New York S 5825: Requires at least one electric level three fast charging station for every five thousand New York state residents

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S05825 Summary:

BILL NOS05825 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10580

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1005, Pub Auth L

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Requires at least one electric level three fast charging station available to the public for every five thousand New York state residents on a county level by December 31, 2027; provides for the siting of such charging stations; requires construction and development of such stations to comply with article 8 of the labor law including payment of the prevailing wage.

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BILL NOS05825 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

04/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.709

04/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/30/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5825

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 build at least one elec-
 tric level three fast charging station for every five thousand New
 York state residents by December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-
 seven

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 9-a of section 1005 of the public authorities
 2 law, as added by chapter 86 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 9-a. [As deemed feasible and advisable by the trustees, to] To design,
 5 finance, develop, construct, install, lease, operate and maintain elec-
 6 tric vehicle charging stations throughout the state for use by the
 7 public. Such electric vehicle charging stations shall include at least
 8 one space that is large enough to accommodate wheelchair accessible
 9 electric vehicles, including but not limited to, vans and minivans. On
 10 or before December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, the authori-
 11 ty shall construct, and maintain thereafter, at least one level three
 12 fast charging station for every five thousand New York state residents.
 13 The distribution of such level three fast charging stations shall be
 14 spread throughout the state at the county level, so that each county
 15 shall receive one level three charging station for every five thousand
 16 New York state residents located therein. Siting of charging stations
 17 shall be prioritized in high traffic areas including, but not limited
 18 to, highway exits, transit hubs, municipal or town centers, or any other
 19 widely accessible location the authority deems appropriate. The
 20 construction and development of such electric vehicle charging stations
 21 shall comply with the provisions of article eight of the labor law,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10278-01-5

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 1 including the payment of a wage of not less than the prevailing wage in
 2 the locality where such electric vehicle charging station is located.
 3 The authority shall annually post on their website a report on those
 4 activities undertaken pursuant to this subdivision, including but not
 5 limited to: the total number of electric vehicle charging stations in
 6 operation pursuant to such authorization, the locations of such charging
 7 stations, and the total costs to the authority associated with such
 8 activities.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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