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                                   3876
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, SAYEGH, ZEBROWSKI, SIMON, COLTON, LAVINE,
   WOERNER,  GLICK, L. ROSENTHAL, STECK, DICKENS, EPSTEIN, COOK, CARROLL,
   SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  amending  the public service law, in relation to establishing a
   commercial tariff on certain electric vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-q to read as follows:
   § 66-Q. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING; COMMERCIAL TARIFF. 1.  DEFINITIONS.
 FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ELECTRIC VEHICLES" SHALL MEAN
 AND INCLUDE A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT:
   (A) WAS MANUFACTURED FOR USE PRIMARILY ON PUBLIC  STREETS,  ROADS  AND
 HIGHWAYS;
   (B)  THE  POWERTRAIN  OF WHICH HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL
 MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS;
   (C) HAS A MAXIMUM SPEED CAPABILITY OF AT LEAST  FIFTY-FIVE  MILES  PER
 HOUR; AND
   (D)  IS PROPELLED AT LEAST IN PART BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ASSOCIATED
 POWER ELECTRONICS WHICH PROVIDE ACCELERATION TORQUE TO THE DRIVE  WHEELS
 SOMETIME  DURING  NORMAL  VEHICLE OPERATIONS, AND THAT DRAWS ELECTRICITY
 FROM A HYDROGEN FUEL CELL OR FROM A BATTERY THAT:
   (I) HAS A CAPACITY OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR KILOWATT HOURS; AND
   (II) IS CAPABLE OF BEING RECHARGED FROM AN EXTERNAL  SOURCE  OF  ELEC-
 TRICITY.
   2.  EACH COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL FILE AN APPLI-
 CATION WITH THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH A  COMMERCIAL  TARIFF  UTILIZING
 ALTERNATIVES  TO  TRADITIONAL DEMAND-BASED RATE STRUCTURES TO FACILITATE
 FASTER CHARGING FOR ELIGIBLE LIGHT DUTY, HEAVY DUTY, AND FLEET  ELECTRIC
 VEHICLES.  EACH  TARIFF SHALL EVALUATE THE RELATIVE COSTS, BENEFITS, AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD06852-01-1

 A. 3876                             2
 
 ANCILLARY RELATED COSTS AND  BENEFITS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  VARIOUS  FASTER
 CHARGING  RATE  DESIGNS  AND  DO  SO  FOR  MULTIPLE SCENARIOS WHERE EACH
 PREDICTS A DIFFERENT RATE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION.
   3.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL,  AFTER  NOTICE  AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC
 COMMENT, APPROVE, MODIFY, OR REJECT THE TARIFF.
   4. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A COMBINATION  GAS  AND
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S TARIFF FILED UNDER THIS SECTION, SUCH COMBINATION
 GAS  AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL MAKE THE TARIFF AVAILABLE TO CUSTOM-
 ERS.
   5. THE COMBINATION GAS  AND  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  MAY  AT  ANY  TIME
 PROPOSE REVISIONS TO A TARIFF FILED UNDER THIS SECTION BASED ON CHANGING
 COSTS OR CONDITIONS.
   6.  EACH  COMBINATION  GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROVIDING A TARIFF
 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL  PERIODICALLY  REPORT  TO  THE  COMMISSION,  AS
 ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  COMMISSION AND ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMIS-
 SION, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO  HAVE  ARRANGED  TO  HAVE  ELECTRICITY
 DELIVERED UNDER THE TARIFF; AND
   (B) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY DELIVERED UNDER THE TARIFF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.