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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 24, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN ACT to amend the energy  law  and  the  public  authorities  law,  in
  relation  to  the availability of alternative fuels along the New York
  state thruway

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "electric
super highway act of 2014".
  S 2. Section 1-103 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 14 to read as follows:
  14. "ALTERNATIVE FUEL" SHALL  MEAN  ETHANOL,  METHANOL,  NATURAL  GAS,
PROPANE,  ELECTRICITY  (INCLUDING ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR ENERGY), HYDRO-
GEN, AND ANY OTHER FUEL IDENTIFIED WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY  NOT  PETROLE-
UM-BASED,  WHICH  IS  CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF PROTECTING THE SAFETY
AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND MINIMIZING EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS, AND
WHICH  IS  CONSISTENT  WITH  ANY  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
REQUIREMENTS.
  S  3.  The energy law is amended by adding a new section 5-129 to read
as follows:
  S 5-129. ALTERNATIVE FUELS.   STATE ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY WITH A LIST
OF THE MOST FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE FUELS, WHICH SHALL NUMBER NO FEWER THAN
THREE,  AND  ASSIST  THE  AUTHORITY  IN IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
  S 4. Subdivision 10 of section 354 of the public authorities  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  766  of  the  laws  of 1992, is amended to read as
follows:
  10. To construct, reconstruct or  improve  on  or  along  the  thruway
system  in  the  manner  herein  provided,  suitable  facilities for gas
stations, restaurants, and other facilities for the public, or to  lease

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the  right to construct, reconstruct or improve and operate such facili-
ties; such facilities shall be publicly offered for leasing  for  opera-
tion, or the right to construct, reconstruct or improve and operate such
facilities  shall  be publicly offered under rules and regulations to be
established by the authority, provided, however, that lessees  operating
such  facilities at the time this act becomes effective, may reconstruct
or improve them or may construct  additional  like  facilities,  in  the
manner  and upon such terms and conditions as the board shall determine;
and provided further, however, that such facilities constructed,  recon-
structed  or  improved  on or along the canal system shall be consistent
with the canal recreationway  plan  approved  pursuant  to  section  one
hundred thirty-eight-c of the canal law and section three hundred eight-
y-two  of  this  title;  AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT EACH SUCH
FACILITY WHICH CONTAINS OR CONSISTS OF A GAS  STATION  SHALL,  BEGINNING
NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, INCLUDE A FACILITY FOR SELLING TO
THE PUBLIC AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1-103 OF THE ENER-
GY LAW AND EACH ALTERNATIVE FUEL RECOMMENDED TO THE AUTHORITY BY THE NEW
YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION
5-129  OF THE ENERGY LAW SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT INTERVALS OF NO MORE
THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY MILES ON EACH SIDE OF THE THRUWAY;
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.