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Senate Bill S9135

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to electric vehicle charging

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2023-S9135 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1005, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S3247

2023-S9135 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all newly-constructed electric vehicle charging stations available for public use which are capable of accepting payment to accept all major credit cards.

2023-S9135 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9135 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9135
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 30, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public authorities law, in relation to electric
   vehicle charging stations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision 9-a of section 1005 of the public authorities
 law, as added by section 1 of part KK of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019,
 is amended to read as follows:
   9-a. As deemed feasible and advisable  by  the  trustees,  to  design,
 finance,  develop, construct, install, lease, operate and maintain elec-
 tric vehicle charging stations throughout  the  state  for  use  by  the
 public.  The  authority shall annually post on their website a report on
 those activities undertaken pursuant to this subdivision, including  but
 not  limited  to: the total number of electric vehicle charging stations
 in operation pursuant to  such  authorization,  the  locations  of  such
 charging  stations, and the total costs to the authority associated with
 such activities. THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK  STATE
 ENERGY AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
 TION,  AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT, SHALL
 REQUIRE THAT ALL NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATIONS
 AVAILABLE  FOR  PUBLIC  USE WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING PAYMENT SHALL
 ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE  HUNDRED  TWEN-
 TY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15304-01-4

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