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A07137 Summary:

BILL NOA07137
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORJacobson
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Requires the Thruway Authority to provide at least twelve charging stations at each rest area and gas station complex owned, leased or operated by the Thruway Authority.
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A07137 Actions:

BILL NOA07137
 
05/11/2023referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
01/03/2024referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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A07137 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A7137
 
SPONSOR: Jacobson
  TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to requiring the New York State Thruway Authority to provide at least twelve charging stations at each rest area and gas station complex owned, leased or operated by the Thru- way Authority   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires the New York State Thruway Authority to provide at least 12 public electric vehicle charging stations equipped with the two most used level 3 fast charger technologies at each rest area and gas station complex owned, leased or operated by the Thruway Authority.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states the purpose of the bill is to require the New York State Thruway Authority on each of the rest areas and gas station complexes which are owned, leased or operated by the Authority to provide no less than twelve spaces for electric vehicles to be charged with the two most used level 3 fast charger technologies. Section 2 sets forth the definitions in the provisions of this act. Section 3 states that on each of the rest areas and gas station complexes owned, leased or operated by the Thruway Authority, the Authority shall provide no less than 12 spaces for vehicles to be charged with the two most used level 3 fast charger technologies. Section 4 sets forth the effective date which is immediate.   JUSTIFICATION: The New York State Thruway has a mere 40 electric vehicle charging stations currently in operation. With President Biden and the EPA committed to making two-thirds of new passenger vehicle sales and a quarter of new heavy truck sales electric by 2032, this is a fraction of the number the Thruway needs to service all the electric vehicles that will soon be on the road. Until electric vehicle charging stations become as convenient and acces- sible as gas stations, our switch to electric vehicles will remain theoretical. We also need to ensure that each charging station is properly equipped to charge the two most used commercially available charging technolo- gies. No one wants to embark on a long trip on the Thruway and find themselves in need of a charge only to discover that the nearest rest area isn't equipped to charge their vehicle or only has a slow charger that will takes hours to fully charge their vehicle. On busy interstate highways such as 1-87 and 1-90, the Thruway's proposed plan for four chargers per rest area or gas station complex simply will not satisfy the needs of all the electric vehicles drivers. An insufficient number of charging stations will inevitably lead to quarrels and possibly even violent encounters between impatient drivers needing to charge their cars. This bill would require all charging stations located at rest areas or gas station complexes that are owned, leased, or operated by the New York State Thruway to have no fewer than twelve electric vehicle charg- ing spaces. All twelve spaces shall offer the two most used level 3 fast charger technologies. In order to meaningfully reduce our carbon emissions, we must prepare today for the electric vehicle needs of tomorrow.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None for the State or local governments. There will be a cost to the Thruway Authority.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A07137 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7137
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 11, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
        AN  ACT in relation to requiring the New York State Thruway Authority to
          provide at least twelve charging stations at each rest  area  and  gas
          station complex owned, leased or operated by the Thruway Authority

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Purpose.  The purpose of this act is  to  require  the  New
     2  York  State  Thruway Authority on each of the rest areas and gas station
     3  complexes which are owned,  leased  or  operated  by  the  Authority  to
     4  provide  no  less than twelve spaces for electric vehicles to be charged
     5  with the two most used level 3 fast charger technologies.
     6    § 2. Definitions. As used in this act, the following terms shall  have
     7  the following meanings:
     8    (a)  "Electric  vehicle" means a motor vehicle subject to registration
     9  pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic  law
    10  which  is:  (i)  powered  by  an  electric  motor  drawing  current from
    11  rechargeable storage batteries or other portable electrical energy stor-
    12  age devices; and (ii) capable of being recharged from an external source
    13  of electricity.
    14    (b) "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" means an electric  vehicle  that
    15  has an internal combustion engine or other propulsion system.
    16    (c)  "Electric  vehicle  charger"  means  a device containing electric
    17  vehicle service equipment and software,  which,  when  connected  to  an
    18  electric vehicle, delivers electricity to the electric vehicle.
    19    (d) "Level 3 electric vehicle charger" means an electric vehicle char-
    20  ger  that  when  connected  to  an electric vehicle delivers electricity
    21  through a DC current. Level 3 chargers are commonly known  as  the  fast
    22  chargers.
    23    (e)  "Electric  vehicle service equipment" means equipment, both above
    24  and below ground, installed for the purpose of transmitting  electricity

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10851-04-3

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     1  between the electric vehicle charging station's charging coupler and the
     2  electric vehicle's connector.
     3    (f)  "Electric  vehicle service equipment software" means the software
     4  programs and other information technologies used to operate the electric
     5  vehicle charging equipment.
     6    § 3. On each of the rest areas and gas  station  complexes  which  are
     7  owned,  leased  or operated by the New York State Thruway Authority, the
     8  Authority shall provide no less than twelve spaces for  vehicles  to  be
     9  charged with the two most used level 3 fast charger technologies.
    10    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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