Establishes a tax credit for the installation of electrical outlets for charging electric cars in certain parking garages owned by condominium management associations or cooperative housing corporations.
Provides that a vehicle or a combination of vehicles operated by an engine fueled primarily by means of natural gas, propane gas, or hydrogen or powered primarily by means of electric battery power may exceed certain weight limits by up to two thousand pounds.
Requires electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner; requires such corporations to include an itemized disclosure of the primary cost components comprising the delivery portion of the bill.
Enacts the "dollars for diesels act"; directs the commissioner of environmental conservation, in consultation with the New York state energy research and development authority, to establish and administer a program to provide financial incentives to owners of heavy- and medium-duty diesel-powered vehicles of a model year two thousand ten or older to retire and replace such vehicles with new heavy- or medium-duty diesel-powered vehicles of model year two thousand twenty-four or newer that meet or exceed applicable emission standards.
Enacts the bucks for boilers act, which creates a program to aid in transition of housing units to electric heat pumps and other high energy efficiency upgrades.
Requires electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner; requires such corporations to include an itemized disclosure of the primary cost components comprising the delivery portion of the bill.
Bill S 2694 requires certain state-owned and operated parking facilities in New York to install and maintain charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles. It directly affects state agencies that operate parking garages, structures, or lots with 50 or more paved spaces for public, employee, or pay-per-use parking. Facilities with 50 to 200 spaces must dedicate at least 10% of their parking spots to EV charging infrastructure. Larger facilities with over 200 spaces are required to have charging stations or equivalent infrastructure in at least 20% of their spaces. The Office of General Services (OGS) is responsible for the installation, necessary electrical upgrades (which must pay prevailing wage), and ongoing maintenance of these charging stations.
Bill A 7980 expands the authorized purposes of Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) in New York State. It allows IDAs to use their financial incentives for "environmental pollution mitigation" projects. This includes investments in equipment, facility improvements, or low/zero-emission vehicles to control, abate, or prevent various types of pollution from industrial, manufacturing, and other facilities. The bill aims to improve environmental quality and public health, particularly for communities disproportionately affected by industrial contamination.
Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish standards for and a program of inspection and certification of green roofs prior to and after installation, including standards for environmentally acceptable chemical fertilizers and the testing of runoff water for evidence of such fertilizers; establishes a green roof installation tax credit in the amount of fifty-five percent of qualified expenditures with a credit maximum of five thousand dollars.
Extends the moratorium on the issuance of certificates of environmental safety for the siting of facilities and certification of routes for the transportation of liquefied natural or petroleum gas.
