NYC Council Introduction 676

intro.nyc/0676-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the taxi and limousine commission to conduct a study and report on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure
Status: Committee Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsored by Amanda Farías
Introduced: March 19, 2024

This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to conduct a study on the costs, challenges, and opportunities related to increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure and to report on the findings of the study, including recommendations for incentive programs to encourage the use of electric for-hire vehicles and recommended locations for new electric vehicle charging stations. The bill would also require the TLC to set targets for issuance of licenses to electric vehicles and installation of charging infrastructure and report twice a year on progress towards those targets.