New York A 8998: Enacts the "dollars for diesels act" relating to financial incentives for the retirement of certain heavy- and medium-duty diesel-powered vehicles

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A08998 Summary:

BILL NOA08998A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08670-A

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSRSteck

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §19-0333, En Con L

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Enacts the "dollars for diesels act"; directs the commissioner of environmental conservation, in consultation with the New York state energy research and development authority, to establish and administer a program to provide financial incentives to owners of heavy- and medium-duty diesel-powered vehicles of a model year two thousand ten or older to retire and replace such vehicles with new heavy- or medium-duty diesel-powered vehicles of model year two thousand twenty-four or newer that meet or exceed applicable emission standards.

Go to top A08998 Actions:

BILL NOA08998A

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08/13/2025referred to environmental conservation

12/17/2025amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation

12/17/2025print number 8998a

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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Go to topA08998 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8998--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, STECK -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 enacting the "dollars for diesels act" relating to financial incen-
 tives for the retirement of certain heavy- and medium-duty diesel-pow-
 ered vehicles

 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 "dollars for diesels act".
 3 § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new
 4 section 19-0333 to read as follows:
 5 § 19-0333. Dollars for diesels program.
 6 1. Definitions: When used in this section:
 7 a. "Heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicle" means any vehicle powered by
 8 diesel fuel having a gross weight of greater than twenty-six thousand
 9 pounds.
 10 b. "Medium-duty diesel-powered vehicle" means any vehicle powered by
 11 diesel fuel having a gross weight of greater than fourteen thousand
 12 pounds but no more than twenty-six thousand pounds.
 13 2. The commissioner, in consultation with the New York state energy
 14 research and development authority, shall establish and administer a
 15 program to provide financial incentives to owners of heavy- and medium-
 16 duty diesel-powered vehicles of a model year two thousand ten or older
 17 to retire and replace such vehicles with new heavy- or medium-duty dies-
 18 el-powered vehicles of model year two thousand twenty-four or newer that
 19 meet or exceed the applicable emission standards.
 20 3. For a vehicle to be eligible for the vehicle retirement incentive
 21 under this section, such vehicle shall be a heavy-duty diesel-powered

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13430-03-5

 A. 8998--A 2

 1 vehicle or a medium-duty diesel-powered vehicle, and shall have been
 2 registered in the state of New York for at least three consecutive years
 3 preceding the model year of the replacement vehicle. Registration shall
 4 be continuous and active, with the vehicle in operable condition and
 5 part of a functioning fleet.
 6 4. Incentives may include direct cash payments, grants, or vouchers
 7 payable upon proof of vehicle retirement and replacement as specified by
 8 the department and the New York state energy research and development
 9 authority.
 10 5. The program shall utilize existing state and federal funds allo-
 11 cated to the department and the New York state energy research and
 12 development authority for diesel emissions reduction and clean transpor-
 13 tation initiatives.
 14 6. The commissioner and the New York state energy research and devel-
 15 opment authority shall promulgate regulations or guidelines as necessary
 16 to implement this section, including eligibility criteria, funding
 17 amounts, and program admi