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Assembly Bill A7137

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the Thruway Authority to provide at least twelve charging stations at each rest area and gas station complex

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2023-A7137 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Transportation
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5035

2023-A7137 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Thruway Authority to provide at least twelve charging stations at each rest area and gas station complex owned, leased or operated by the Thruway Authority.

2023-A7137 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7137
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT in relation to requiring the New York State Thruway Authority to
   provide at least twelve charging stations at each rest  area  and  gas
   station complex owned, leased or operated by the Thruway Authority

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Purpose.  The purpose of this act is  to  require  the  New
 York  State  Thruway Authority on each of the rest areas and gas station
 complexes which are owned,  leased  or  operated  by  the  Authority  to
 provide  no  less than twelve spaces for electric vehicles to be charged
 with the two most used level 3 fast charger technologies.
   § 2. Definitions. As used in this act, the following terms shall  have
 the following meanings:
   (a)  "Electric  vehicle" means a motor vehicle subject to registration
 pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic  law
 which  is:  (i)  powered  by  an  electric  motor  drawing  current from
 rechargeable storage batteries or other portable electrical energy stor-
 age devices; and (ii) capable of being recharged from an external source
 of electricity.
   (b) "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" means an electric  vehicle  that
 has an internal combustion engine or other propulsion system.
   (c)  "Electric  vehicle  charger"  means  a device containing electric
 vehicle service equipment and software,  which,  when  connected  to  an
 electric vehicle, delivers electricity to the electric vehicle.
   (d) "Level 3 electric vehicle charger" means an electric vehicle char-
 ger  that  when  connected  to  an electric vehicle delivers electricity
 through a DC current. Level 3 chargers are commonly known  as  the  fast
 chargers.
   (e)  "Electric  vehicle service equipment" means equipment, both above
 and below ground, installed for the purpose of transmitting  electricity

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10851-04-3

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