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A08869 Summary:

BILL NOA08869
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00489-A
 
SPONSORBarrett
 
COSPNSRRosenthal L, Cunningham, Santabarbara
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §1874, Pub Auth L
 
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.
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A08869 Actions:

BILL NOA08869
 
01/25/2024referred to energy
03/26/2024reported
03/28/2024advanced to third reading cal.385
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A08869 Memo:

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.
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A08869 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8869
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 25, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        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.
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