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                                   4937
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to direct the New York  state  energy  research  and  development
   authority  to  study  and  make  recommendations regarding the state's
   electric vehicle inventory and improvements to  the  state's  electric
   vehicle infrastructure
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. The New  York  state  energy  research  and  development
 authority (NYSERDA) is hereby directed to prepare a report containing an
 inventory  of the state's electric vehicles and electric vehicle infras-
 tructure for submission to the  governor,  temporary  president  of  the
 senate  and the speaker of the assembly. Such report shall be related to
 improvements, alterations, and upgrades to the state's electric  vehicle
 infrastructure to incentivize, accelerate, and encourage the purchasing,
 use,  and  ownership  of  electric vehicles to further the state's clean
 energy goals.
   2. The report shall:
   (a) analyze the potential environmental and  policy  benefits  derived
 from  expanding  the state's inventory of electric vehicles and electric
 vehicle infrastructure;
   (b) identify current electric vehicle infrastructure, including public
 electric vehicle charging stations;
   (c) evaluate gaps in  the  current  electric  vehicle  infrastructure,
 including  geographic  areas  lacking  access to public electric vehicle
 charging stations;
   (d) evaluate incentives to encourage purchasing, use and ownership  of
 electric vehicles in the state;
   (e)  evaluate the feasibility of transitioning to a primarily electric
 state-owned vehicle fleet; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (f) evaluate revenue allocation options to: i. assist in an  expansion
 of the state's electric vehicle infrastructure; ii. implement incentives
 to encourage purchasing use and ownership of electric vehicles; and iii.
 expand the state-owned electric vehicle fleet.
   3.  NYSERDA  shall  submit the report required pursuant to this act to
 the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker  of  the
 assembly within one year of the effective date of this act.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.