Requires standards for the new construction of electric vehicle charging stations to require such stations to have an external automatic cutoff switch.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7510--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 25, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring standards
for the new construction of electric vehicle charging stations to
require such stations to have an external cutoff switch
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 378 of the executive law, as
2 renumbered by section 3 of part RR of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is
3 renumbered subdivision 21 and a new subdivision 20 is added to read as
4 follows:
5 20. Standards requiring new construction of permanently installed
6 residential electric vehicle charging stations to include a red external
7 cutoff switch, a sign with directions to the residence's breaker box,
8 and a brightly labeled sticker placed on the residence's breaker box
9 next to the switch that cuts power to the electric vehicle charging
10 station. Such requirements shall also apply to the sale or transfer of a
11 residence containing a permanently installed electric vehicle charging
12 station. A cutoff switch shall be a hand-operated switch which is capa-
13 ble of cutting off all power and electricity to the vehicle without the
14 need of a key or to unlock the device. For permanently installed resi-
15 dential electric vehicle charging stations, such cutoff switch shall be
16 placed outside of the house or garage.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11193-03-3
