§ 56-0605 — Clean-fueled buses projects

§ 56-0605. Clean-fueled buses projects.\n 1. The New York state energy research and development authority in\ncooperation with the department of transportation is authorized to make\nstate assistance payments to "clean-fueled buses projects".\n 2. For the purposes of this section, the term "clean-fueled bus" shall\nmean any motor vehicle having a seating capacity of fifteen or more\npassengers in addition to the driver and used for the transportation of\npersons on public highways, that is fueled by compressed natural gas,\npropane, methanol, hydrogen, biodiesel or ethanol, or uses electricity,\nincluding electricity generated from solar energy, either stored or\ngenerated on-board, as its primary motive force. For the purposes of\nthis section, the term "diesel-fueled school bus retrofit equipment"\nshall mean equipment and/or technologies, including, but not limited to,\nparticulate traps or filters and catalytic converters that reduce\nemissions of particulate matter, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen,\ncarbon monoxide, or toxic air pollutants.\n 3. Any municipality, state agency or department, state public\nauthority, or school district upon the approval of its governing body,\nmay submit an application to the authority, in such a form and\ncontaining such information as the authority may require, for state\nassistance payments toward the cost of acquisition of clean-fueled\nbuses, purchase and installation of diesel-fueled school bus retrofit\nequipment on diesel-fueled school buses and for installation of\ninfrastructure, including depot construction directly associated with\nsuch acquisitions. The authority shall suballocate to the department\nsuch funds as are necessary for the development of a single facility to\nevaluate heavy duty vehicle emissions.\n 4. The authority shall review such application, and may approve,\ndisapprove or recommend modifications thereto consistent with applicable\nlaw, criteria, standards or rules and regulations relative to such\napplication. Reasons for disapproval shall be provided to the applicant\nin writing.\n 5. After approval of the application, the authority and the\nmunicipality, state agency or department, state public authority, or\nschool district shall enter into a contract for state assistance\npayments towards the cost of such project which shall include the\nfollowing provisions:\n (a) A current estimate of the cost of the project as determined by the\nauthority at the time of the execution of the contract;\n (b) An agreement by the authority to make state assistance payments\ntowards the cost of the project; and\n (c) An agreement by the municipality, state agency or department,\nstate public authority, or school district to proceed expeditiously with\nthe project and to complete the project in accordance with plans\napproved by the authority and provide reports as required by the\nauthority.\n