Senate Bill S1479

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires electric vehicle charging stations to be installed at certain gasoline stations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S1479 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §396-xx, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6692

2023-S1479 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires electric vehicle charging stations to be installed at gasoline stations when new gas dispensing motor fuel pumps are being installed at such gasoline station; prohibits building permits from being issued when there is not at least one electric vehicle charging station being installed at such gas station.

2023-S1479 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1479
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring elec-
   tric vehicle charging stations to be  installed  at  certain  gasoline
   stations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   The general business law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 396-xx to read as follows:
   §  396-XX. GASOLINE STATION; DEALER; ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
 REQUIRED. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "GASOLINE STATION"  SHALL MEAN A PREMISES OR FACILITY GREATER THAN
 FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FEET WITH OPERATIONAL GAS DISPENSING  MOTOR  FUEL
 PUMPS THAT DISPENSE MOTOR FUEL AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC RETAIL SALE.
   (B)  "DEALER"  SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OWNING OR OPERATING A PREMISES OR
 FACILITY WITH ONE OR MORE OPERATIONAL GAS DISPENSING  MOTOR  FUEL  PUMPS
 THAT DISPENSE MOTOR FUEL AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC RETAIL SALE.
   (C)  "ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING STATION" SHALL MEAN A LEVEL TWO DUAL
 CHARGING STATION THAT DELIVERS ELECTRICITY  FROM  A  SOURCE  OUTSIDE  AN
 ELECTRIC  VEHICLE AND CAN CHARGE TWO ELECTRIC VEHICLES SIMULTANEOUSLY ON
 ONE CIRCUIT.  AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION MAY  INCLUDE  SEVERAL
 CHARGE POINTS SIMULTANEOUSLY CONNECTING SEVERAL ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO THE
 STATION  AND ANY RELATED EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO FACILITATE CHARGING PLUG-IN
 ELECTRIC VEHICLES.  EACH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING  STATION  SHALL  HAVE
 THE ABILITY TO DELIVER A CHARGE LOAD OF NO LESS THAN 6KW PER STATION AND
 EACH  ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION SHALL HAVE NON-PROPRIETARY CHAR-
 GERS CAPABLE OF CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES FROM AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT
 INCORPORATED AUTO MANUFACTURERS.
   2. ANY DEALER INSTALLING NEW OPERATIONAL  GAS  DISPENSING  MOTOR  FUEL
 PUMPS FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF MOTOR FUELS FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02484-02-3
 S. 1479                             2

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