New York A 4439: Relates to the purchase of zero-emission buses and the procurement of electric-powered buses, vehicles or other related equipment

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A04439 Summary:

BILL NOA04439 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDinowitz

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COSPNSRSayegh, Glick, Cruz, Lavine, Carroll R, Colton, Hyndman, Simon, Epstein, Rosenthal, McMahon,
 Paulin, Reyes, Seawright, Otis, Steck, Jacobson, Gallagher, Gonzalez-Rojas, Lupardo, Jones,
 Lunsford, Anderson, Rozic, Santabarbara, Stern, Davila, Barrett, Burdick, Woerner, Walker,
 Peoples-Stokes, Clark, Stirpe, Hunter, Gandolfo, Durso, Kelles, Weprin, Braunstein, Rajkumar,
 Simpson, Ra, Ramos, Fall, Mamdani, Brown K, Forrest, Dilan, Kim, Septimo, Bichotte Hermelyn,
 Jackson, Meeks, Pheffer Amato, Mitaynes, Williams, Hevesi, Raga, Cunningham, Shimsky, Levenberg,
 Simone, Bronson, Shrestha

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§17-c, 18-c & 18-d, Transp L; amd §2878-a, Pub Auth L; amd §104, Gen Muni L; add §66-x, amd §66-s, Pub
Serv L

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Relates to the purchase of zero-emission buses and the procurement of electric-powered buses, vehicles or other related equipment and infrastructure; requires public utilities to have infrastructure, capacity, facilities, and transmission and distribution systems needed to supply power for the charging of zero-emission buses and provides a tariff for charging of electric buses.

Go to top A04439 Actions:

BILL NOA04439 

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02/04/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04439 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4439

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, SAYEGH, GLICK, CRUZ, LAVINE,
 R. CARROLL, COLTON, HYNDMAN, SIMON, EPSTEIN, ROSENTHAL, McMAHON,
 PAULIN, REYES, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS, STECK, JACOBSON, GALLAGHER, GONZALEZ-
 ROJAS, LUPARDO, JONES, LUNSFORD, ANDERSON, ROZIC, SANTABARBARA, STERN,
 DAVILA, BARRETT, BURDICK, WOERNER, WALKER, PEOPLES-STOKES, CLARK,
 STIRPE, HUNTER, GANDOLFO, DURSO, KELLES, WEPRIN, BRAUNSTEIN, RAJKUMAR,
 SIMPSON, RA, RAMOS, FALL, MAMDANI, K. BROWN, FORREST, DILAN, KIM,
 SEPTIMO, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, JACKSON, MEEKS, PHEFFER AMATO, MITAYNES,
 WILLIAMS, HEVESI, RAGA, CUNNINGHAM, SHIMSKY, LEVENBERG, SIMONE, BRON-
 SON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper-
 ations

 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to the purchase of
 zero-emission buses; to amend the public authorities law and the
 general municipal law, in relation to the procurement of electric-pow-
 ered buses, vehicles or other related equipment; and to amend the
 public service law, in relation to infrastructure and capacity related
 to charging of electric buses and a tariff for zero-emission bus
 charging

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. In 2019, New York enacted the Climate
 2 Leadership and Community Protection Act to reduce the state's volume of
 3 greenhouse gas emissions by at least 85% as compared to 1990 levels by
 4 the year 2050. According to the Climate Action Council Scoping Plan,
 5 the transportation sector is responsible for approximately 28% of New
 6 York's total greenhouse gas emissions. Statewide conversion of public
 7 transit bus fleets is an important undertaking required to meet this
 8 emission reduction mandate.
 9 The legislature recognizes that such a conversion will entail fiscal
 10 obligations on the part of transit systems and utility providers in
 11 order to purchase new buses, renovate or replace bus depots, expand

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07878-01-5

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 1 utility infrastructure and generation capacity, and other necessary
 2 investments to ensure reliable delivery of zero-emission bus services.
 3 Furthermore, the legislature recognizes that there are existing revenue
 4 sources which currently fund public transit that rely on the consumption
 5 of fossil fuels and which will diminish as the number of gas-powered
 6 cars decreases.
 7 It is the expectation of the legislature that there will be sufficient
 8 funding to support a statewide conve