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                                   10078
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2024
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy
 
 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.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "electric super highway act".
   § 2. Section 1-103 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 16 to read as follows:
   16. "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.  THE NEW YORK 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 AUTHORI-
 TIES 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:
   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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 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 TWENTY-FOUR,
 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.