New York A 9139: Enacts the New York traffic reduction act

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A09139 Summary:

BILL NOA09139 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKassay

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COSPNSRSchiavoni, Stern, Lavine, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §224-b, V & T L

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Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish and administer a program authorizing eligible vehicles to operate in designated high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, notwithstanding vehicle occupancy.

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BILL NOA09139 

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10/17/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9139

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 October 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY, SCHIAVONI, O'PHARROW, STERN, LAVINE,
 GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to enacting the
 "New York traffic reduction act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York traffic reduction act".
 3 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 4 224-b to read as follows:
 5 § 224-b. Establishment of the New York clean pass program. 1. The
 6 commissioner of motor vehicles, in consultation with the commissioner of
 7 transportation, shall establish and administer a program to be known as
 8 the "New York clean pass program", authorizing eligible vehicles to
 9 operate in designated high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, notwithstand-
 10 ing vehicle occupancy.
 11 2. Vehicles eligible for participation shall include those classified
 12 as low-emission, energy-efficient, plug-in hybrid electric, or battery
 13 electric vehicles, consistent with criteria established pursuant to 23
 14 U.S.C § 166 and regulations adopted thereafter. The commissioner may by
 15 regulation update eligibility criteria to reflect changes in federal
 16 law, advances in technology, or updated emissions standards.
 17 3. The commissioner shall issue permits, decals, or other indicia for
 18 eligible vehicles, and may prescribe an application process and fee to
 19 cover administrative costs.
 20 (a) The commissioner shall retain autonomy to establish, modify, and
 21 enforce program rules consistent with this section.
 22 (b) Fees collected pursuant to this program shall be deposited in the
 23 dedicated highway and bridge trust fund.
 24 4. (a) The commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the
 25 commissioner of motor vehicles, may designate state-maintained roadways

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13818-03-5

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 1 or segments thereof where the clean pass program shall apply, including
 2 but not limited to the Long Island Expressway HOV lanes.
 3 (b) The commissioner of transportation shall provide for appropriate
 4 signage and markings to give effect to such designations.
 5 5. (a) The state police and any other authorized law enforcement offi-
 6 cers shall enforce compliance with this section and with regulations
 7 adopted thereunder.
 8 (b) Unauthorized use of clean pass lanes shall be subject to fines and
 9 penalties as prescribed by the commissioner through regulation.
 10 6. The commissioner of motor vehicles, in consultation with the
 11 commissioner of transportation, shall submit a biennial report to the
 12 governor and the legislature evaluating program participation, enforce-
 13 ment, environmental impacts, and recommendations for expansion or
 14 modification.
 15 7. (a) For purposes of administering the clean pass program on any
 16 high-occupancy vehicle facility constructed, operated, or maintained
 17 with federal-aid highway funds, the department of transportation shall
 18 ensure compliance with the 23 U.S.C § 166.
 19 (b) Minimum average operating speed shall have the meaning set forth
 20 in 23 U.S.C § 166 (d)(2)(A), and shall be forty-five miles per hour
 21 where the posted speed limit is fifty miles per hour or greater, and not
 22 more t