ON-AIR SEGMENT: Senator Griffo talks proposed bill to delay implementation of ACT regulation
ALBANY, NY- On Thursday, October 17, 2024, New York State Senator Joe Griffo (R-C-Rome) joined North Country News and discussed a proposed bill he and other fellow lawmakers have introduced, with intents to delay the implementation of the ACT regulation.
“As we move towards a clean energy future, legitimate concerns have been raised that New York State is implementing parts of the CLCPA and its climate goals haphazardly,” said Sen. Griffo, who is a member of the Senate’s Transportation Committee.
“A case in point is the implementation of the ACT regulation, which will have major impacts on numerous communities, businesses and industries in the state and another illustration of why I did not support the CLCPA. This legislation will pause the implementation of this regulation so that we can ensure that those most affected by it are prepared and that the full impact of this directive is known.”
Be sure to listen to our latest on-air segment with the Senator for further remarks:
According to Griffo, the proposed measure has been introduced that would help truck dealerships like Utica Mack, Inc., individual truck owners, commercial trucking companies and municipal highway departments throughout New York State.
The bill (S9910/A10724), introduced by Sen. Griffo and Assemblywoman Buttenschon, would delay the implementation of the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) Rule to provide more time to fully understand the effect that this rule would have on industries and municipalities in the state. Assemblyman Miller supports the bill and plans to cosponsor it in the Assembly.
In late 2021, the governor announced that the ACT regulation had been adopted as part of the state’s efforts to meet the targets of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), Griffo's office said.
The regulation would require that medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including municipal plows, be manufactured as zero emission starting in 2025, with the goal of 100% of trucks over 8,500 pounds to be zero emission by 2045.
However, Griffo claims groups like the New York State Automobile Dealers Association, Trucking Association of New York, New York State County Highway Association and local highway superintendents and departments and Utica Mack, Inc. have pushed back against this regulation because it would be detrimental to businesses and communities.
"They have urged that the state slow down implementation because of a lack of needed equipment and that the required infrastructure is not yet ready for this significant shift to zero emission vehicles," Griffo's office clarified.
If Sen. Griffo and Assemblywoman Buttenschon's bill is passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor, it would take effect immediately.
As of this report, the legislation is in the Senate’s Rules Committee and the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee.
New York State Senator Joe Griffo image.
