S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8104
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring standards
for the new construction of commercial electric vehicle charging
stations to require such stations to have an external cutoff switch
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 378 of the executive law, as
renumbered by section 3 of part RR of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is
renumbered subdivision 21 and a new subdivision 20 is added to read as
follows:
20. STANDARDS REQUIRING NEW CONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC VEHI-
CLE CHARGING STATIONS OR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS WHICH ARE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO INCLUDE AN EXTERNAL CUTOFF SWITCH, A SIGN
WITH THE LOCATION OF AND DIRECTIONS TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX, AND A
BRIGHTLY LABELED STICKER PLACED ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX NEXT TO THE
SWITCH THAT CUTS POWER TO THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION. A
CUTOFF SWITCH SHALL BE A HAND-OPERATED SWITCH WHICH IS CAPABLE OF
CUTTING OFF ALL POWER AND ELECTRICITY TO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE NEED OF
A KEY OR TO UNLOCK THE DEVICE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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