amounts in the fund;
    48    (vi) any other payments received from recipients pursuant to a loan or
    49  other  agreement  made  pursuant  to subdivision six of this section for
    50  costs of managing and administering the program; and
    51    (vii) the proceeds of bonds or notes issued  by  the  corporation  for

    52  purposes of providing financial assistance to eligible recipients.
    53    (c)  Additionally,  the  following  sources  may be deposited into the
    54  fund, subject to appropriation or transfer:
    55    (i) all or a portion of moneys paid  to  the  state  pursuant  to  any
    56  future  reauthorization,  reappropriation, extension or expansion of the

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     1  federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act or adoption of any federal act  of
     2  substantially similar purpose;
     3    (ii)  all  or  a  portion  of  moneys  paid  to  the state pursuant to
     4  subsection three of State and Tribal Assistance Grants included in Title
     5  VII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and

     6    (iii) any other moneys paid to the state for deposit in the fund.
     7    4. Moneys in the diesel emissions  reduction  revolving  fund  may  be
     8  invested  as  provided  in  subdivision  four  of section twelve hundred
     9  eighty-four and subdivision six of section twelve hundred  eighty-five-j
    10  of this title.
    11    5.  Moneys  of  the  fund  shall be available only for distribution to
    12  eligible projects pursuant to this section that are approved in  consul-
    13  tation with the department of environmental conservation. The department
    14  of  environmental  conservation  shall,  in consultation with the corpo-
    15  ration, develop guidance for selection of eligible projects, which shall
    16  establish eligibility criteria for distribution of moneys  contained  in

    17  the  fund consistent with the provisions of this section. Subject to any
    18  applicable federal  requirements,  priority  shall  be  given  to  those
    19  projects that will utilize best available retrofit technology and:
    20    (a) are subject to the requirements of section 19-0323 of the environ-
    21  mental conservation law;
    22    (b) maximize public health benefits;
    23    (c)  provide  the  most cost-effective expenditure of funds, including
    24  reductions in diesel emissions per dollar expended; and
    25    (d) serve areas in New York that are:
    26    (i) in non attainment of the  National  Ambient  Air  Quality  primary
    27  standards established for particulate matter or ozone;
    28    (ii)  environmental  justice  areas as designated by the department of

    29  environmental conservation; or
    30    (iii) impacted by higher levels of vehicle traffic; or industrial  and
    31  commercial  areas  including  but  not limited to ports, airports, truck
    32  stops, rail yards, terminals and distribution centers.
    33    6. Moneys in the fund shall be applied by the corporation  to  provide
    34  financial assistance to eligible recipients for eligible projects and to
    35  provide  for  the administrative and management costs of the program. As
    36  used in this section "financial assistance to eligible recipients" means
    37  any one or more of the following:
    38    (a)  making  loans  to  eligible  recipients  for  eligible  projects,
    39  provided  such  loans (i) are made at market or below market rates, (ii)

    40  do not have a final maturity of more than the period of probable useful-
    41  ness as set forth in the local finance law, and (iii) have principal and
    42  interest payments which commence not later than one year after installa-
    43  tion of the eligible project;
    44    (b) buying or refinancing debt obligations of eligible  recipients  at
    45  market or below market rates;
    46    (c)  guarantying,  or purchasing insurance or other credit enhancement
    47  for eligible recipient obligations where such action would improve cred-
    48  it market access for or reduce interest rates on such eligible recipient
    49  obligations;
    50    (d) providing a source of revenue or security for payment of principal
    51  and interest on bonds or notes issued by the corporation if the proceeds

    52  of the sale of such bonds or notes will be deposited in the fund;
    53    (e) providing interest rate subsidy allocations to subsidize loans  to
    54  eligible recipients made from the proceeds of the corporation's bonds or
    55  notes;
    56    (f) providing grants and principal forgiveness;

