Senate Bill S8951A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires signage on state highways designating where there are zero-emission charging and refueling stations nearby

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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-S8951 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10637
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §88, Hway L

2023-S8951 - Summary

Requires signage on state highways designating where there is a zero-emission charging and refueling station that is open and available to the public within three miles of an exit or off-ramp.

2023-S8951 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8951 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8951
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. CHU, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law,  in  relation  to  installing  electric
   vehicle charging general services signs on New York state highways
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 10 of the highway law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 30-a to read as follows:
   30-A.  CAUSE  SERVICE  SIGNS  TO BE ERECTED AND MAINTAINED DESIGNATING
 WHERE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER THAT IS  OPEN  AND  AVAILABLE  TO  THE
 PUBLIC  IS LOCATED WITHIN FIFTEEN MILES OF A ROADWAY EXIT OR OFF-RAMP IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL  DEVICES  ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE CHARGING GENERAL SERVICE SIGN STANDARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15057-02-4

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2023-S8951A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10637
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §88, Hway L

2023-S8951A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires signage on state highways designating where there is a zero-emission charging and refueling station that is open and available to the public within three miles of an exit or off-ramp.

2023-S8951A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8951A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8951--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. CHU, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Transportation  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to installing zero-emission
   charging and refueling station signs on New York state highways

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  88 of the highway law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 12-a to read as follows:
   12-A. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT,  UPON  FEDERAL
 APPROVAL  IF NECESSARY, AN OFFICIAL BUSINESS DIRECTIONAL SIGN PROGRAM TO
 PROVIDE DIRECTIONAL  INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  PRESENCE  OF  PUBLICLY
 AVAILABLE  ZERO-EMISSION  VEHICLE  CHARGING AND REFUELING STATIONS. SUCH
 PROGRAM MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS DIRECTIONAL  SIGN
 PROGRAM  IMPLEMENTED  BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWELVE
 OF THIS SECTION. THE OFFICIAL  BUSINESS  ZERO-EMISSION  VEHICLE  STATION
 DIRECTIONAL  SIGN  PROGRAM GUIDELINES SHALL INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION AND
 MAINTENANCE OF SIGNAGE DESIGNATING WHERE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE  ZERO-EMIS-
 SION  VEHICLE  CHARGING  AND REFUELING STATIONS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THREE
 MILES OF A ROADWAY EXIT OR OFF-RAMP IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  MANUAL  ON
 UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
   (B)  THE  OFFICIAL  BUSINESS ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE STATION DIRECTIONAL
 SIGN PROGRAM SHALL BE INTEGRATED WITH, BUT NOT LIMITED  BY,  INFORMATION
 CENTERS  PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION TO MAXIMIZE THE
 INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SPECIFIC  INTEREST  OF  THE  TRAVELING
 PUBLIC.
   (C)  THE  INSTALLATION OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE CHARGING AND REFUELING
 STATION SIGNAGE SHALL ONLY OCCUR DURING THE REGULAR  COURSE  OF  MAINTE-
 NANCE FOR EXISTING SIGNAGE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SEEK TO SPEED FEDERAL
 APPROVAL OF THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL SIGN
 PROGRAM IF SUCH APPROVAL IS NECESSARY.
   (D)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A
 MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS PROPELLED BY  AN  ELECTRIC  MOTOR  AND  ASSOCIATED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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