A progressive think tank and polling firm found broad support among New York voters for a proposed measure that is meant to combat climate change in part by taxing corporations that contribute to pollution. 

The poll was released as the state Senate later Tuesday morning is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the proposal, known as the Climate and Community Investment Act.

The survey's caveats — conducted by a progressive organization, questions that highlight the benefits of the legislation for voters — aside, the bill is expected to be an emerging issue in the post-budget legislative session. 

Discussions around the legislation dovetail with current efforts to shift the state to renewable energies in the coming decades and spend heavily on so-called green infrastructure with an eye toward withstanding floods and more severe storms expected in the future.  

The poll from the group Data for Progress found voters in New York backed a tax on corporate polluters, 69% to 23%. The poll also found voters backed fees for pollution, 65% to 21%. 

And the survey found 63% of voters backed fund for low-income communities and communities of color to improve sustainability efforts in the coming years. 

In many instances, the poll found cross-party support from Republicans and Indepenents for the bill's provisions. 

The poll of 866 voters was conducted between February 23 and March 2; it has a margin of error of three percentage points.