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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
April 29, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee 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; and
9 (h) areas currently underserved by fast charger coverage.
10 3. Once completed, the authority shall publish the plan on its website
11 and provide for a thirty-day public comment period prior to adoption of
12 such plan.
13 4. The authority shall publish a final report following adoption of
14 the plan that shall include guidance for the deployment of electric
15 vehicle fast charging stations statewide.
16 5. (a) The authority shall establish a "Fast Charge NY working group"
17 consisting of five members, including one member from each of the
18 following: statewide municipal organizations; environmental justice
19 groups; statewide environmental groups; public utilities; and charging
20 station developers. Such working group members shall be appointed as
21 follows: three members shall be appointed by the governor; one member
22 shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one
23 member shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
24 (b) Members of the working group shall be reimbursed for their neces-
25 sary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as
26 members of the working group.
27 6. The authority shall update the plan annually.
28 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
