Assembly Bill A9173

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain distribution centers to be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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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2023-A9173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6301
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-111, Energy L

2023-A9173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires distribution centers which are 50,000 sq. ft. or more to be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations as determined by the secretary of state and NYSERDA.

2023-A9173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9173
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BURGOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the energy law, in relation to code requirements for
   heavy distribution centers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The energy law is amended by adding a new section 11-111 to
 read as follows:
   § 11-111. SPECIAL CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAVY DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. 1.
 DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATION"  SHALL MEAN A STATION THAT
 DELIVERS ELECTRICITY FROM A SOURCE OUTSIDE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE INTO  ONE
 OR  MORE  ELECTRIC  VEHICLES.  AN  ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION MAY
 INCLUDE SEVERAL CHARGE POINTS SIMULTANEOUSLY CONNECTING SEVERAL ELECTRIC
 VEHICLES TO THE STATION AND ANY RELATED EQUIPMENT NEEDED  TO  FACILITATE
 CHARGING PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
   (B)  "HEAVY  DISTRIBUTION  CENTER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  FACILITY  THAT (I)
 CONTAINS AT LEAST FIFTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF TOTAL FLOOR  SPACE  THAT
 IS  USED  FOR  WAREHOUSE ACTIVITIES; AND (II) HAS AS ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE
 THE TEMPORARY STORAGE, SORTING, AND REDISTRIBUTION OF GOODS  TO  FULFILL
 E-COMMERCE  ORDERS  BY  RECEIVING  SHIPMENTS  OF  GOODS FROM ONE MODE OF
 TRANSPORT AND REDISTRIBUTING THOSE  GOODS  VIA  A  DELIVERY  VEHICLE.  A
 "HEAVY  DISTRIBUTION  CENTER" SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY FACILITY WHERE GOODS
 ARE MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED ON SITE AND TEMPORARILY  STORED  PRIOR  TO
 DISTRIBUTION, OR ANY FACILITY THAT HAS AS ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE THE TEMPO-
 RARY STORAGE OF FOOD PRODUCTS FOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION.
   (C)  "LAST  MILE  DELIVERY"  SHALL  REFER  TO  THE  FINAL PORTION OF A
 PARCEL'S JOURNEY FROM A HEAVY DISTRIBUTION CENTER TO A CONSUMER OR  END-
 USER.
   (D)  "PARCEL  HUB"  SHALL MEAN A SORTING FACILITY AT WHICH PARCELS ARE
 RECEIVED, SORTED, AND DISTRIBUTED FOR LAST MILE DELIVERY.
   (E) "PERSON"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL,  PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED  LIABILITY
 COMPANY, SOCIETY, ASSOCIATION, JOINT STOCK COMPANY, CORPORATION, ESTATE,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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