§ 199-O — Independent range estimate required

§ 199-o. Independent range estimate required. (a) Any entity that\nsells a zero-emission school bus to a school district or contractor for\nuse in providing transportation services to a school district located\nwithin the state of New York shall be required to provide an independent\nthird-party range estimate to prospective purchasers prior to such a\nsale. Such range estimate must, at a minimum, provide the estimated\nrange on different terrain and different weather conditions. The range\nestimate shall also include the average level of battery degradation per\nten thousand miles traveled. The range estimate shall also consider\nwhether the bus is stored outside or utilizes an indoor garage. For the\npurposes of this section "zero-emission school bus" shall have the same\nmeaning as in subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred thirty-eight\nof the education law.\n (b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to impact sales\ncompleted prior to January first, two thousand twenty-six, provided\nhowever that if the entity selling such zero-emission school buses later\nreceives a range estimate for the model or models sold prior to January\nfirst, two thousand twenty-six, the selling entity shall provide such\nrange estimate to the purchasing school district or contractor.\n