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.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5687
SPONSOR: Barrett 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 SPECIFIC 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: 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 this 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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5687
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 22, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Energy
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:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1885 to read as follows:
3 § 1885. Electric vehicle charging station interactive map. 1. The
4 authority, in consultation with the department of public service and the
5 power authority of the state of New York, shall post on its website and
6 develop a corresponding mobile application with information on electric
7 vehicle charging stations available for public utilization. This website
8 and corresponding mobile application shall include at a minimum:
9 (a) an interactive map with the addresses of each electric vehicle
10 charging station in the state available for public utilization that
11 includes global positioning system (GPS) capability;
12 (b) the number of charging stations in each location;
13 (c) to the extent feasible, the operability status of charging
14 stations, including whether charging stations are currently in use and
15 whether charging stations are out of service or otherwise unavailable;
16 (d) whether charging stations are level two or level three fast char-
17 gers;
18 (e) plug or vehicle compatibility information;
19 (f) operating hours;
20 (g) whether charging stations are located in a parking lot, parking
21 garage or on a street;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (h) whether there are fees required to use charging stations and, if
2 applicable, the price per kWh for charging;
3 (i) whether there is a fee to enter a lot where charging stations are
4 located and, if applicable, the fee; and
5 (j) the operating company name and contact information to report any
6 operational issue with charging stations.
7 2. The authority, in consultation with the department of public
8 service and the power authority of the state of New York, shall update
9 the information on the website and corresponding mobile application no
10 less than once per month.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
12 have become a law.
