STATE OF NEW YORK
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7055
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 8, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring the
construction of certain parking facilities to be capable of supporting
electric vehicle charging stations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
2 19-a to read as follows:
3 § 19-a. Parking facilities; support for electric vehicle charging
4 stations. 1. For purposes of this section the term "parking garage,
5 open parking lot and/or other parking facility" shall mean a parking
6 facility of more than fifty parking spaces.
7 2. Any construction project undertaken in this state that receives
8 state capital funding and the scope of such project includes a parking
9 garage shall be capable of supporting electric vehicle charging stations
10 through an electrical raceway to the electric supply panel serving the
11 garage that shall be capable of providing a minimum of 3.1 kW of elec-
12 trical capacity to each charging station connected to it with the race-
13 way. Such raceway and all components and work appurtenant thereto shall
14 be in accordance with state, city and municipal electrical codes.
15 3. Any construction project undertaken in this state that receives
16 state capital funding and the scope of such project includes an open
17 parking lot and other parking facility shall be capable of supporting
18 electric vehicle charging stations through an electrical raceway, no
19 smaller than one inch, capable of providing a minimum supply of 11.5 kVA
20 to an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) from an electric supply
21 panel. The electric supply panel serving such parking spaces must have
22 at least 3.1 kW of available capacity for each charging station
23 connected to it with the raceway. Such raceway and all components and
24 work appurtenant thereto shall be in accordance with state, city and
25 municipal electrical code.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 4. Nothing in this section shall require the installation of electric
2 vehicle charging stations in any parking garage, open parking lot or
3 other parking facility.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
