New York S 10381: Requires publicly funded ferries to be zero-emission and directs NYSERDA to conduct a feasibility study related to transitioning certain workboats to be zero-emission

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S10381 Summary:

BILL NOS10381 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11303

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRGONZALEZ

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §5-109, Energy L; add §19-0306-c, En Con L; add §1886, Pub Auth L

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Requires all ferries purchased by or for the state or any agency or public authority thereof, in any fiscal year which commences on or after April 1, 2028, produce zero emissions; directs NYSERDA to conduct a feasibility study related to transitioning certain workboats to be zero-emission; defines terms.

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BILL NOS10381 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10381

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations

 AN ACT to amend the energy law, the environmental conservation law and
 the public authorities law, in relation to requiring publicly funded
 ferries to be zero-emission and directing the New York state energy
 research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study
 related to transitioning certain workboats to be zero-emission

 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 5-109 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 5-109. Purchase of zero-emission ferries. The president of the New
 4 York state energy research and development authority shall promulgate
 5 rules and regulations which shall require that all ferries purchased by
 6 or for the state or any agency or public authority thereof, in any
 7 fiscal year which commences on or after April first, two thousand twen-
 8 ty-eight, produce zero emissions. Privately licensed ferries that
 9 receive funding from the state or any agency or public authority there-
 10 of, where such funds are provided to subsidize a particular route,
 11 shall, in any fiscal year which commences on or after April first, two
 12 thousand twenty-eight, purchase zero or near-zero emission ferries to
 13 service that particular route.
 14 § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new
 15 section 19-0306-c to read as follows:
 16 § 19-0306-c. Ferry emissions regulations.
 17 1. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations which shall
 18 require that all ferries purchased by or for the state or any agency or
 19 public authority, and privately licensed ferries that receive funding
 20 from the state or any agency or public authority thereof, where such
 21 funds are provided to subsidize a particular route, operating in the
 22 navigable waters of the state shall produce zero emissions by two thou-
 23 sand forty-two. Such ferries may only utilize fossil fuel-based engines
 24 as range extenders.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15766-01-6

 S. 10381 2

 1 2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to commercial or
 2 sports fishing boats, ocean-going ships or other vessels transporting
 3 goods through the Great Lakes.
 4 3. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
 5 following meanings:
 6 (a) "Zero emissions" shall mean zero exhaust emissions of any green-
 7 house gas, criteria pollutant, or precursor pollutant from the onboard
 8 power source under any operational modes or conditions.
 9 (b) "Near-zero emission" shall mean technologies that significantly
 10 reduce greenhouse gas, criteria pollutant, or precursor pollutant from
 11 the onboard power source under any operational modes or conditions and
 12 provide a pathway to zero-emission operations.
 13 (c) "Navigable waters of the state" shall have the same meaning as in
 14 subdivision four of section two of the navigation law.
 15 (d) "Fossil fuel" shall mean coal, petroleum products and fuel gases.
 16 (e) "Range extender" shall mean a fuel-based auxiliary power unit that
 17 extends the range of an electric vessel by providing power to an elec-
 18 tri