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                                    288
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, SANTABARBARA, BUCHWALD, COLTON, GALEF,
   GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, LIFTON, RAIA, PEOPLES-STOKES, FAHY, SKOUFIS, SIMON,
   ROSENTHAL, LUPARDO, SEPULVEDA, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
   A.  GLICK, HIKIND, LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Energy

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing  the
   electric vehicle charging tariff
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-o to read as follows:
   § 66-O. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING TARIFF. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES
 OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE TERM "ELIGIBLE VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE A
 MOTOR VEHICLE THAT:
   (A) HAS FOUR WHEELS;
   (B) WAS MANUFACTURED FOR USE PRIMARILY ON PUBLIC  STREETS,  ROADS  AND
 HIGHWAYS;
   (C)  THE  POWERTRAIN  OF WHICH HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL
 MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS;
   (D) IS RATED AT NOT MORE THAN EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS GROSS
 VEHICLE WEIGHT;
   (E) HAS A MAXIMUM SPEED CAPABILITY OF AT LEAST  FIFTY-FIVE  MILES  PER
 HOUR; AND
   (F)  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 OPERATIONS, AND THAT DRAWS ELECTRICITY
 FROM A HYDROGEN FUEL CELL OR FROM A BATTERY THAT:
   (I) HAS A CAPACITY OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR KILOWATT HOURS; AND
   (II) IS CAPABLE OF BEING RECHARGED FROM AN EXTERNAL  SOURCE  OF  ELEC-
 TRICITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01095-01-7
              

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   2.  NO  LATER THAN APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN EACH COMBINATION
 GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE  COMMIS-
 SION  TO  ESTABLISH  A  RESIDENTIAL TARIFF FOR ELIGIBLE VEHICLES FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF RECHARGING AN ELIGIBLE VEHICLE OR VEHICLES.
   3.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL,  AFTER  NOTICE  AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC
 COMMENT, APPROVE, MODIFY, OR REJECT THE TARIFF.
   4. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A COMBINATION  GAS  AND
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S TARIFF FILED UNDER THIS SECTION, SUCH COMBINATION
 GAS  AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL MAKE THE TARIFF AVAILABLE TO CUSTOM-
 ERS.
   5. THE COMBINATION GAS  AND  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  MAY  AT  ANY  TIME
 PROPOSE REVISIONS TO A TARIFF FILED UNDER THIS SECTION BASED ON CHANGING
 COSTS OR CONDITIONS.
   6.  EACH  COMBINATION  GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROVIDING A TARIFF
 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL  PERIODICALLY  REPORT  TO  THE  COMMISSION,  AS
 ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  COMMISSION AND ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMIS-
 SION, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO  HAVE  ARRANGED  TO  HAVE  ELECTRICITY
 DELIVERED UNDER THE TARIFF;
   (B) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY DELIVERED UNDER THE TARIFF; AND
   (C) OTHER DATA REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.