The New York State Senate

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2109

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to requiring certain
  state owned and operated parking garages, open parking lots and  other
  parking facilities to install and maintain charging stations for plug-
  in electric vehicles

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  201-b
to read as follows:
  S  201-B.  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. 1. ANY PARKING GARAGE,
OPEN PARKING LOT AND OTHER PARKING FACILITY OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, THAT OFFERS BETWEEN FIFTY  AND  TWO  HUNDRED  PARKING
SPACES   FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  PUBLIC  USE,  STATE  EMPLOYEE  USE  AND
PAY-PER-USAGE, IS HEREBY REQUIRED TO INSTALL ELECTRIC CHARGING  STATIONS
IN AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES OFFERED BY
SUCH FACILITY.
  2.  ANY  PARKING  GARAGE,  OPEN PARKING LOT AND OTHER PARKING FACILITY
OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THAT  OFFERS  MORE  THAN
TWO HUNDRED PARKING SPACES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC USE, STATE EMPLOY-
EE  USE AND PAY-PER-USAGE, IS HEREBY REQUIRED TO INSTALL ELECTRIC CHARG-
ING STATIONS IN AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER  OF  PARKING
SPACES OFFERED BY SUCH FACILITY.
  3.  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION, OPEN PARKING
LOTS AND OTHER OPEN PARKING FACILITIES SHALL BE  CAPABLE  OF  SUPPORTING
ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATIONS  THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL RACEWAY, NO
SMALLER THAN ONE INCH, CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A MINIMUM SUPPLY OF 11.5 KVA
TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) FROM AN  ELECTRIC  SUPPLY
PANEL.   THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY PANEL SERVING SUCH PARKING SPACES MUST HAVE
AT LEAST 3.1 KW OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY FOR EACH CHARGING STALL  CONNECTED
TO  IT WITH THE RACEWAY. SUCH RACEWAY AND ALL COMPONENTS AND WORK APPUR-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06403-01-5

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TENANT THERETO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  STATE,  CITY  AND  MUNICIPAL
ELECTRICAL CODE.
  4.  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISIONS  ONE  AND  TWO OF THIS SECTION, PARKING
GARAGES  SHALL  BE  CAPABLE  OF  SUPPORTING  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING
STATIONS  THROUGH  AN  ELECTRICAL  RACEWAY  TO THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY PANEL
SERVING THE GARAGE THAT SHALL BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A MINIMUM  OF  3.1
KW  OF  ELECTRICAL  CAPACITY TO EACH CHARGING STALL CONNECTED TO IT WITH
THE RACEWAY. SUCH RACEWAY AND ALL COMPONENTS AND WORK APPURTENANT THERE-
TO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  STATE,  CITY  AND  MUNICIPAL  ELECTRICAL
CODES.
  5. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTAL-
LATION  OF  ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.  IF SUCH INSTALLATION
SHALL REQUIRE THE STATE TO MAKE  UPGRADES  TO  A  FACILITY'S  ELECTRICAL
SUPPLY EQUIPMENT TO SAFELY AND SUFFICIENTLY POWER AND OPERATE THE CHARG-
ING  STATIONS,  THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, IF ABLE, SHALL INCREASE
THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM BY INSTALLING NEW  COMPO-
NENTS  AS NECESSARY. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS UNABLE TO MAKE
SUCH TECHNICAL UPGRADES TO A FACILITY, THE STATE  MAY  CONTRACT  WITH  A
LICENSED  ELECTRICIAN  OR  SIMILAR SERVICE PROVIDER TO UPGRADE THE ELEC-
TRICAL CAPACITY OF SAID FACILITY.
  6. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTE-
NANCE, GENERAL UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE  SUPPLY  EQUIP-
MENT. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE SUCH MAIN-
TENANCE  OR  REPAIRS, THE STATE MAY CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN
OR SIMILAR REPAIR SERVICE TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY WORK ON SAID  EQUIP-
MENT.
  7.  TO  ENSURE THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE THE USE OF CHARGING
STATIONS ARE  THE  ONLY  VEHICLES  ALLOWED  TO  UTILIZE  PARKING  SPACES
EQUIPPED  WITH  ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, THE OFFICE OF GENERAL
SERVICES, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY, IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL SIGNAGE TO
ADVISE DRIVERS OF SUCH PARKING RESTRICTIONS.
  8. STATE, CITY AND/OR MUNICIPAL POLICING  AUTHORITIES  AND/OR  PARKING
ENFORCEMENT  ARE  HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE ANY OTHER
APPROPRIATE ACTION IN THE EVENT OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OF
THIS  SECTION  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH EXISTING VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND
PARKING RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY ANY PARKING FACILITY IN WHICH THE  ELEC-
TRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED.
  9. THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL ASSUME ALL COSTS OF INSTALLING, OPERAT-
ING AND MAINTAINING ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THE
COST OF UTILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHARGING OF VEHICLES. THE STATE OF
NEW  YORK IS ALSO PROHIBITED FROM CHARGING AN INDIVIDUAL, WHO IS AUTHOR-
IZED BY THIS SECTION, IN ANY WAY, FOR THE USE OF SUCH  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE
SUPPLY EQUIPMENT OFFERED BY A STATE OWNED AND/OR OPERATED PARKING FACIL-
ITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.