New York Laws
Title 3 - Powers and Duties
19-0306-B - Zero-Emissions Cars and Trucks.

1. It shall be a goal of the state that one hundred percent of new
passenger cars and trucks offered for sale or lease, or sold, or leased,
for registration in the state shall be zero-emissions by two thousand
thirty-five. It shall be a further goal of the state that one hundred
percent of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles offered for sale or
lease, or sold, or leased, for registration in the state be
zero-emissions by two thousand forty-five for all operations where
feasible. It shall be further a goal of the state to transition to one
hundred percent zero-emissions from new off-road vehicles and equipment
purchased beginning in two thousand thirty-five, where feasible.

2. The department, to the extent consistent with federal law, shall
develop and propose:

a. Passenger vehicle and truck regulations requiring increasing
volumes of new zero-emissions vehicles offered for sale or lease, or
sold, or leased, for registration in the state towards the target of one
hundred percent of in-state sales by two thousand thirty-five.

b. Medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicle regulations requiring increasing
volumes of new zero-emissions trucks and buses offered for sale or
lease, or sold, or leased, for registration and operated in the state
towards the target of one hundred percent of the fleet transitioning to
zero-emissions vehicles by two thousand forty-five everywhere feasible.

c. Strategies, in coordination with other state agencies, other states
and the federal environmental protection agency, to achieve one hundred
percent zero-emissions from new off-road vehicles and equipment
operations in the state by two thousand thirty-five. In implementing the
provisions of this paragraph, the department shall act consistently with
safety, technological feasibility and cost-effectiveness.

3. The New York state energy research and development authority, in
consultation with the department, the department of economic
development, the public service commission, the department of
transportation, the department of motor vehicles, and other state
agencies, local agencies and other interested parties, shall develop a
zero-emissions vehicle market development strategy by January
thirty-first, two thousand twenty-three, and an update every three years
thereafter, that:

a. Ensures coordinated and expeditious implementation of the system of
policies, programs and regulations necessary to achieve the goals and
orders established by this section.

b. Outlines state agencies' actions to support new and used
zero-emissions vehicle markets for broad accessibility for all residents
of this state.

4. The department, the New York state energy research and development
authority, the public service commission and other state agencies, shall
use existing authorities to accelerate deployment of affordable powering
options for zero-emissions vehicles, in ways that serve all communities
and particularly low-income and disadvantaged communities, consistent
with state and federal law.

5. The department, the New York state energy research and development
authority, the department of motor vehicles and the department of
transportation, in consultation with the other state agencies, shall on
or before July fifteenth, two thousand twenty-three, identify near term
actions and investment strategies to improve sustainable transportation,
freight and transit options, including where feasible:

a. Supporting bicycle and pedestrian options, particularly in
low-income and disadvantaged communities in the state, by incorporating
safe and accessible infrastructure into projects where appropriate.

b. Supporting light, medium, and heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicles
and infrastructure as part of larger transportation projects, where
appropriate.