NY State Senate Bill 2021-S9363

Senate Bill S9363

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires NYSERDA to develop a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan

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2021-S9363 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10100
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1874, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S489

2021-S9363 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.

2021-S9363 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9363

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to racilitate the development of statewide
electric vehicle fast charging stations.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the public authorities law by adding a new section
1874 establishing the electric vehicle fast charging station implementa-
tion plan. Within six months of the effective date, the New York State
Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), in consultation
with the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the Department of Transporta-
tion (DOT), the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the

Department of Public Service (DPS) and the Fast Charge NY working group
shall prepare a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station
implementation plan. NYSERDA shall establish the 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. Three members shall be appointed by the Governor,
one member by the Temporary President of the Senate and one member by
the Speaker of the Assembly. Once completed, NYSERDA shall publish the
report on its website and provide for a thirty-day public comment period
prior to the adoption of the plan. NYSERDA shall publish the final
report following the adoption of the plan that will inclu de guidance
for the deployment of electric vehicle fast charging stations. NYSERDA
shall update the plan annually.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

To achieve the ambitious goals of the Climate Leadership and Community
Protection Act, we must continue to support the transition to electric
vehicles. Each year at an increasing rate, 'drivers are transitioning
from gasoline-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. To support this
change, it is critical we take steps now to ensure that fast charging
stations are readily available. This bill will ensure that we facilitate
the deployment of electric vehicle chargers.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S9363 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9363
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2022
                                ___________
 
 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.

                                                            LBD15360-01-2
 S. 9363                             2
 
   (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.

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