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                                  346--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
   state  owned and operated parking garages, open parking lots and other
   parking facilities to install and maintain charging stations for plug-
   in electric vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b
 to read as follows:
   § 201-B. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. 1.  ANY  PARKING  GARAGE,
 OPEN PARKING LOT AND OTHER PARKING FACILITY OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  THAT OFFERS BETWEEN FIFTY AND TWO HUNDRED PARKING
 SPACES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC USE, STATE EMPLOYEE USE  AND  PAY-PER-
 USAGE,  IS  HEREBY  REQUIRED TO INSTALL ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS IN AT
 LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES OFFERED BY  SUCH
 FACILITY.
   2.  ANY  PARKING  GARAGE,  OPEN PARKING LOT AND OTHER PARKING FACILITY
 OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THAT  OFFERS  MORE  THAN
 TWO HUNDRED PARKING SPACES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC USE, STATE EMPLOY-
 EE  USE AND PAY-PER-USAGE, IS HEREBY REQUIRED TO INSTALL ELECTRIC CHARG-
 ING STATIONS IN AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER  OF  PARKING
 SPACES OFFERED BY SUCH FACILITY.
   3.  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION, OPEN PARKING
 LOTS AND OTHER OPEN PARKING FACILITIES 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01215-02-1

 A. 346--A                           2
 
 AT LEAST 3.1 KW OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY FOR EACH CHARGING STALL  CONNECTED
 TO  IT WITH THE RACEWAY. SUCH RACEWAY AND ALL COMPONENTS AND WORK APPUR-
 TENANT THERETO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  STATE,  CITY  AND  MUNICIPAL
 ELECTRICAL CODE.
   4.  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISIONS  ONE  AND  TWO OF THIS SECTION, PARKING
 GARAGES  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  ELECTRICAL  CAPACITY TO EACH CHARGING STALL CONNECTED TO IT WITH
 THE RACEWAY. SUCH RACEWAY AND ALL COMPONENTS AND WORK APPURTENANT THERE-
 TO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  STATE,  CITY  AND  MUNICIPAL  ELECTRICAL
 CODES.
   5. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTAL-
 LATION  OF  ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.  IF SUCH INSTALLATION
 SHALL REQUIRE THE STATE TO MAKE  UPGRADES  TO  A  FACILITY'S  ELECTRICAL
 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT TO SAFELY AND SUFFICIENTLY POWER AND OPERATE THE CHARG-
 ING  STATIONS,  THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, IF ABLE, SHALL INCREASE
 THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM BY INSTALLING NEW  COMPO-
 NENTS  AS NECESSARY. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS UNABLE TO MAKE
 SUCH TECHNICAL UPGRADES TO A FACILITY, THE STATE  MAY  CONTRACT  WITH  A
 LICENSED  ELECTRICIAN  OR  SIMILAR SERVICE PROVIDER TO UPGRADE THE ELEC-
 TRICAL CAPACITY OF SAID FACILITY. SUCH CONTRACTED WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE LABOR LAW, INCLUDING THE  PAYMENT
 OF  A  WAGE  OF  NOT LESS THAN THE PREVAILING WAGE IN THE LOCALITY WHERE
 SUCH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION IS LOCATED.
   6. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTE-
 NANCE, GENERAL UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE  SUPPLY  EQUIP-
 MENT. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE SUCH MAIN-
 TENANCE  OR  REPAIRS, THE STATE MAY CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN
 OR SIMILAR REPAIR SERVICE TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY WORK ON SAID  EQUIP-
 MENT.
   7.  TO  ENSURE THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE THE USE OF CHARGING
 STATIONS ARE  THE  ONLY  VEHICLES  ALLOWED  TO  UTILIZE  PARKING  SPACES
 EQUIPPED  WITH  ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, THE OFFICE OF GENERAL
 SERVICES, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY, IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL SIGNAGE TO
 ADVISE DRIVERS OF SUCH PARKING RESTRICTIONS.
   8. STATE, CITY AND/OR MUNICIPAL POLICING  AUTHORITIES  AND/OR  PARKING
 ENFORCEMENT  ARE  HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE ANY OTHER
 APPROPRIATE ACTION IN THE EVENT OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OF
 THIS  SECTION  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH EXISTING VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND
 PARKING RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY ANY PARKING FACILITY IN WHICH THE  ELEC-
 TRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED.
   9. THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL ASSUME ALL COSTS OF INSTALLING, OPERAT-
 ING AND MAINTAINING ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THE
 COST OF UTILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHARGING OF VEHICLES. THE STATE OF
 NEW  YORK IS ALSO PROHIBITED FROM CHARGING AN INDIVIDUAL, WHO IS AUTHOR-
 IZED BY THIS SECTION, IN ANY WAY, FOR THE USE OF SUCH  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE
 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT OFFERED BY A STATE OWNED AND/OR OPERATED PARKING FACIL-
 ITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.