S09491 Summary:

BILL NOS09491
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORCOONEY
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §§107-a & 159-b, amd §401, V & T L
 
Exempts new clean fuel vehicles and vehicles that meet the clean vehicle standards from the first year of registration fees.
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S09491 Actions:

BILL NOS09491
 
05/16/2024REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
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S09491 Committee Votes:

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S09491 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S09491 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9491
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 16, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  exempting
          new clean fuel vehicles and vehicles that meet the clean vehicle stan-
          dards  from  the fees for the first year of registration of such vehi-
          cles; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expiration
          thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding  two  new
     2  sections 107-a and 159-b to read as follows:
     3    §  107-a.    Clean  fuel  vehicle.  Every motor vehicle which is four-
     4  wheeled, has a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than eight  thou-
     5  sand  five  hundred  pounds,  has a maximum speed of at least fifty-five
     6  miles per hour, and can be propelled at least in  part  by  an  electric
     7  motor  and  associated  power  electronics  that draws electricity for a
     8  hydrogen fuel cell or from a battery that has a battery capacity  of  at
     9  least  four  kilowatt-hours,  and  is  capable  of being charged from an
    10  external source of electricity.
    11    § 159-b. Vehicle that meets the clean vehicle standards.  Every  motor
    12  vehicle  which (a) is certified, as provided for under the provisions of
    13  the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq.,  as  amended)
    14  as meeting exhaust emission standards for super-ultra-low emission vehi-
    15  cles which the state of California has adopted (California Code of Regu-
    16  lations,  Title  13)  and  is permitted to adopt under 42 U.S.C. section
    17  7543, and which other states are permitted  to  adopt  under  42  U.S.C.
    18  sections  7503  and 7507, and (b) has a fuel efficiency that is at least
    19  one and one-half times the average fuel efficiency for vehicles  in  its
    20  weight class.
    21    §  2.  Subdivision  6 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law is
    22  amended by adding a new paragraph c-1 to read as follows:
    23    c-1. The provisions of this subdivision and subdivision seven of  this
    24  section with respect to the payment of registration fees shall not apply
    25  to the first year of registration of any new clean fuel vehicle, vehicle
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09344-02-4

        S. 9491                             2
 
     1  that  meets  the  clean vehicle standards or any passenger motor vehicle
     2  operated entirely by electricity not generated by  an  engine  contained
     3  therein.
     4    § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025 and shall expire Janu-
     5  ary  1,  2029  when  upon  such date the provisions of this act shall be
     6  deemed repealed.
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