NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5820

Senate Bill S5820

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to study and make recommendations regarding the state's electric vehicle inventory and vehicle infrastructure

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 16, 2019	signed chap.676
Dec 10, 2019	delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2019	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.263 substituted for a4937
Jun 14, 2019	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1401 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 15, 2019	referred to energy and telecommunications

Votes

- Jun 14, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S5820
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  3
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2019
      
      aye (59)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (3)
      
      Funke
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
  Jun 14, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5820
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 14, 2019
      
      aye (19)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins

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2019-S5820 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4937
Law Section:: Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S5820, A4937

2019-S5820 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires 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.

2019-S5820 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5820

SPONSOR: METZGER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

AN ACT to direct the New York state energy research and development
authority to study and make recommendations regarding the state's elec-
tric vehicle inventory and improvements to the state's electric vehicle
infrastructure

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 directs the New York State Research and Development Authority
(NYSERDA) to prepare an inventory of New York's electric vehicle infras-
tructure. The report will make recommendations for improvements, alter-
ations and upgrades to New York's electric vehicle infrastructure. The

report will identify potential environmental benefits, take stock of all
existing electric vehicle infrastructure, identify geographic gaps in
infrastructure and evaluate revenue allocation options for the improve-
ment of New York's electric vehicle infrastructure.

Section 2 sets the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are more than 10 million registered vehicles in New York State,
but less than 1 percent are electric vehicles (EVs).  "Range anxiety,"
or the concern that EVs will lose their charge in an area with few
publically available chargers, remains a significant impediment to the
widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

While there have been ambitious efforts by New York State to increase
the availability of electric vehicle charging stations on thruways and
at airports, New York still lacks the critical mass of charging stations
to make an electric vehicle a realistic option for every New Yorker.

Creating an inventory of all the charging stations and EV infrastructure
in New York will enable state agencies to identify areas where the EV
infrastructure is insufficient and leverage that information to benefit
the environmental health of New York State.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Minimal

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

2019-S5820 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5820
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 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.

                                                            LBD07869-01-9

 S. 5820                             2
 
   (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.

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