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     1    (g)  using  investment earnings on moneys in the fund to pay, pursuant
     2  to subdivision seven of this section, the costs of the  corporation  and
     3  the department of environmental conservation of administering and manag-
     4  ing the program described in this section.
     5    7.  (a)  Notwithstanding  any  provisions  of law to the contrary, the

     6  corporation shall distribute moneys contained in the fund as follows:
     7    (i) until March thirty-first, two thousand twelve, twenty  percent  of
     8  the  fund  shall  be  used  to  provide grants to state agencies for the
     9  retrofitting of vehicles subject to section 19-0323 of the environmental
    10  conservation law;
    11    (ii) the remainder of the fund shall  be  used  to  provide  financial
    12  assistance  to  eligible  recipients for eligible projects that meet the
    13  goal of emissions reduction in accordance with the  provisions  of  this
    14  section and in accordance with any applicable federal requirements.
    15    8.  Eligible  recipients may submit applications to the corporation in
    16  such manner as the corporation directs. All applications shall  include,

    17  at a minimum, the following information:
    18    (a)  Any  information  required  to demonstrate eligibility to receive
    19  federal assistance under any federal program listed in subdivision three
    20  of this section;
    21    (b) Calculation of the extent to which installation  of  the  proposed
    22  project will reduce diesel emissions;
    23    (c) The air quality designation of the area in which vehicles proposed
    24  to be retrofitted or replaced operate;
    25    (d)  Extent  to which the proposed project meets the priority criteria
    26  of subdivisions four and five of this section; and
    27    (e) Any other information that the corporation requires.
    28    9. The corporation, in consultation with the  department  of  environ-

    29  mental conservation, is authorized to:
    30    (a)  consult with any other state agency or public authority which the
    31  corporation deems appropriate in the development of the diesel  retrofit
    32  emissions reduction program developed pursuant to this section; and
    33    (b)  prepare,  in consultation with such agencies and authorities, and
    34  make available to the public, diesel emissions reduction program manuals
    35  and brochures for the purpose of ensuring that the standards and  crite-
    36  ria  applicable  to the program are available to persons who may wish to
    37  participate in the program, to facilitate the goals of the program.
    38    10. In addition to the powers granted to the corporation elsewhere  in

    39  this  chapter, the corporation may make loans to eligible recipients for
    40  purposes of financing eligible projects for which the fund may be  used,
    41  subject  to  the  limitations  of subdivision seven of this section, may
    42  accept the obligations of any municipality as security for the repayment
    43  of a loan to an eligible recipient,  and  may  assign  and  pledge  such
    44  eligible  recipient  obligations  and loan agreements for the benefit of
    45  the holder of obligations of the corporation from the proceeds of  which
    46  such  loans  are  made.  Loan  proceeds  may be disbursed to an eligible
    47  recipient in accordance with such restrictions as may be imposed by  the
    48  corporation  in  connection  with such loan or obligations of the corpo-

    49  ration from the proceeds of which such loan is  made.  In  the  event  a
    50  municipality shall fail to make any payment due the corporation pursuant
    51  to  any  loan agreement, financing agreement, or other obligation of the
    52  municipality sold to the corporation  or  issued  as  security  for  the
    53  undertaking of the municipality thereunder, the corporation shall certi-
    54  fy  to  the  comptroller,  and notify the chairman of the senate finance
    55  committee, the chairman of the assembly ways and  means  committee,  the
    56  director  of  the  division  of the budget and the governing body of the

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     1  municipality that such municipality has failed  to  make  such  payment.

