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NY A02657
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steven Otis
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AI Summary
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Creates an electric landscaping equipment rebate program within the New York Power Authority to provide point-of-sale rebates for battery-powered lawn care equipment to commercial landscaping businesses, government entities, schools, and nonprofit organizations
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Eligible equipment includes battery-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chainsaws, snow blowers, hedge trimmers, and related batteries and chargers, but excludes corded electric equipment, reel mowers, and tractors
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Rebates are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis within available appropriations each fiscal year, with the authority permitted to reduce rebate amounts if funds risk being exhausted before year-end
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Authority must publish regulations within 270 days of enactment and provide educational materials in English and the three most common non-English languages spoken in New York
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Annual reports to legislative leaders are required starting two years after enactment, detailing program funding, rebate amounts, and geographic distribution; program expires January 1, 2036
Legislative Description
Establishes the electric landscaping equipment rebate program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and reduce noise pollution by promoting the adoption of quieter, zero-emission landscaping equipment; provides for rebates at the point of sale for applicants purchasing or leasing certain equipment; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
Last Action
substituted by s1574
6/6/2025