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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PIROZZOLO, BLANKENBUSH, ANGELINO, DeSTEFANO,
   GALLAHAN, CHANG, MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public authorities
   law, in relation to establishing the "Electric Vehicle  Infrastructure
   and Liability Act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "Electric
 Vehicle Infrastructure and Liability Act".
   §  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 114-f to read as follows:
   § 114-F. ELECTRIC VEHICLE. EVERY MOTOR  VEHICLE  THAT  IS  POWERED  BY
 ELECTRICITY, CONTAINS A BATTERY WHICH IS CHARGED BY PLUG OR WIRE, AND IS
 DESIGNED  PRIMARILY  FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS OR FOR COMMER-
 CIAL USE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS.
   § 3. Subdivision 6 of section 401 of the vehicle and  traffic  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows:
   H.  (I)  IN  ADDITION  TO OTHER FEES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE A REGISTRATION FEE OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR
 EACH NON-COMMERCIAL  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  REGISTERED  IN  THE  STATE.  TEN
 PERCENT  OF  THE  REVENUES GENERATED FROM SUCH FEE SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO
 THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL TO PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  FOR  TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INSTRUCT FIRST RESPONDERS ON
 ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE FIRES, THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIP-
 MENT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ELECTRIC VEHICLE RELATED INCIDENTS AND ESTAB-
 LISHING PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON THE DANGERS AND NECESSARY  PRECAU-
 TIONS  WHEN  USING  ELECTRIC  VEHICLES.  NINETY  PERCENT OF THE REVENUES
 GENERATED FROM SUCH FEE SHALL BE  ALLOCATED  TO  THE  DEDICATED  HIGHWAY
 BRIDGE AND TRUST FUND.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (II)  IN  ADDITION  TO  OTHER  FEES  PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE A REGISTRATION FEE OF  FOUR  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
 FOR  EACH  COMMERCIAL  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  REGISTERED  IN  THE STATE. TEN
 PERCENT OF THE REVENUES GENERATED FROM SUCH FEE SHALL  BE  ALLOCATED  TO
 THE  OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INSTRUCT FIRST  RESPONDERS  ON
 ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE FIRES, THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIP-
 MENT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ELECTRIC VEHICLE RELATED INCIDENTS AND ESTAB-
 LISHING  PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ON THE DANGERS AND NECESSARY PRECAU-
 TIONS WHEN USING ELECTRIC  VEHICLES.  NINETY  PERCENT  OF  THE  REVENUES
 GENERATED  FROM  SUCH  FEE  SHALL  BE ALLOCATED TO THE DEDICATED HIGHWAY
 BRIDGE AND TRUST FUND.
   § 4. Section 354 of the public authorities law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16.  TO  DIRECT  ALL NECESSARY STATE AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY,  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION
 AUTHORITY,  TUNNEL  AND  BRIDGE  AUTHORITY AND THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW
 YORK AND NEW JERSEY THAT OPERATE TOLLING ROADS AND  BRIDGES  WITHIN  THE
 STATE  TO  ESTABLISH  AN ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC PASSENGER VEHICLE USER FEE.
 THE NON-COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE USER FEE SHALL BE CALCULATED AS  SIX
 PERCENT  OF THE TOTAL TOLLING SURCHARGE OWED BY THE NON-COMMERCIAL ELEC-
 TRIC VEHICLE OPERATOR. SUCH NON-COMMERCIAL  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  USER  FEE
 SHALL  BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER TOLLING SURCHARGE ISSUED BY THE TOLL-
 ING AUTHORITY. ALL AUTHORITIES THAT OPERATE TOLLING  ROADS  AND  BRIDGES
 WITHIN  THE  STATE  SHALL  COORDINATE WITH E-ZPASS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES TO SHARE ALL  NECESSARY  INFORMATION  TO  EFFECTUATE  THE
 PROVISION  OF THIS SECTION.  ALL REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE NON-COMMER-
 CIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE TOLLING ROAD USER FEE SHALL BE  ALLOCATED  TO  THE
 DEDICATED HIGHWAY BRIDGE AND TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION EIGHT-
 Y-NINE-B  OF  THE  STATE FINANCE LAW.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, THE TERM "ELECTRIC VEHICLE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN-F OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 5. The office of fire prevention and control shall be  permitted  to
 establish an account for the purposes of this act.
   §  6.  The  commissioner  of  transportation shall submit on or before
 January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, an annual report to the gover-
 nor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate,
 the minority leader of the assembly  and  the  minority  leader  of  the
 senate on the total amount of funds collected and the initiatives under-
 taken pursuant to this act.
   § 7. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.