     2  Such  certificate  shall  be  in  such  form as may be determined by the
     3  corporation provided such certificate shall specify the exact amount  of
     4  debt  service  and  surcharge,  if  applicable, required to satisfy such
     5  municipality's unpaid obligation. The comptroller, upon receipt of  such
     6  certificate  from  the  corporation,  is authorized to and shall, to the
     7  extent not  otherwise  prohibited  by  law  and  subject  to  any  other
     8  provision  of  law  providing for withholding of payments to the munici-
     9  pality which take precedence over this subdivision, withhold  from  such
    10  municipality  the next succeeding payments of state aid or local assist-
    11  ance otherwise payable to it to the extent necessary to meet the  certi-

    12  fied amount of debt service and surcharge, if applicable, due the corpo-
    13  ration  and  shall  immediately  pay  over  to the corporation as a debt
    14  service payment on behalf of such municipality the amount so withheld.
    15    11. No later than January thirty-first  of  each  calendar  year,  the
    16  corporation  shall submit to the governor, the legislature and the comp-
    17  troller a detailed report of expenditures of  the  fund.    Such  report
    18  shall include at a minimum:
    19    (a) An accounting of moneys paid into the fund from statutory sources;
    20    (b) An accounting of moneys expended for purposes of administering the
    21  fund;
    22    (c)  An  accounting  of  all  moneys  paid out of the fund to eligible

    23  projects, arranged by project, statutory priority level and area of  the
    24  state;
    25    (d)  An  estimation  of  the amount of diesel emissions reduced by the
    26  installation of eligible projects financed by the fund; and
    27    (e) Any discernable or estimated public health benefit  brought  about
    28  by these diesel emissions reductions.
    29    §  2.  Section 56-0603 of the environmental conservation law, as added
    30  by chapter 413 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
    31  § 56-0603. State clean-fueled vehicle projects.
    32    1.  The office of general services is authorized, consistent with  the
    33  strategy  developed pursuant to subdivision three of section two hundred
    34  one-a of the executive law, to conduct a project to acquire clean-fueled

    35  vehicles [and to  develop  and  acquire  the  associated  infrastructure
    36  including  depot  construction],  and  the  New York state environmental
    37  facilities corporation is authorized,  consistent  with  section  twelve
    38  hundred  eighty-five-s  of  the  public  authorities  law, to distribute
    39  monies for the retrofitting of heavy duty diesel engine vehicles.
    40    2.  For the purposes of this section, the term "clean-fueled  vehicle"
    41  shall  mean  any motor vehicle as defined in section one hundred twenty-
    42  five of the vehicle and traffic law, that  uses  electricity,  including
    43  electricity  generated  from  solar  energy,  either stored or generated
    44  on-board, as its primary motive force, or that is fueled  by  compressed
    45  natural gas, propane, methanol, hydrogen or ethanol.

    46    §  3.  Subdivision 1 of section 56-0605 of the environmental conserva-
    47  tion law, as added by chapter 413 of the laws of  1996,  is  amended  to
    48  read as follows:
    49    1.  The  New  York  state energy research and development authority in
    50  cooperation with the department of transportation or the New York  state
    51  environmental facilities corporation is authorized to make state assist-
    52  ance  payments  to  "clean-fueled  buses  projects"  and  is authorized,
    53  consistent with section  twelve  hundred  eighty-five-s  of  the  public
    54  authorities law, to distribute monies for the retrofitting of heavy duty
    55  diesel engine vehicles.

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     1    §  4.  Section 56-0607 of the environmental conservation law, as added

     2  by chapter 413 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
     3  § 56-0607. Other air quality projects.
     4    Of monies received by the state from the sale of bonds pursuant to the
     5  Clean  Water/Clean  Air  Bond  Act of 1996, up to twenty million dollars
     6  ($20,000,000) shall be  available  for  disbursements  for  air  quality
     7  projects pursuant to this section.
     8    The  commissioner is authorized in consultation with other state agen-
     9  cies as may be necessary, to make state assistance payments or to  enter
    10  into  contracts  in the name of the state for projects that will enhance
    11  the quality of the state's environment  and  the  state's  air  quality,
    12  including  cooperation  with the New York state environmental facilities
    13  corporation, to distribute monies for the  retrofitting  of  heavy  duty

    14  diesel  engine  vehicles, consistent with section twelve hundred eighty-
    15  five-s of the public authorities law.
    16    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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