Bill > S01180

This bill establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for large distribution warehouses (defined as 50,000 square feet or more) aimed at reducing air pollution. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) must develop a program within 18 months that reviews and mitigates air pollution from these warehouses. The program includes requiring warehouse operators to implement air pollution reduction plans, create a points system for implementing green technologies like zero-emissions vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations, and submit detailed annual reports on operations including vehicle trips, emissions, workforce composition, and renewable energy installations. The bill also mandates that warehouse operators obtain permits demonstrating they will not violate air quality standards and meet certain green building certification levels. Additionally, the DEC must conduct a study within 18 months on the feasibility of creating low and zero-emissions zones for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, exploring potential restrictions, fees, and prioritization of such zones in disadvantaged communities and areas near sensitive locations like schools and hospitals. The bill provides an exemption for New York City if it develops its own equivalent regulatory program, and explicitly does not prevent localities from implementing innovative emissions reduction strategies.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1180