NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9252

Senate Bill S9252

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to fifth generation (5G) telecommunications towers in cities with a population of one million or more and electric vehicle charging stations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 07, 2024	referred to energy and telecommunications

2023-S9252 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1885, Pub Auth L; add §10-124, NYC Ad Cd

2023-S9252 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires anywhere fifth generation (5G) telecommunications towers in cities with a population of one million or more are installed, and there is available street parking, electric vehicle charging stations shall be provided for public use; defines terms; requires such charging stations to be designated and clearly identified.

2023-S9252 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9252

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law and the administrative code
of the city of New York, in relation to the fifth generation (5G) tele-
communications towers in cities with a population of one million or more
and electric vehicle charging stations

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the deployment of electric
vehicle charging stations adjacent to 5G towers in New York City for
on-street parking.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 sets forth definitions for fifth generation, electric vehicle,
and electric vehicle charging station.

Section 2 promulgates that electric vehicle charging stations would be

emplaced next to 5G towers, utilizing their power supply, and provides
for adequate signage to designate on street parking spaces for EV charg-
ing.

Section 3 provides for an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The LinkNYC program, which aims to "bridge the digital divide" by
expanding high-speed internet service across the five boroughs, includ-
ing to underserved neighborhoods with low rates of broadband access aims
to deploy 2,000 towers in the coming years, focusing on the outer
boroughs and Manhattan north of 96th Street.

In these same neighborhoods, electric vehicle charging stations are few
and far between. One of the many benefits of electric vehicles is reduc-
ing emissions in densely populated areas. In underserved areas, air
pollution from motor vehicles has played a significant role in raising
the risk and rates of pollution related health issues.

According to New York City Department of Health Report  1: Disparities
in Life Expectancy and Death in New York City This issue of Health
Disparities in New York City, which follows along the same lines at the
Disadvantaged Community status, greenhouse gas emissions have played a
considerable role for higher rates of asthma and other health related
issues in underserved areas.

It is currently difficult to consider purchasing an electric vehicle in
many of the neighborhoods of the outer boroughs, as adequate electric
vehicle charging infrastructure does not or may not exist for a variety
of reasons. This bill would help deploy needed infrastructure in the
many places that currently lack it and help to ensure that the future
includes an overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and helping
facilitate broader transportation options for New York residents.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

TBD.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S9252 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9252
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 and the administrative code
   of the city of New York, in relation  to  the  fifth  generation  (5G)
   telecommunications  towers  in cities with a population of one million
   or more and electric vehicle charging stations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1885 to read as follows:
   § 1885. FIFTH GENERATION (5G) TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS IN CITIES WITH
 A POPULATION OF ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE  AND  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING
 STATIONS.    1.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "FIFTH GENERATION (5G) TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY
 FREESTANDING TOWER, MONOPOLE OR SIMILAR STRUCTURE USED FOR THE PROVISION
 OF  FIFTH GENERATION (5G) WIRELESS SERVICES INCLUDING ANCILLARY TELECOM-
 MUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO  INTEGRATE  SUCH  TOWER,  MONOPOLE  OR
 SIMILAR STRUCTURE INTO AN EXISTING OR PROPOSED WIRELESS NETWORK.
   (B) "ELECTRIC VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS PROPELLED AT
 LEAST  IN  PART  BY  AN  ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ASSOCIATED POWER ELECTRONICS
 WHICH PROVIDE ACCELERATION TORQUE TO THE DRIVE  WHEELS  SOMETIME  DURING
 NORMAL  VEHICLE  OPERATION, AND THAT DRAWS ELECTRICITY FROM A BATTERY OR
 HYDROGEN FUEL CELL THAT IS CAPABLE OF BEING RECHARGED FROM  AN  EXTERNAL
 SOURCE  OF  ELECTRICITY,  SUCH  THAT  THE EXTERNAL SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
 CANNOT BE CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
   (C) "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION" SHALL MEAN THE EQUIPMENT NEED-
 ED TO CONVEY ELECTRIC POWER FROM THE  ELECTRIC  GRID  OR  ANOTHER  POWER
 SOURCE TO AN ONBOARD MOTOR VEHICLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.
   2.  IN  CITIES  WITH  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, WHERE FIFTH
 GENERATION (5G) TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS ARE  INSTALLED  AND  THERE  IS
 STREET  PARKING  AVAILABLE,  ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED FOR PUBLIC USE. PARKING SPACES  DESIGNATED  FOR  THE  EXCLUSIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15489-01-4
 S. 9252                             2
 
