Bill Text: NY S06326 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6326 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relates to clean air taxis.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-12-29 - APPROVAL MEMO.64 [S06326 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6326
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 11, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
        AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
          relation to clean air taxicabs
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that, to  promote
     2  the  safety  and  well-being of all New Yorkers who live in or visit New
     3  York city, there is a need to have fuel efficient, low emission and zero
     4  emission options available for taxis. The current regulations that apply
     5  to taxi vehicles has resulted in the selection  of  vehicles  that  have
     6  high  fuel  usage and emissions. This policy must be changed to add more
     7  fuel-efficient and lower emission choices.
     8    § 2. Section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York
     9  is amended by adding two new subdivisions dd and ee to read as follows:
    10    dd. "Hybrid electric vehicle"  means  a  commercially  available  mass
    11  production  vehicle  originally  equipped  by  the  manufacturer  with a
    12  combustion engine system and electric propulsion system that operate  in
    13  an integrated manner.
    14    ee.  "Clean  air  taxis"  means  all taxicabs that are hybrid electric
    15  vehicles or electric vehicles.
    16    § 3. Section 19-533 of the administrative code  of  the  city  of  New
    17  York,  as  amended  by local law 53 of the city of New York for the year
    18  2006, is amended to read as follows:
    19    § 19-533 Clean air taxis. [The commission shall approve  one  or  more
    20  hybrid  electric  vehicle models for use as a taxicab within ninety days
    21  after the enactment of this  law.]  The  commission  shall  approve  all
    22  hybrid  electric  and  electric  models of vehicles for use as a taxicab
    23  that are also in use as for-hire vehicles. The approved vehicle model or
    24  models shall be eligible for immediate use by  all  current  and  future
    25  medallion  owners.  For  the purposes of this chapter, a hybrid electric
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11740-01-7

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     1  vehicle shall be defined as a  commercially  available  mass  production
     2  vehicle originally equipped by the manufacturer with a combustion engine
     3  system  together  with an electric propulsion system that operates in an
     4  integrated manner.
     5    §  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     6  have become a law; provided, however, that the New York  city  taxi  and
     7  limousine  commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary
     8  to effectuate this act prior to such effective date.