New York S 1456: Requires certain watercraft, aircraft, and trains to be zero emissions; requires the study of certain clean energy sources; requires certain monetary incentives for clean energy vehicles

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S01456 Summary:

BILL NOS01456 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01331

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRCLEARE, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, PARKER, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §5-108-b, Energy L; add §19-0306-c, En Con L; add §§1885, 1886 & 1887; amd §§1854 & 1266, Pub Auth L; amd
§352, Gen Muni L

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Requires certain watercraft, aircrafts, and trains to use clean energy, including ensuring such vehicles are zero-emissions; requires NYSERDA to study zero-emission commercial vehicles, the use of renewable energy in publicly funded airports, and the use of sustainable aviation fuel; requires NYSERDA to administer a grant program to flying schools and clubs that install charging infrastructure.

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BILL NOS01456 

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/27/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

02/03/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1456

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SI-
 GAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
 communications

 AN ACT to amend the energy law, the environmental conservation law, the
 public authorities law, and the general municipal law, in relation to
 requiring certain watercraft, aircraft, and trains to be zero-emis-
 sions; and to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requir-
 ing NYSERDA to conduct certain studies and requiring certain monetary
 incentives for clean energy vehicles

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

 1 Section 1. The energy law is amended by adding a new section 5-108-b
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 5-108-b. Purchase of zero-emission ferries. The commissioner shall
 4 promulgate rules and regulations which shall require that all ferries
 5 purchased by or for the state or any agency or public authority thereof,
 6 or any private nonprofit organization in any fiscal year which commences
 7 on or after April first, two thousand thirty-two, produce zero-emis-
 8 sions. Privately licensed ferries that receive funding from the state
 9 or any agency or public authority thereof, where such funds are provided
 10 to subsidize a particular route, shall, in any fiscal year which
 11 commences on or after April first, two thousand thirty-two, purchase
 12 zero-emission ferries to service that particular route.
 13 § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new
 14 section 19-0306-c to read as follows:
 15 § 19-0306-c. Public vessel emissions regulations.
 16 1. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations which shall
 17 require that all public vessels operating in the navigable waters of the
 18 state shall produce zero or near zero-emissions by two thousand forty-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02781-01-5

 S. 1456 2

 1 two. Public vessels may only utilize fossil fuel-based engines as range
 2 extenders.
 3 2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to commercial fish-
 4 ing boats, ocean-going ships or public vessels transporting goods
 5 through the Great Lakes.
 6 3. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
 7 following meanings:
 8 (a) "public vessel" shall have the same meaning as in paragraph (a) of
 9 subdivision six of section two of the navigation law;
 10 (b) "navigable waters of the state" shall have the same meaning as in
 11 subdivision four of section two of the navigation law;
 12 (c) "fossil fuel" shall mean coal, petroleum products and fuel gases;
 13 and
 14 (d) "range extender" shall mean a fuel-based auxiliary power unit that
 15 extends the range of an electric vessel by providing power to an elec-
 16 tric generator that charges the vessel's battery.
 17 § 3