Senate Bill S6301

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-111, Energy L

2023-S6301 (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-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6301
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09534-03-3
              

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