NY Exec L § 201-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 10 - Office of General Services 201-A - State Clean-Fueled Vehicle Program.

§  201-a.  State  clean-fueled  vehicle  program.    1. There shall be   created within the office of general  services  a  clean-fueled  vehicle   program,  with  the purpose of acquiring clean-fueled vehicles for state   use and testing and evaluating clean-fueled vehicle technologies.2. For the purposes of this section, the term  "clean-fueled  vehicle"   shall  mean  any  motor  vehicle  as  defined  in  section  one  hundred   twenty-five of the vehicle  and  traffic  law,  that  uses  electricity,   either stored or generated on-board, as its primary motive force or that   is  fueled  by  compressed  natural  gas, propane, methanol, hydrogen or   ethanol.3. The office of general services, in coordination with the  New  York   state  energy  research and development authority, and the department of   environmental conservation, shall be responsible for developing a  state   clean-fueled   vehicle  strategy  which  shall  determine  how  best  to   incorporate clean-fueled vehicles into the state fleet.   In  developing   the strategy, the office of general services shall consider such factors   as:  the duty to be performed by the vehicle, the terrain and climate of   the  area  of  the  state  in which the vehicle is to be used, and other   factors the office of general services, in  coordination  with  the  New   York  state energy research and development authority and the department   of environmental conservation, deem relevant.4. The office of general services, in coordination with the  New  York   state energy research and development authority, the department of motor   vehicles and the department of environmental conservation, shall issue a   report  to  the  governor  and the legislature on or before April first,   nineteen hundred ninety-seven setting forth the state's strategy for the   acquisition and utilization of clean-fueled vehicles  and  shall  update   such strategy periodically.5.  Such  report  shall  include,  at  a minimum, a description of the   state's strategies to promote the use of clean-fueled  vehicles  by  the   general  public  and in the state fleet.  Such strategies shall include:   necessary  amendments  of  state  procurement  policies  to  allow   and   encourage  acquisition  of  clean-fueled vehicles, development of policy   recommendations to establish incentives for acquisition of  clean-fueled   vehicles  for  use by individuals and private fleets, expeditious review   of policies  and  procedures  identified  as  barriers  to  clean-fueled   vehicle  introduction,  and  revision of such policies and procedures as   appropriate.   The report shall  also  assess  existing  infrastructure,   determine   what   changes   are  necessary  to  support  a  sustainable   clean-fueled vehicles market and recommend how best to  implement  those   changes.    The report shall assess factors including but not limited to   the following:  the availability and viability of existing or developing   technology, sufficient public recharging/refueling capability, standards   for recharging/refueling technologies, utility  power  quality,  vehicle   registration   considerations,  public  outreach  and  safety  training,   battery recycling capability, insurance  and  liability  considerations,   and  clean-fueled vehicle acquisition incentives.  The report shall also   determine the number of clean-fueled vehicles for immediate use  in  the   state fleet that can be supported by existing infrastructure.6.  Immediately  after submission of the report defined in subdivision   five of this section, the office  of  general  services  shall  begin  a   project to implement the recommendations and strategies of such report.7.    The  office of general services shall develop a specific plan to   procure and install necessary infrastructure  for  a  sustainable  state   clean-fueled  vehicle fleet, including a time frame for such procurement   and installation.   In developing  such  plan,  the  office  of  general   services  shall consider to the greatest extent possible any steps which   will encourage the utilization of clean-fueled vehicles by  the  private    sector.    The  office of general services shall either begin to acquire   and install necessary infrastructure or issue requests for proposals for   such procurement and installation, no later than January first, nineteen   hundred   ninety-eight,   provided   however,  that  no  acquisition  of   clean-fueled vehicles, or  installation  of  associated  infrastructure,   from  the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to the Clean Water/Clean Air   Bond Act of 1996, shall occur prior to  April  first,  nineteen  hundred   ninety-seven.8.    The office of general services shall develop a specific plan for   the procurement of clean-fueled vehicles for use  in  the  state  fleet.   Procurement  of clean-fueled vehicles and utilization in the state fleet   using proceeds of bonds sold pursuant to the Clean Water/Clean Air  Bond   Act  of  1996 shall begin as soon as possible after the issuance of, and   in accordance with, the report  defined  in  subdivision  five  of  this   section.9. The office of general services, department of economic development,   and  the  department  of  environmental conservation, shall evaluate the   potential for developing a private clean-fueled vehicle industry in  the   state  and  submit  recommendations from time to time to the legislature   and the governor for attracting such  industry,  by  either  established   motor vehicle producers or other companies, to the state.