Senate Bill S9363

                             
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                                   9363
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2022
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   New  York state energy and research development authority to develop a
   comprehensive electric vehicle fast  charging  station  implementation
   plan

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1874 to read as follows:
   § 1874. COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST CHARGING STATION IMPLEMEN-
 TATION  PLAN.  1. THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK POWER
 AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF  ENVIRON-
 MENTAL  CONSERVATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE AND THE FAST
 CHARGE NY WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL, NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION, DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST CHARGING  STATION
 IMPLEMENTATION  PLAN TO FACILITATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF FAST ELECTRIC VEHI-
 CLE CHARGING STATIONS STATEWIDE.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "THE
 PLAN" SHALL  MEAN  THE  COMPREHENSIVE  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  FAST  CHARGING
 STATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   2. SUCH PLAN SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE:
   (A) METHODS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AVAILABILITY;
   (B)  GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CURRENT FAST CHARGER DEPLOY-
 MENT INCLUDING SPECIFIC INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FAST CHARGERS  BEING
 DEPLOYED.  SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE
 NUMBER OF PORTS AND CHARGING CAPACITY;
   (C) THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF FAST CHARGERS CURRENTLY IN  DEVELOPMENT
 AND ESTIMATED FUTURE NEEDS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS;
   (D)  EACH  STATE AND UTILITY-ADMINISTERED PROGRAM CURRENTLY, OR WITHIN
 THE PRIOR TWO YEARS, PROVIDING FUNDING OR OVERSIGHT OF ELECTRICAL  VEHI-
 CLE CHARGING STATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CHARGE NY AND CHARGE
 READY NY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (E)  METHODS  TO  PREVENT  OVERLAP OF STATE PROGRAMS AND MAXIMIZE FAST
 CHARGER COVERAGE;
   (F)  GUIDANCE  TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR TECHNICAL AND PLANNING ASSISTANCE
 TO FACILITATE THE ADOPTION OF CURBSIDE CHARGING;
   (G) SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO  FACILITATE  THE  DEPLOYMENT  OF  CHARGING
 STATIONS  FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL FLEETS TO HELP OFFSET AIR POLLUTION IN
 DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRON-
 MENTAL CONSERVATION LAW; AND
   (H) AREAS CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED BY FAST CHARGER COVERAGE.
   3. ONCE COMPLETED, THE AUTHORITY SHALL PUBLISH THE PLAN ON ITS WEBSITE
 AND PROVIDE FOR A THIRTY-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD PRIOR TO ADOPTION  OF
 SUCH PLAN.
   4.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL PUBLISH A FINAL REPORT FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF
 THE PLAN THAT SHALL INCLUDE GUIDANCE  FOR  THE  DEPLOYMENT  OF  ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE FAST CHARGING STATIONS STATEWIDE.
   5.  (A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A "FAST CHARGE NY WORKING GROUP"
 CONSISTING OF FIVE MEMBERS,  INCLUDING  ONE  MEMBER  FROM  EACH  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING:  STATEWIDE  MUNICIPAL  ORGANIZATIONS;  ENVIRONMENTAL  JUSTICE
 GROUPS; STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS; PUBLIC UTILITIES;  AND  CHARGING
 STATION  DEVELOPERS.  SUCH  WORKING  GROUP MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED AS
 FOLLOWS: THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE  GOVERNOR;  ONE  MEMBER
 SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND ONE
 MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   (B) MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR  NECES-
 SARY  AND ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS
 MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP.
   6. THE AUTHORITY SHALL UPDATE THE PLAN ANNUALLY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.