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NY A02522

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2017

Primary Sponsor

Felix Ortiz

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Electric Super Highway Act of 2018" to expand alternative fuel availability along the New York State Thruway.

  • Defines "alternative fuel" to include ethanol, methanol, natural gas, propane, electricity (including solar), hydrogen, and other substantially non-petroleum-based fuels that protect public safety and minimize air pollutant emissions.

  • Requires the State Energy Research and Development Authority to provide the Thruway Authority with a list of at least three feasible alternative fuels and assist with implementation.

  • Mandates that all gas station facilities on the Thruway include alternative fuel sales beginning November 1, 2018, with each recommended alternative fuel available at intervals no greater than 120 miles on each side of the Thruway.

Legislative Description

Enacts the "electric super highway act of 2018", requiring alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2018 and providing each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty miles on both sides of the thruway; defines "alternative fuel".

Last Action

print number 2522a

2/14/2018

Committee Referrals

Energy1/20/2017

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