Ensures zero-emission school buses and major components thereof are manufactured and assembled within the United States; provides for waivers of zero-emission school bus requirements in certain circumstances.
This bill extends the existing food donation and food scraps recycling program by adjusting the requirements for large food generators. It defines "designated food scraps generators" as businesses like supermarkets, colleges, hotels, and large restaurants that produce specific weekly waste volumes (starting at 2 tons/week through 2026, then decreasing to 0.5 tons/week after 2028). The key provision requires these entities to manage food scraps recycling through established programs, with the timeline for implementation shifted to take effect January 1, 2027. The bill directly affects large food service operations and institutions generating significant food waste, aiming to expand recycling efforts under the environmental conservation law.
This bill extends the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage hickory shad (a fish species) until December 31, 2028. It amends Section 13-0339-a of the Environmental Conservation Law to update the expiration date of this management authority from 2025 to 2028. The change directly affects the DEC's regulatory powers over hickory shad populations and their habitat. The bill does not alter management practices but prolongs the existing legal framework for conservation efforts.
This resolution memorializes Governor Hochul to proclaim July 2025 as "Plastic Free Month" in New York State, encouraging residents to reduce single-use plastic use. It does not create new laws or requirements but recognizes the Plastic Free July Initiative, which highlights New York's annual disposal of 9.37 billion single-use plastic bags and $12.5 million spent on plastic waste removal in NYC. The resolution aims to raise awareness about plastic pollution through a month-long educational challenge, urging New Yorkers to refuse single-use plastics like bags, cups, and straws. It is a symbolic gesture by the legislature, not a binding policy change.
Enacts the "New York state green new deal for public housing act", which commissions a study to assist the state of New York in reaching its climate goals.
Requires that the manufacture and distribution of electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar collectors and infrastructure to upgrade the power grid is conducted using only wind and solar energy and does not use any power derived from fossil fuels, nuclear energy or any form of combustion; amends definitions within the clean-fueled vehicle and buses projects to require such vehicles are manufactured and distributed using only wind and solar energy.
Enacts the "food service packaging recycling funding act" in order to provide sustainable funding to increase the state's infrastructure investment for the diversion of food service packaging materials from disposal, assist in establishing domestic end-use markets for recovered food service packaging materials and reduce litter and marine debris attributable to food service packaging materials.
Provides for the development of an environmental health tracking system within the department of health with cooperation from the departments of environmental conservation and labor; provides that the purpose is to gather various environmental data to correlate with disease data; requires the cooperation of the state university of New York schools of public health at Albany and Buffalo.
Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma.
S 8463 provides a one-year exemption from utility taxes and specific surcharges for all residential and commercial utility customers, effective 14 days after enactment. It also creates a two-year exemption from tariffs for renewable energy systems, electric vehicle infrastructure, and charging stations. During these periods, utility companies must reduce customer prices by the exact amount of the exempted taxes and surcharges. The state will reimburse lost revenue to utility funds within 45 days after the one-year period ends. This bill directly affects all utility ratepayers and impacts how utilities price services for renewable energy investments.
