STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1110 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to establish the hydrogen vehicle task force The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The New York state energy research and development authori- 2 ty in cooperation with the department of transportation is hereby 3 authorized to establish the New York state hydrogen vehicle task force 4 to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the 5 potential effects of expanding the fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles 6 in the state. 7 § 2. The task force shall be comprised of: 8 a. two members appointed by the governor; 9 b. two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate; 10 c. two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; 11 d. two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 12 e. two members appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; 13 f. two members appointed by the superintendent of the department of 14 financial services; 15 g. one member appointed by the president of New York state energy 16 research and development authority; 17 h. one member appointed by the commissioner of transportation; and 18 i. one member appointed by the Manufacturing Alliance of New York. 19 § 3. The task force shall: 20 a. examine and evaluate the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles within 21 the state; 22 b. identify the potential effects of expanding the use of hydrogen 23 fuel cell vehicles; and 24 c. make recommendations on expanding the use of hydrogen fuel cell 25 vehicles within the state. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03624-01-5S. 1110 2 1 § 4. Such task force shall collaborate with state and city of New York 2 agencies. 3 § 5. The New York state energy research and development authority 4 shall submit a report, on or before the first of January second succeed- 5 ing the effective date of this act, to the governor and the legislature 6 of its findings, conclusions and recommendations, and legislative and 7 regulatory proposals deemed necessary to implement such recommendations. 8 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.