The New York State Senate

 
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                                   5687
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   New York State energy research and development authority to develop  a
   real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information
   on  electric  vehicle  charging  stations and to make such information
   available on the authority's website
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1885 to read as follows:
   § 1885. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION INTERACTIVE  MAP.    1.  THE
 AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND THE
 POWER  AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE AND
 DEVELOP A CORRESPONDING MOBILE APPLICATION WITH INFORMATION ON  ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC UTILIZATION. THIS WEBSITE
 AND CORRESPONDING MOBILE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM:
   (A)  AN  INTERACTIVE  MAP  WITH THE ADDRESSES OF EACH ELECTRIC VEHICLE
 CHARGING STATION IN THE STATE  AVAILABLE  FOR  PUBLIC  UTILIZATION  THAT
 INCLUDES GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) CAPABILITY;
   (B) THE NUMBER OF CHARGING STATIONS IN EACH LOCATION;
   (C)  TO  THE  EXTENT  FEASIBLE,  THE  OPERABILITY  STATUS  OF CHARGING
 STATIONS, INCLUDING WHETHER CHARGING STATIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN  USE  AND
 WHETHER CHARGING STATIONS ARE OUT OF SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE;
   (D)  WHETHER CHARGING STATIONS ARE LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE FAST CHAR-
 GERS;
   (E) PLUG OR VEHICLE COMPATIBILITY INFORMATION;
   (F) OPERATING HOURS;
   (G) WHETHER CHARGING STATIONS ARE LOCATED IN A  PARKING  LOT,  PARKING
 GARAGE OR ON A STREET;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (H)  WHETHER  THERE ARE FEES REQUIRED TO USE CHARGING STATIONS AND, IF
 APPLICABLE, THE PRICE PER KWH FOR CHARGING;
   (I)  WHETHER THERE IS A FEE TO ENTER A LOT WHERE CHARGING STATIONS ARE
 LOCATED AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE FEE; AND
   (J) THE OPERATING COMPANY NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION TO  REPORT  ANY
 OPERATIONAL ISSUE WITH CHARGING STATIONS.
   2.  THE  AUTHORITY,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
 SERVICE AND THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,  SHALL  UPDATE
 THE  INFORMATION  ON THE WEBSITE AND CORRESPONDING MOBILE APPLICATION NO
 LESS THAN ONCE PER MONTH.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after  it  shall
 have become a law.