Bill > A06635

This bill establishes the Green Accessible Transition Authority (GreATA), a new public benefit corporation aimed at addressing three interconnected challenges in New York's for-hire vehicle (FHV) industry: driver poverty, climate change, and lack of wheelchair accessibility. The authority will be funded through a $1 surcharge on each for-hire transportation trip and will have nine board members representing environmental justice, disability justice, labor, and other stakeholders. Its key responsibilities include collecting industry data, administering a co-investment program to help drivers purchase zero-emission and wheelchair-accessible vehicles, developing vehicle charging infrastructure, creating job transition programs for drivers, and improving paratransit services statewide. The bill mandates that at least 40% of spending must benefit disadvantaged communities, and it requires that at least 50% of vehicle purchase funds be dedicated to zero-emission wheelchair-accessible vehicles, increasing by 10% annually until reaching 100%. The authority is prohibited from funding projects that depend on fossil fuels or fail to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and it must prioritize creating good green jobs while ensuring labor and environmental standards are met in vehicle production and transition efforts.

Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6635