Senate Bill S10125

                             
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                                   10125
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 30, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. BOTTCHER, ASHBY, BROUK, MAY, MAYER -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Procurement and Contracts
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
   state  owned  and  operated parking facilities to install and maintain
   charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles

   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  OR  HAVE
 ELECTRIC  VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES A MINIMUM NUMBER
 OF KILOVOLT-AMPS (KVA) EQUAL TO TEN PERCENT  OF  THE  NUMBER  OF  ACTUAL
 PARKING  SPACES MULTIPLIED BY 6.6 WHICH MAY BE SATISFIED VIA THE INSTAL-
 LATION OF LEVEL TWO, DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGERS, OR A  COMBINATION  OF
 BOTH.
   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 OR HAVE ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE  CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES A MINIMUM NUMBER OF KILO-
 VOLT-AMPS (KVA) EQUAL TO TWENTY PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL  PARKING
 SPACES  MULTIPLIED BY 6.6 WHICH MAY BE SATISFIED VIA THE INSTALLATION OF
 LEVEL TWO, DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGERS, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   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.
   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 MAY 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 upon which it shall have become a law.