BILL NUMBER: S5825
SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
power authority of the state of New York to build at least one electric
level three fast charging station for every five thousand New York state
residents by December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven
 
PURPOSE:
To establish a minimum number of publicly available electric vehicle
charging stations per residents.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends subdivision 9-a of section 1005 of the public authori-
ties law to mandate that the New York Power Authority be responsible for
the installation and operation of level three fast electric vehicle
charging stations per every 5,000 residents in the state. Also, adds a
prevailing wage requirement.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Consumer surveys have shown that one of the biggest barriers to the
adoption of electric vehicles is inadequate charging infrastructure.
With overreliance on fossil fuels worsening our climate crisis, electric
vehicles must increasingly play a role in our daily lives. The New York
Power Authority has an existing statutory goal to install publicly
available electric vehicle chargers. This legislation attaches a minimum
number of fast charging stations for residents to ensure that the
resulting infrastructure truly increases the viability of electric vehi-
cle ownership in New York.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.749-B of 2023-2024; Committed to Rules
S.749 of 2023: Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
S.2220 of 2021-22: Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
S.8100-A of 2020: Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately after it shall become law.

Statutes affected:
S5825: 1005 public authorities law, 1005(9-a) public authorities law