Requires the New York State energy research and development authority to develop a real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information on electric vehicle charging stations and to make such information available on the authority's website; requires the mobile application and website to include an interactive real-time map with the addresses of each electric vehicle charging station in the state and the number of charging stations at each location, the operability of charging stations, whether the charging station is located in a parking lot, parking garage or on a street, whether there are fees required to use a charging station, and where to report operational issues with charging stations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5253--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 28, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
New York State energy research and development authority to develop a
real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information
on electric vehicle charging stations and to make such information
available on the authority's website
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 1885 to read as follows:
3 § 1885. Electric vehicle charging station interactive map. 1. The
4 authority, in consultation with the department of public service and the
5 power authority of the state of New York, shall post on its website and
6 develop a corresponding mobile application with information on electric
7 vehicle charging stations available for public utilization. This website
8 and corresponding mobile application shall include at a minimum:
9 (a) an interactive map with the addresses of each electric vehicle
10 charging station in the state available for public utilization that
11 includes global positioning system (GPS) capability;
12 (b) the number of charging stations in each location;
13 (c) to the extent feasible, the operability status of charging
14 stations, including whether charging stations are currently in use and
15 whether charging stations are out of service or otherwise unavailable;
16 (d) whether charging stations are level two or level three fast char-
17 gers;
18 (e) plug or vehicle compatibility information;
19 (f) operating hours;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (g) whether charging stations are located in a parking lot, parking
2 garage or on a street;
3 (h) whether there are fees required to use charging stations and, if
4 applicable, the price per kWh for charging;
5 (i) whether there is a fee to enter a lot where charging stations are
6 located and, if applicable, the fee; and
7 (j) the operating company name and contact information to report any
8 operational issue with charging stations.
9 2. The authority, in consultation with the department of public
10 service and the power authority of the state of New York, shall update
11 the information on the website and corresponding mobile application no
12 less than once per month.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
14 have become a law.
