Requires signage on state highways designating where there is a zero-emission charging and refueling station that is open and available to the public within three miles of an exit or off-ramp.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8951--A
IN SENATE
April 2, 2024
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Introduced by Sens. CHU, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to installing zero-emission
charging and refueling station signs on New York state highways
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 88 of the highway law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 12-a to read as follows:
3 12-a. (a) The commissioner shall develop and implement, upon federal
4 approval if necessary, an official business directional sign program to
5 provide directional information regarding the presence of publicly
6 available zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling stations. Such
7 program may be incorporated into the official business directional sign
8 program implemented by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision twelve
9 of this section. The official business zero-emission vehicle station
10 directional sign program guidelines shall include the installation and
11 maintenance of signage designating where publicly accessible zero-emis-
12 sion vehicle charging and refueling stations are located within three
13 miles of a roadway exit or off-ramp in accordance with the manual on
14 uniform traffic control devices.
15 (b) The official business zero-emission vehicle station directional
16 sign program shall be integrated with, but not limited by, information
17 centers provided for in subdivision ten of this section to maximize the
18 information made available in the specific interest of the traveling
19 public.
20 (c) The installation of zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling
21 station signage shall only occur during the regular course of mainte-
22 nance for existing signage. The commissioner shall seek to speed federal
23 approval of the official business zero-emission vehicle directional sign
24 program if such approval is necessary.
25 (d) For purposes of this section "zero-emission vehicle" shall mean a
26 motor vehicle that is propelled by an electric motor and associated
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15057-03-4
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1 power electronics which provide acceleration torque to the drive wheels
2 during normal vehicle operation and draws electricity from a hydrogen
3 fuel cell or from a battery which is capable of being recharged from an
4 external source of electricity; or otherwise operates without direct
5 emission of atmospheric pollutants.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
7 have become a law and apply to signage installed or maintained by the
8 department of transportation on or after such effective date.
