Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation and department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state.
Bill A 2351 requires large trucks (26,000+ lbs gross weight) with conventional cab configurations operating in New York City and other cities with over 1 million residents to install side under-ride guards on their sides within 24 months. These guards prevent pedestrians, bicyclists, and passenger vehicles from being trapped under trucks during collisions. The law excludes state and city fleet vehicles (covered under separate provisions) and allows exemptions for practical or safety reasons. The commissioner will create rules for inspections and compliance, with the bill taking effect 180 days after enactment.
Requires the department of transportation to provide a list of legal clearance heights for bridges to owners or operators of trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, tractor-semitrailer combinations, or tractor-trailer-semitrailer combinations.
Directs the Department of Transportation, the Bridge Authority, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel authority, the Thruway authority, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to each conduct a study of certain bridges spanning bodies of water connected to deep water ports in the state to determine whether such bridges have the structural integrity to withstand an impact from large vessels such as cargo ships, oil tankers and cruise ships; requires a report and recommendations; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Requires trucks to utilize commercial GPS designed for use by a commercial vehicle which is able to provide audible and visual warnings when the truck is on a route where the height, weight, width, or length of the truck exceeds the limitations of such route when operating on public highways in the state.
This bill creates a revenue-neutral feebate program for medium and heavy-duty vehicles (over 10,000 pounds gross weight) registered in New York. Owners of vehicles rated below 10 MPG or MPGe pay tiered efficiency fees (up to $45,000), while owners of vehicles rated 10 MPG or higher receive efficiency rebates (up to $150,000). The program adjusts fees and rebates annually based on market data, fuel economy trends, and zero-emission vehicle availability to maintain revenue neutrality. It requires dealers to display fee/rebate information and mandates public awareness campaigns about the program.
This bill creates a "feebate" program for medium and heavy duty vehicles (over 10,000 lbs gross weight) registered in New York. Owners pay an efficiency fee for vehicles with low fuel economy (under 10 MPG/MPGe, ranging from $10,000 to $45,000) or receive a rebate for high-efficiency vehicles (10+ MPG/MPGe, ranging from $45,000 to $150,000). The program is designed to be revenue-neutral, with annual adjustments to fees and rebates based on market data, vehicle registration trends, and zero-emission vehicle availability. The commissioner must publish fee/rebate amounts online and require dealers to display them, while conducting a public awareness campaign.
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 increases the unladen weight limit for certain trailers and semi-trailers on New York public highways from 1,000 to 1,500 pounds. It directly affects commercial truck operators and owners of trailers that exceed this weight threshold. Key provisions require trailers over 1,500 pounds unladen or with a gross weight over 3,000 pounds to have functional brakes, and mandate secure attachment to towing vehicles to prevent wheel deflection beyond six inches. The law applies to all trailers manufactured or assembled on or after 1971, with new attachment standards for non-semi-trailers.
Adds cargo bicycles with electric assist to the types of bicycles with electric assist regulated under the vehicle and traffic law; provides that no person shall operate a cargo bicycle with electric assist unless it is accompanied by proof of financial security unless otherwise authorized by local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation or pursuant to an agreement made on behalf of the city, town, or village.
