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                                  2522--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the energy  law  and  the  public  authorities  law,  in
   relation  to  the availability of alternative fuels along the New York
   state thruway
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "electric
 super highway act of 2018".
   § 2. Section 1-103 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 14 to read as follows:
   14. "ALTERNATIVE FUEL" SHALL  MEAN  ETHANOL,  METHANOL,  NATURAL  GAS,
 PROPANE,  ELECTRICITY  (INCLUDING ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR ENERGY), HYDRO-
 GEN, AND ANY OTHER FUEL IDENTIFIED WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY  NOT  PETROLE-
 UM-BASED,  WHICH  IS  CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF PROTECTING THE SAFETY
 AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND MINIMIZING EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS, AND
 WHICH  IS  CONSISTENT  WITH  ANY  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
 REQUIREMENTS.
   §  3.  The energy law is amended by adding a new section 5-129 to read
 as follows:
   § 5-129. ALTERNATIVE FUELS.   STATE ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY WITH A LIST
 OF THE MOST FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE FUELS, WHICH SHALL NUMBER NO FEWER THAN
 THREE,  AND  ASSIST  THE  AUTHORITY  IN IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   § 4. Subdivision 10 of section 354 of the public authorities  law,  as
 amended  by  section  2 of part TT of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   10. To construct, reconstruct or improve on or along  the  thruway  in
 the  manner  herein  provided,  suitable  facilities  for  gas stations,
 restaurants, and other facilities for the public, or to lease the  right
 to  construct,  reconstruct or improve and operate such facilities; such
 facilities  shall  be publicly offered for leasing for operation, or the
 right to construct, reconstruct or improve and operate  such  facilities
 shall  be publicly offered under rules and regulations to be established
 by the authority, provided, however, that lessees operating such facili-
 ties at the time this act becomes effective, may reconstruct or  improve
 them or may construct additional like facilities, in the manner and upon
 such  terms  and  conditions  as the board shall determine; AND PROVIDED
 FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT EACH SUCH FACILITY WHICH CONTAINS OR CONSISTS  OF
 A  GAS  STATION  SHALL, BEGINNING NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN,
 INCLUDE A FACILITY FOR SELLING TO THE PUBLIC  AN  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL,  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  1-103  OF THE ENERGY LAW AND EACH ALTERNATIVE FUEL
 RECOMMENDED TO THE AUTHORITY BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND
 DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-129 OF THE ENERGY LAW SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE AT INTERVALS OF NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY  MILES
 ON EACH SIDE OF THE THRUWAY;
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.