Requires at least one electric level three fast charging station available to the public for every five thousand New York state residents on a county level by December 31, 2027; provides for the siting of such charging stations; requires construction and development of such stations to comply with article 8 of the labor law including payment of the prevailing wage.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5825
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 3, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
power authority of the state of New York to build at least one elec-
tric level three fast charging station for every five thousand New
York state residents by December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-
seven
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 9-a of section 1005 of the public authorities
2 law, as added by chapter 86 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 9-a. [As deemed feasible and advisable by the trustees, to] To design,
5 finance, develop, construct, install, lease, operate and maintain elec-
6 tric vehicle charging stations throughout the state for use by the
7 public. Such electric vehicle charging stations shall include at least
8 one space that is large enough to accommodate wheelchair accessible
9 electric vehicles, including but not limited to, vans and minivans. On
10 or before December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, the authori-
11 ty shall construct, and maintain thereafter, at least one level three
12 fast charging station for every five thousand New York state residents.
13 The distribution of such level three fast charging stations shall be
14 spread throughout the state at the county level, so that each county
15 shall receive one level three charging station for every five thousand
16 New York state residents located therein. Siting of charging stations
17 shall be prioritized in high traffic areas including, but not limited
18 to, highway exits, transit hubs, municipal or town centers, or any other
19 widely accessible location the authority deems appropriate. The
20 construction and development of such electric vehicle charging stations
21 shall comply with the provisions of article eight of the labor law,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 including the payment of a wage of not less than the prevailing wage in
2 the locality where such electric vehicle charging station is located.
3 The authority shall annually post on their website a report on those
4 activities undertaken pursuant to this subdivision, including but not
5 limited to: the total number of electric vehicle charging stations in
6 operation pursuant to such authorization, the locations of such charging
7 stations, and the total costs to the authority associated with such
8 activities.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
