senate Bill S5909

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires 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

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to investigations and government operations
May 05, 2017 referred to investigations and government operations

S5909 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A87
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10133
2015-2016: A2109
2019-2020: S2274, A33
2021-2022: S370, A346
2023-2024: S1535, A4871

S5909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires 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.

S5909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  5909

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 5, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment 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:
  § 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

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

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