How to View the Full Plan
You can download the NYS Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (PDF) (revised November 7, 2024), and a Message from the Interim Commissioner regarding the settlement (PDF).
Plan Goals
- Reduce diesel exhaust emissions by replacing or repowering older, dirtier diesel vehicles and engines with new all-electric, alternative fueled, or diesel vehicles and engines.
- Consider statewide air quality improvement goals. Prioritize those areas most impacted by diesel emissions, including DAC's.
- Accelerate the transition to a zero emission transportation system by promoting greater use of all-electric vehicles and prioritizing diesel-to-electric replacement projects.
- Achieve desired environmental benefits as cost-effectively as possible by leveraging private and other financing.