NY State Senate Bill 2023-S5253A

Senate Bill S5253A

Vetoed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the New York State energy research and development authority to develop a real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information on electric vehicle charging stations

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Current Bill Status Via A5687 - Vetoed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 22, 2023	tabled vetoed memo.125
Dec 12, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 06, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1641 substituted for s5253a
Jun 06, 2023	substituted by a5687 ordered to third reading cal.1641 committee discharged and committed to rules
Apr 14, 2023	print number 5253a
Apr 14, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to energy and telecommunications
Feb 28, 2023	referred to energy and telecommunications

Votes

- Jun 6, 2023 - Floor Vote
  A5687
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 6, 2023
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Walczyk
      
      excused (1)
      
      Felder
  Jun 6, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5253A
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 6, 2023
      
      aye (20)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Helming

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-S5253 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5687
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1885, Pub Auth L

2023-S5253 - Summary

Requires the New York State energy research and development authority to develop a real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information on electric vehicle charging stations and to make such information available on the authority's website; requires the mobile application and website to include an interactive real-time map with the addresses of each electric vehicle charging station in the state and the number of charging stations at each location, the operability of charging stations, whether the charging station is located in a parking lot, parking garage or on a street, whether there are fees required to use a charging station, and where to report operational issues with charging stations.

2023-S5253 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5253

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
power authority of the state of New York to post on its website and
develop a corresponding mobile application with information on electric
vehicle charging stations

 
PURPOSE:

Requires publicly available information on electric vehicle charging
stations.   
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 9-a of section 1005 of the public authori-
ties law to require that the power authority of the state of New York
post on its website and develop a corresponding mobile application with
information, including but not limited to: a map with the addresses of
each electric vehicle charging station in the state, the type of elec-
tric vehicle charger, whether the charging station is located in a park-
ing lot, parking garage or on a street, whether there are fees required

to use a charging station, whether there is a fee to enter a lot where
the charging station is located, whether the charging station is public-
ly available, and whether a charging station is out of service or other-
wise unavailable, updated no less than monthly.

Section 2 states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are critical to our transition to a green econo-
my and reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses that cause climate
change. The successful transition to widespread EV adoption is reliant
on sufficient charging infrastructure. One of the biggest deterrents for
consumers who are considering buying EVs is the lack of reliable infor-
mation on charging stations.

Volvo Car USA and Harris Poll teamed up to create a survey to provide
new insights on the public reception to electric vehicles. 49% of people
polled said their top barrier to purchasing an EV was the low availabil-
ity of charging stations, while 61% said more charging stations would
increase their likelihood to purchase an EV.  Motorists need reliable
and accurate information about charging stations. New York can support
the tranistion to EVs by creating an app and corresponding website with
detailed information on EV charging station locations, if they are in a
parking garage, lot, or street, if there is a paywall to access the
station, and the type of charger.  Keeping drivers informed of their
options will support further EV use, and ease the burden on people who
already drive EVs.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

None

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2023-S5253 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5253
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   power  authority  of  the state of New York to post on its website and
   develop a corresponding mobile application with information  on  elec-
   tric vehicle charging stations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9-a of section 1005 of the  public  authorities
 law, as added by section 1 of part KK of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019,
 is amended to read as follows:
   9-a.  (A) As deemed feasible and advisable by the trustees, to design,
 finance, develop, construct, install, lease, operate and maintain  elec-
 tric  vehicle  charging  stations  throughout  the  state for use by the
 public. The authority shall annually post on their website a  report  on
 those  activities undertaken pursuant to this subdivision, including but
 not limited to: the total number of electric vehicle  charging  stations
 in  operation  pursuant  to  such  authorization,  the locations of such
 charging stations, and the total costs to the authority associated  with
 such activities.
   (B)  IN  ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ALSO POST ON ITS WEBSITE AND DEVELOP  A
 CORRESPONDING  MOBILE  APPLICATION  WITH  INFORMATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO: A MAP WITH THE ADDRESSES OF EACH ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING
 STATION  IN THE STATE, THE TYPE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER, WHETHER THE
 CHARGING STATION IS LOCATED IN A PARKING LOT, PARKING  GARAGE  OR  ON  A
 STREET,  WHETHER  THERE  ARE  FEES  REQUIRED  TO USE A CHARGING STATION,
 WHETHER THERE IS A FEE TO ENTER A LOT  WHERE  THE  CHARGING  STATION  IS
 LOCATED, WHETHER THE CHARGING STATION IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, AND WHETHER
 A  CHARGING  STATION  IS  OUT  OF  SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE. THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02098-01-3

