N.Y. General Business Law Section 199-O
Independent range estimate required

(a)

Any entity that sells a zero-emission school bus to a school district or contractor for use in providing transportation services to a school district located within the state of New York shall be required to provide an independent third-party range estimate to prospective purchasers prior to such a sale. Such range estimate must, at a minimum, provide the estimated range on different terrain and different weather conditions. The range estimate shall also include the average level of battery degradation per ten thousand miles traveled. The range estimate shall also consider whether the bus is stored outside or utilizes an indoor garage. For the purposes of this section “zero-emission school bus” shall have the same meaning as in subdivision one of Education Law § 3638 (Zero-emission school buses)section thirty-six hundred thirty-eight of the education law.

(b)

Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to impact sales completed prior to January first, two thousand twenty-six, provided however that if the entity selling such zero-emission school buses later receives a range estimate for the model or models sold prior to January first, two thousand twenty-six, the selling entity shall provide such range estimate to the purchasing school district or contractor.

Source: Section 199-O — Independent range estimate required, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/199-O (updated May 16, 2025; accessed Feb. 7, 2026).

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