Senate Bill S3929

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes an electric vehicle charging commercial tariff

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3876 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S3929 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3876
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-q, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8210, A9875

2021-S3929 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that each investor owned utility must file with the public service commission an electric vehicle charging commercial tariff that allows a customer to purchase electricity for the purpose of recharging an electric vehicle.

2021-S3929 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3929 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3929
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KENNEDY, KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications
 
 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
 ANCILLARY RELATED COSTS AND  BENEFITS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  VARIOUS  FASTER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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