Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A8869
SPONSOR: Barrett
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
New York state energy and research development authority to develop a
comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan
 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the development of statewide
electric vehicle fast charging stations.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Public Authorities Law by adding a new section 1874
establishing the Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Station Implementation
Plan. Within six months of the effective date, the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), in consultation with the
New York Power Authority (NYPA), the Department of Transportation (DOT),
the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Department of
Public Service (DPS) and the Fast Charge NY working group shall prepare
a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation
plan. NYSERDA shall establish the Fast Charge NY working group consist-
ing of thirteen members, including two members from each of the follow-
ing: statewide municipal organizations, environmental justice groups,
statewide environmental groups, public utilities and charging station
developers. Three members shall be appointed by the Governor, one member
by the Temporary President of the Senate and one member by the Speaker
of the Assembly. Once completed, NYSERDA shall publish the report on its
website and provide for a thirty-day public comment period prior to the
adoption of the plan. NYSERDA shall publish the final report following
the adoption of the plan that will include guidance for the deployment
of electric vehicle fast charging stations. NYSERDA shall update the
plan annually.
§ 2: Effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
To achieve the goals of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection
Act, we must continue to support the transition to electric vehicles.
Each year at an increasing rate, drivers are transitioning from gaso-
line-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. To support this change, it
is critical we take steps now to ensure that fast charging stations are
readily available. This bill will ensure that we facilitate the deploy-
ment of electric vehicle charging stations.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022: A.10100 (Englebright) - Passed Assembly
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8869
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
New York state energy and research development authority to develop a
comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation
plan
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1874 to read as follows:
3 § 1874. Comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implemen-
4 tation plan. 1. The authority, in consultation with the New York power
5 authority, the department of transportation, the department of environ-
6 mental conservation, the department of public service and the Fast
7 Charge NY working group established pursuant to subdivision five of this
8 section shall, no later than six months after the effective date of this
9 section, develop a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station
10 implementation plan to facilitate the deployment of fast electric vehi-
11 cle charging stations statewide. As used in this section, the term "the
12 plan" shall mean the comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging
13 station implementation plan developed pursuant to this subdivision.
14 2. Such plan shall at a minimum include:
15 (a) methods to increase public availability;
16 (b) geographic information pertaining to current fast charger deploy-
17 ment including specific information relating to the fast chargers being
18 deployed. Such information shall include, but not be limited to the
19 number of ports and charging capacity;
20 (c) the number and location of fast chargers currently in development
21 and estimated future needs for the next five years;
22 (d) each state and utility-administered program currently, or within
23 the prior two years, providing funding or oversight of electrical vehi-
24 cle charging stations, including but not limited to Charge NY and Charge
25 Ready NY;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (e) methods to prevent overlap of state programs and maximize fast
2 charger coverage;
3 (f) guidance to municipalities for technical and planning assistance
4 to facilitate the adoption of curbside charging;
5 (g) support and guidance to facilitate the deployment of charging
6 stations for existing commercial fleets to help offset air pollution in
7 disadvantaged communities, as defined in section 75-0101 of the environ-
8 mental conservation law;
9 (h) areas currently underserved by fast charger coverage; and
10 (i) requirements for compliance with labor standards for the manufac-
11 ture, construction, installation and maintenance of fast charging
12 stations, including but not limited to Buy American provisions for
13 component parts and manufacture of infrastructure related to the charg-
14 ing stations, and prevailing wage pursuant to section two hundred twenty
15 of the labor law for construction, installation and maintenance of fast
16 charging stations.
17 3. Once completed, the authority shall publish the plan on its website
18 and provide for a thirty-day public comment period prior to adoption of
19 such plan.
20 4. The authority shall publish a final report following adoption of
21 the plan that shall include guidance for the deployment of electric
22 vehicle fast charging stations statewide.
23 5. (a) The authority shall establish a "Fast Charge NY working group"
24 consisting of thirteen members, including one member representing each
25 statewide municipal organization; two members representing environmental
26 justice groups; two members representing statewide environmental groups;
27 two members representing public utilities; and two members representing
28 charging station developers, which shall include a New York based devel-
29 oper. Such working group members shall be appointed as follows: five
30 members shall be appointed by the governor; four members shall be
31 appointed by the temporary president of the senate and four members
32 shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
33 (b) Members of the working group shall be reimbursed for their neces-
34 sary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as
35 members of the working group.
36 6. The authority shall update the plan annually.
37 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.