STATE OF NEW YORK
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9863
IN ASSEMBLY
February 20, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
definition of eligible vehicles for climate smart community projects
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section
2 54-1521 of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 5 of
3 part U of chapter 58 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
4 (i) has up to four wheels;
5 § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 54-1521 of the environ-
6 mental conservation law, as added by section 5 of part U of chapter 58
7 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows
8 b. The department, in consultation with the New York state energy
9 research and development authority, shall determine the amount of the
10 rebate taking into consideration the electric range of the vehicle and
11 the estimated annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions provided by
12 that vehicle as compared to a similar internal combustion engine
13 vehicle, provided that a rebate of an eligible purchase shall be not
14 [less than seven hundred fifty dollars per vehicle and not] more than
15 five thousand dollars per vehicle.
16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15421-01-0