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Senator · Senate District 5
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History
- Referred to environmental conservation
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BILL NUMBER:S6753
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the provisions of grants for the best available retrofit technology for heavy duty vehicles; and to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing the New York state energy research and development authority to expend funds for retrofit technology for heavy duty vehicles
Purpose
To provide grants for retrofit technology for heavy duty vehicles.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends Subdivision 3 of section 19-0323 of the Environmental Conservation Law to require The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to provide grants for the best available retrofit technology for heavy duty vehicles that fall under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA).
Section 2 amends subdivision 18 of section 1854 of the Public Authorities Law to allow funds from the Green Jobs-Green New York Program to be used for the installation of best available retrofit technology required under DERA.
Justification
This legislation would provide funding for the Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) of 2006 which has been delayed in previous budgets, and a further delay in implementation would remove a valuable tool for the State in controlling particulate matter emissions which are a serious threat to our downstate residents. The counties of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester have been designated as in nonattainment for particulate matter by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The full impacts of reductions in air pollution has been delayed due to the costs of retrofits.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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