Relates to establishing an abatement and exemption from real property taxes for capital improvements to reduce carbon emissions; establishes an energy efficiency improvement board to approve the abatements and exemptions.
S 5931 delays the enforcement of regulations requiring truck manufacturers to sell more zero-emission vehicles. It prevents the Department of Environmental Conservation from implementing rules that would have forced manufacturers to increase zero-emission truck sales before January 1, 2027. The bill directly affects medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturers by extending the timeline for compliance. This policy change postpones the effective date of the advanced clean trucks rules without altering the 2027 deadline.
This bill creates a property tax abatement for buildings in cities with over 1 million residents that install equipment capturing and reusing carbon dioxide emissions. Property owners can reduce their annual property taxes by up to $100,000 (or 5% of eligible equipment costs, whichever is lower) for qualifying carbon-to-value systems placed in service between 2025 and 2030. To qualify, the equipment must demonstrably reduce emissions through verified life cycle assessments, cannot be installed in designated environmental justice areas, and must meet specific technical requirements like carbon storage for 100+ years. The abatement applies only to "class four" real property in eligible cities and requires certification by the city's designated agency.
Authorizes the attorney general to approve certain state land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation, and to accept a title policy from a commercial insurer to cover any title defects that would otherwise render the title unmarketable.
Prohibits the intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight; provides the department will establish a reporting process for violations; provides penalties for such violations.
Preserves ecological integrity, wildlife and open space in the Adirondack park; strengthens land use and development provisions in the Adirondack park so as to curtail rural sprawl.
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
Prohibits the establishment or enforcement of regulations on the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in manufacturers' sales fleets of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles until the availability of charging infrastructure, and the cost and availability of zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles makes the sale of such vehicles more practicable.
This bill clarifies New York State's rules for plastic carryout bags by defining key terms like "compostable" (must meet ASTM D6400 standards) and "reusable" (must hold 22 pounds for 125 uses). It requires large stores (over 10,000 sq ft or part of qualifying chains) to provide visible recycling bins for plastic bags, maintain records of bag recycling, and sell reusable bags. Compostable bags must display "COMPOSTABLE BAG -- DO NOT PLACE IN RECYCLING" to prevent contamination. The law directly affects large retailers, their suppliers, and customers who receive bags at checkout.
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring.