 PURPOSE  OF CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AT AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
 STATION SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED, AND SUCH DESIGNATION SHALL  INCLUDE
 CONSPICUOUS  AND  PERMANENTLY INSTALLED ABOVE GRADE SIGNS WHICH SHALL BE
 POSITIONED  FROM  THE PARKING SPACE SURFACE AT A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN
 FIVE FEET NOR MORE THAN SEVEN FEET AND WHICH IDENTIFY SUCH SPACE  AS  AN
 ELECTRIC  VEHICLE CHARGING STATION, INDICATE THAT SUCH SPACE IS ONLY FOR
 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND INCLUDE ANY DAY OR TIME RESTRICTIONS.
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 10-124 to read as follows:
   §  10-124 FIFTH GENERATION (5G) TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE  FOLLOW-
 ING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "FIFTH  GENERATION  (5G) TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER" MEANS ANY FREE-
 STANDING TOWER, MONOPOLE OR SIMILAR STRUCTURE USED FOR THE PROVISION  OF
 FIFTH GENERATION (5G) WIRELESS SERVICES INCLUDING ANCILLARY TELECOMMUNI-
 CATIONS  EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO INTEGRATE SUCH TOWER, MONOPOLE OR SIMILAR
 STRUCTURE INTO AN EXISTING OR PROPOSED WIRELESS NETWORK.
   2. "ELECTRIC VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS PROPELLED  AT
 LEAST  IN  PART  BY  AN  ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ASSOCIATED POWER ELECTRONICS
 WHICH PROVIDE ACCELERATION TORQUE TO THE DRIVE  WHEELS  SOMETIME  DURING
 NORMAL  VEHICLE  OPERATION, AND THAT DRAWS ELECTRICITY FROM A BATTERY OR
 HYDROGEN FUEL CELL THAT IS CAPABLE OF BEING RECHARGED FROM  AN  EXTERNAL
 SOURCE  OF  ELECTRICITY,  SUCH  THAT  THE EXTERNAL SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
 CANNOT BE CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
   3. "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION" SHALL MEAN THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED
 TO CONVEY ELECTRIC POWER FROM THE ELECTRIC GRID OR ANOTHER POWER  SOURCE
 TO AN ONBOARD MOTOR VEHICLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.
   B. WHERE FIFTH GENERATION (5G) TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS ARE INSTALLED
 AND  THERE  IS  STREET  PARKING  AVAILABLE,  SPACES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
 CHARGING STATIONS SHALL BE  PROVIDED  FOR  PUBLIC  USE.  PARKING  SPACES
 DESIGNATED  FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AT
 AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION SHALL BE  CLEARLY  IDENTIFIED,  AND
 SUCH  DESIGNATION  SHALL  INCLUDE  CONSPICUOUS AND PERMANENTLY INSTALLED
 ABOVE GRADE SIGNS WHICH SHALL  BE  POSITIONED  FROM  THE  PARKING  SPACE
 SURFACE  AT A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE FEET NOR MORE THAN SEVEN FEET
 AND WHICH IDENTIFY SUCH SPACE AS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATION,
 INDICATE  THAT  SUCH  SPACE  IS  ONLY  FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND
 INCLUDE ANY DAY OR TIME RESTRICTIONS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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