 S. 5253                             2
 
 INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE UPDATED NO LESS
 THAN MONTHLY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2023-S5253A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5687
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1885, Pub Auth L

2023-S5253A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S5253A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5253A

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
New York State energy research and development authority to develop a
real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information
on electric vehicle charging stations and to make such information
available on the authority's website

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

To direct the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
(NYSERDA), in consultation with the Department of Public Service (DPS)
and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), to develop a real-time, inter-
active electric vehicle charging station mapping mobile application with
corresponding information on the authority's website. The mobile appli-
cation will include: an interactive map of all the publicly available
electric vehicle charging stations in the state with GPS capability, the
number of stations at each location, the operability status including
whether the stations are in use or out of service, whether the charging
station is a level 2 or level 3 fast charger, plug or vehicle compat-

ibility, operating hours, price per kWh to charge, the operating compa-
nies name and contact information to report any operation issues, wheth-
er the charging stations are located in a parking lot, parking garage or
on the street, and whether there is a fee to enter the lot where the
stations are located.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the Public Authorities Law to add a new section 1885
directing NYSERDA, in consultation with the Department of Public Service
(DPS) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), to develop an interactive
electric vehicle charging station mapping mobile application and post
corresponding information on their website.

Section 2 states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State, through the passage of the Climate Leadership and Commu-
nity Protection Act (CLCPA) in 2019, demonstrated our commitment to
economy-wide decarbonization. In order to decarbonize the transportation
sector, the deployment of plug-in hybrid and all electric vehicles will
be increasingly important.

New York State has established a goal of reaching 850,000 zero-emission
vehicles by 2025, and a goal for all new passenger vehicles to be zero-
emission by 2035. In order to facilitate the necessary deployment of
zero-emission vehicles, New York State must ensure that electric vehicle
(EV) charging stations are operational and easily accessible in order to
reduce "range anxiety", one of the key barriers to EV adoption.

According to a 2022 study by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, drivers
rely on multiple smartphone apps to find EV chargers throughout the
state. These apps vary in the amount of information available and often
do not include the operational status of the EV charging stations. This

legislation will create a one-stop-shop for EV drivers to easily access
information on all publicly available EV chargers in New York State.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become law.

2023-S5253A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5253--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   New York State energy research and development authority to develop  a
   real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information
   on  electric  vehicle  charging  stations and to make such information
   available on the authority's website
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1885 to read as follows:
   § 1885. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION INTERACTIVE  MAP.    1.  THE
 AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND THE
 POWER  AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE AND
 DEVELOP A CORRESPONDING MOBILE APPLICATION WITH INFORMATION ON  ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC UTILIZATION. THIS WEBSITE
 AND CORRESPONDING MOBILE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM:
   (A)  AN  INTERACTIVE  MAP  WITH THE ADDRESSES OF EACH ELECTRIC VEHICLE
 CHARGING STATION IN THE STATE  AVAILABLE  FOR  PUBLIC  UTILIZATION  THAT
 INCLUDES GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) CAPABILITY;
   (B) THE NUMBER OF CHARGING STATIONS IN EACH LOCATION;
   (C)  TO  THE  EXTENT  FEASIBLE,  THE  OPERABILITY  STATUS  OF CHARGING
 STATIONS, INCLUDING WHETHER CHARGING STATIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN  USE  AND
 WHETHER CHARGING STATIONS ARE OUT OF SERVICE OR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE;
   (D)  WHETHER CHARGING STATIONS ARE LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE FAST CHAR-
 GERS;
   (E) PLUG OR VEHICLE COMPATIBILITY INFORMATION;
   (F) OPERATING HOURS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02098-04-3
 S. 5253--A                          2

 
   (G) WHETHER CHARGING STATIONS ARE LOCATED IN A  PARKING  LOT,  PARKING
 GARAGE OR ON A STREET;
   (H)  WHETHER  THERE ARE FEES REQUIRED TO USE CHARGING STATIONS AND, IF
 APPLICABLE, THE PRICE PER KWH FOR CHARGING;
   (I) WHETHER THERE IS A FEE TO ENTER A LOT WHERE CHARGING STATIONS  ARE
 LOCATED AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE FEE; AND
   (J)  THE  OPERATING COMPANY NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION TO REPORT ANY
 OPERATIONAL ISSUE WITH CHARGING STATIONS.
   2. THE AUTHORITY,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC
 SERVICE  AND  THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SHALL UPDATE
 THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND CORRESPONDING MOBILE  APPLICATION  NO
 LESS THAN ONCE PER MONTH.
   §  2.   This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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