Assembly Bill A8916

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires commercial garages containing electric vehicle charging stations to ensure public access to such charging stations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A8916 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §18-a, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9361

2023-A8916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires commercial garages containing electric vehicle charging stations to ensure public access to such charging stations at commercially reasonable rental or fee rates.

2023-A8916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8916
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EPSTEIN,  THIELE,  KELLES,  GIBBS, JACOBSON,
   CUNNINGHAM, LEVENBERG, REYES, RAGA,  COLTON,  DICKENS,  LUCAS,  GLICK,
   SIMONE,  L. ROSENTHAL, OTIS, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring  commer-
   cial  garages  containing electric vehicle charging stations to ensure
   public access to such charging stations commercially reasonable rental
   or fee rates
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 18-a to read as follows:
   § 18-A. PARKING FACILITIES; FEES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE  CHARGING.    1.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "COMMERCIAL GARAGE" SHALL MEAN
 ANY  PRIVATELY  OWNED  BUILDING  OR  FACILITY  WHERE  MOTOR VEHICLES ARE
 PARKED, STORED, SERVICED, OR REPAIRED, AND WHOSE  SPACE  AND  FACILITIES
 ARE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC  FOR A PARKING FEE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
 RESIDENCE, BUSINESS OR EMPLOYMENT OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER OR OPERATOR
 UTILIZING SUCH SPACE OR FACILITIES.
   2. BEGINNING UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION  AND  THEREAFTER,
 ANY OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL GARAGE THAT RECEIVES FUNDS, LOANS,
 CREDITS,  OR  TAX  INCENTIVES, OR THAT RECEIVES A WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF
 ANY FEE OR SURCHARGE REQUIRED TO BE  PAID  BY  A  UTILITY,  OR  THAT  IS
 FINANCED  IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART  BY ANY UTILITY RATEPAYERS, FROM OR ON
 BEHALF OF THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW  YORK,  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OR THE PUBLIC SERVICE
 COMMISSION,  FOR  PURPOSES  RELATED   TO   A   PROJECT   INVOLVING   THE
 CONSTRUCTION,  ACQUISITION,  INSTALLATION,  RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT,
 MAINTENANCE, EQUIPPING, FURNISHING OR LEASING  OF  AN  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE
 CHARGING STATION, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY TO
 ENSURE  PUBLIC  ACCESS  TO  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  AT COMMERCIALLY
 REASONABLE RENTAL OR FEE RATES.
   3. SUCH POLICY REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) WAIVING ANY AND ALL PARKING FEES FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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