S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3597
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, BAILEY, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
   and Telecommunications
 
 AN ACT to amend the energy  law  and  the  public  authorities  law,  in
   relation  to  the availability of alternative fuels along the New York
   state thruway

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "electric
 super highway act of 2019".
   § 2. Section 1-103 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 14 to read as follows:
   14. "ALTERNATIVE FUEL" SHALL  MEAN  ETHANOL,  METHANOL,  NATURAL  GAS,
 PROPANE,  ELECTRICITY  (INCLUDING ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR ENERGY), HYDRO-
 GEN, AND ANY OTHER FUEL IDENTIFIED WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY  NOT  PETROLE-
 UM-BASED,  WHICH  IS  CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF PROTECTING THE SAFETY
 AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND MINIMIZING EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS, AND
 WHICH  IS  CONSISTENT  WITH  ANY  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
 REQUIREMENTS.
   §  3.  The energy law is amended by adding a new section 5-129 to read
 as follows:
   § 5-129. ALTERNATIVE FUELS.   STATE ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY WITH A LIST
 OF THE MOST FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE FUELS, WHICH SHALL NUMBER NO FEWER THAN
 THREE,  AND  ASSIST  THE  AUTHORITY  IN IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   § 4. Subdivision 10 of section 354 of the public authorities  law,  as
 amended  by  section  2 of part TT of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:
   10. To construct, reconstruct or improve on or along  the  thruway  in
 the  manner  herein  provided,  suitable  facilities  for  gas stations,

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

                                                            LBD07082-01-9

 S. 3597                             2
 
 restaurants, and other facilities for the public, or to lease the  right
 to  construct,  reconstruct or improve and operate such facilities; such
 facilities shall be publicly offered for leasing for operation,  or  the
 right  to  construct, reconstruct or improve and operate such facilities
 shall be publicly offered under rules and regulations to be  established
 by the authority, provided, however, that lessees operating such facili-
 ties  at the time this act becomes effective, may reconstruct or improve
 them or may construct additional like facilities, in the manner and upon
 such terms and conditions as the board  shall  determine;  AND  PROVIDED
 FURTHER,  HOWEVER, THAT EACH SUCH FACILITY WHICH CONTAINS OR CONSISTS OF
 A GAS STATION SHALL, BEGINNING NOVEMBER FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN,
 INCLUDE  A  FACILITY  FOR  SELLING TO THE PUBLIC AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL, AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION 1-103 OF THE ENERGY LAW  AND  EACH  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
 RECOMMENDED  TO  THE AUTHORITY BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-129 OF THE ENERGY LAW  SHALL
 BE  MADE AVAILABLE AT INTERVALS OF NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY MILES
 ON EACH SIDE OF THE THRUWAY;
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.