The New York State Senate

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                                  9563

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2020
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state finance law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
  construction of certain parking facilities to be capable of supporting
  electric vehicle charging stations

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

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
19-a to read as follows:
  §  19-A.  PARKING  FACILITIES;  SUPPORT  FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
STATIONS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION  THE  TERM  "PARKING  GARAGE,
OPEN  PARKING  LOT  AND/OR  OTHER PARKING FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A PARKING
FACILITY OF MORE THAN FIFTY PARKING SPACES.
  2. ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERTAKEN IN  THIS  STATE  THAT  RECEIVES
STATE  CAPITAL  FUNDING AND THE SCOPE OF SUCH PROJECT INCLUDES A PARKING
GARAGE 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 ELEC-
TRICAL CAPACITY TO EACH CHARGING STATION CONNECTED TO IT WITH THE  RACE-
WAY.  SUCH RACEWAY AND ALL COMPONENTS AND WORK APPURTENANT THERETO SHALL
BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE, CITY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL CODES.
  3. ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERTAKEN IN  THIS  STATE  THAT  RECEIVES
STATE  CAPITAL  FUNDING  AND  THE SCOPE OF SUCH PROJECT INCLUDES AN OPEN
PARKING LOT AND OTHER PARKING FACILITY 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  STATION
CONNECTED  TO  IT WITH THE RACEWAY.  SUCH RACEWAY AND ALL COMPONENTS AND
WORK APPURTENANT THERETO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  STATE,  CITY  AND
MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL CODE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14525-01-9

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  4.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS IN ANY PARKING GARAGE,  OPEN  PARKING  LOT  OR
OTHER PARKING FACILITY.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.