Senate Bill S4941A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "electric super highway act"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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-S4941 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10078
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-103, add §5-129, Energy L; amd §354, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1938
2011-2012: S1067
2013-2014: S1618
2015-2016: S1411
2017-2018: S2239
2019-2020: S3597
2021-2022: S3288

2023-S4941 - Summary

Enacts the "electric super highway act", requiring alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2024 and providing each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty miles on both sides of the thruway; defines "alternative fuel".

2023-S4941 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4941 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4941
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  energy  law  and the public authorities law, in
   relation to the availability of alternative fuels along the  New  York
   state thruway

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "electric super highway act of 2023".
   § 2. Section 1-103 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 16 to read as follows:
   16.  "ALTERNATIVE  FUEL"  SHALL  MEAN  ETHANOL, METHANOL, NATURAL GAS,
 PROPANE, ELECTRICITY (INCLUDING ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR  ENERGY),  HYDRO-
 GEN,  AND  ANY OTHER FUEL IDENTIFIED WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY NOT PETROLE-
 UM-BASED, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF  PROTECTING  THE  SAFETY
 AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND MINIMIZING EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS, AND
 WHICH  IS  CONSISTENT  WITH  ANY  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
 REQUIREMENTS.
   § 3. The energy law is amended by adding a new section 5-129  to  read
 as follows:
   §  5-129.  ALTERNATIVE  FUELS.   STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY WITH A LIST
 OF THE MOST FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE FUELS, WHICH SHALL NUMBER NO FEWER THAN
 THREE, AND ASSIST THE AUTHORITY  IN  IMPLEMENTING  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   §  4.  Subdivision 10 of section 354 of the public authorities law, as
 amended by section 2 of part TT of chapter 54 of the laws  of  2016,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   10.  To  construct,  reconstruct or improve on or along the thruway in
 the manner  herein  provided,  suitable  facilities  for  gas  stations,

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06355-01-3
              

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2023-S4941A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10078
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-103, add §5-129, Energy L; amd §354, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1938
2011-2012: S1067
2013-2014: S1618
2015-2016: S1411
2017-2018: S2239
2019-2020: S3597
2021-2022: S3288

2023-S4941A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "electric super highway act", requiring alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2024 and providing each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty miles on both sides of the thruway; defines "alternative fuel".

2023-S4941A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4941A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4941--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications  -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecom-
   munications in accordance with Senate Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  energy  law  and the public authorities law, in
   relation to the availability of alternative fuels along the  New  York
   state thruway
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "electric super highway act".
   § 2. Section 1-103 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 16 to read as follows:
   16.  "ALTERNATIVE  FUEL"  SHALL  MEAN  ETHANOL, METHANOL, NATURAL GAS,
 PROPANE, ELECTRICITY (INCLUDING ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR  ENERGY),  HYDRO-
 GEN,  AND  ANY OTHER FUEL IDENTIFIED WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY NOT PETROLE-
 UM-BASED, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF  PROTECTING  THE  SAFETY
 AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND MINIMIZING EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS, AND
 WHICH  IS  CONSISTENT  WITH  ANY  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
 REQUIREMENTS.
   § 3. The energy law is amended by adding a new section 5-129  to  read
 as follows:
   §  5-129.  ALTERNATIVE FUELS.   THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY
 WITH A LIST OF THE MOST FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE FUELS, WHICH  SHALL  NUMBER
 NO  FEWER  THAN  THREE,  AND  ASSIST  THE  AUTHORITY IN IMPLEMENTING THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC  AUTHORI-
 TIES LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06355-02-4
 S. 4941--A                          2
              

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