Assembly Bill A7129

                             
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                                   7129
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to requiring electric
   vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces in
   certain state properties

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b
 to read as follows:
   § 201-B. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. 1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  THE TERM "PARKING FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A PARKING GARAGE,
 PARKING STRUCTURE, OR OPEN PARKING LOT THAT  IS  PAVED  AND  STRIPED  TO
 DESIGNATE  INDIVIDUAL  PARKING  SPACES  FOR VEHICLES AND WHICH HAS FIFTY
 PARKING SPACES OR MORE.
   2. ANY PARKING FACILITY OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK,
 THAT  OFFERS  BETWEEN  FIFTY  AND  TWO  HUNDRED  PARKING  SPACES FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF PUBLIC USE, STATE EMPLOYEE USE AND PAY-PER-USAGE, IS  HEREBY
 REQUIRED  TO  INSTALL ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS IN AT LEAST TEN PERCENT
 OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES OFFERED BY SUCH FACILITY.
   3. ANY PARKING FACILITY OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK,
 THAT  OFFERS  MORE  THAN  TWO HUNDRED PARKING SPACES FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 PUBLIC USE, STATE EMPLOYEE USE AND PAY-PER-USAGE, IS HEREBY REQUIRED  TO
 INSTALL  ELECTRIC  CHARGING  STATIONS  IN AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF THE
 TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES OFFERED BY SUCH FACILITY.
   4. EACH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL SUPPORT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING WITH A MINIMUM OF FORTY
 AMPERES AND TWO HUNDRED EIGHT VOLTS OF ELECTRICAL CAPACITY.  SUCH  ELEC-
 TRIC  VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS AND WORK APPUR-
 TENANT THERETO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE, COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE ELECTRICAL CODES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   5. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTAL-
 LATION OF ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND  CHARGING  STATIONS.
 IF  SUCH  INSTALLATION  SHALL  REQUIRE THE STATE TO MAKE UPGRADES TO ANY
 ELECTRICAL SUPPLY EQUIPMENT TO SAFELY AND SUFFICIENTLY POWER AND OPERATE
 SUCH  CHARGING  STATIONS,  THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL INCREASE
 THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM BY INSTALLING NEW  COMPO-
 NENTS  AS NECESSARY. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS UNABLE TO MAKE
 SUCH TECHNICAL UPGRADES TO A FACILITY, THE OFFICE MAY  CONTRACT  WITH  A
 LICENSED  ELECTRICIAN  OR  SIMILAR SERVICE PROVIDER TO UPGRADE THE ELEC-
 TRICAL CAPACITY OF SAID FACILITY. SUCH CONTRACTED WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE LABOR LAW, INCLUDING THE  PAYMENT
 OF  A  WAGE  OF  NOT LESS THAN THE PREVAILING WAGE IN THE LOCALITY WHERE
 SUCH PARKING FACILITY IS LOCATED.
   6. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTE-
 NANCE, GENERAL UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE  SUPPLY  EQUIP-
 MENT  AND CHARGING STATIONS. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS UNABLE
 TO COMPLETE SUCH MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS, THE OFFICE MAY CONTRACT WITH  A
 LICENSED ELECTRICIAN OR SIMILAR REPAIR SERVICE TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY
 WORK ON SAID EQUIPMENT.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.