STATE OF NEW YORK
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8298
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
October 20, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the state or
any agency or public authority thereof to purchase zero emission vehi-
cles beginning in two thousand twenty-three
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 201-a of the executive law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
3 10. Beginning on January first, two thousand twenty-three and there-
4 after, every passenger vehicle purchased, leased or acquired by or for
5 the state or any agency or public authority thereof shall be a zero
6 emission vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, "zero emission vehi-
7 cle" shall mean a vehicle powered by means of a battery or fuel cell or
8 a combination thereof, or another source of power, that produces zero
9 exhaust emissions of any greenhouse gas, criteria pollutant or precursor
10 pollutant under any and all possible operational modes and conditions.
11 The office of general services, in consultation with the department of
12 environmental conservation and the New York state energy research and
13 development authority, shall, no later than ninety days after the effec-
14 tive date of this subdivision, develop a specific state fleet procure-
15 ment plan to implement the provisions of this subdivision, provided,
16 however, that such plan shall provide for exceptions where a zero emis-
17 sion vehicle is not available for procurement.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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