A 1012: Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1012 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, CUNNINGHAM, SANTABARBARA, ROSENTHAL, SHIMSKY, JACOBSON, LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the New York state energy and research development authority to develop a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan 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 1874 to read as follows: 3 § 1874. Comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implemen- 4 tation plan. 1. The authority, in consultation with the New York power 5 authority, the department of transportation, the department of environ- 6 mental conservation, the department of public service and the Fast 7 Charge NY working group established pursuant to subdivision five of this 8 section shall, no later than six months after the effective date of this 9 section, develop a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station 10 implementation plan to facilitate the deployment of fast electric vehi- 11 cle charging stations statewide. As used in this section, the term "the 12 plan" shall mean the comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging 13 station implementation plan developed pursuant to this subdivision. 14 2. Such plan shall at a minimum include: 15 (a) methods to increase public availability; 16 (b) geographic information pertaining to current fast charger deploy- 17 ment including specific information relating to the fast chargers being 18 deployed. Such information shall include, but not be limited to the 19 number of ports and charging capacity; 20 (c) the number and location of fast chargers currently in development 21 and estimated future needs for the next five years; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01631-01-5 
 A. 1012 2 1 (d) each state and utility-administered program currently, or within 2 the prior two years, providing funding or oversight of electrical vehi- 3 cle charging stations, including but not limited to Charge NY and Charge 4 Ready NY; 5 (e) methods to prevent overlap of state programs and maximize fast 6 charger coverage; 7 (f) guidance to municipalities for technical and planning assistance 8 to facilitate the adoption of curbside charging; 9 (g) support and guidance to facilitate the deployment of charging 10 stations for existing commercial fleets to help offset air pollution in 11 disadvantaged communities, as defined in section 75-0101 of the environ- 12 mental conservation law; 13 (h) areas currently underserved by fast charger coverage; and 14 (i) requirements for compliance with labor standards for the manufac- 15 ture, construction, installation and maintenance of fast charging 16 stations, including but not limited to Buy American provisions for 17 component parts and manufacture of infrastructure related to the charg- 18 ing stations, and prevailing wage pursuant to section two hundred twenty 19 of the labor law for construction, installation and maintenance of fast 20 charging stations. 21 3. Once completed, the authority shall publish the plan on its website 22 and provide for a thirty-day public comment period prior to adoption of 23 such plan. 24 4. The authority shall publish a final report following adoption of 25 the plan that shall include guidance for the deployment of electric 26 vehicle fast charging stations statewide. 27 5. (a) The authority shall establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" 28 consisting of thirteen members, including one member representing each 29 statewide municipal organization; two members representing environmental 30 justice groups; two members representing statewide environmental groups; 31 two members representing public utilities; and two members representing 32 charging station developers, which shall include a New York based devel- 33 oper. Such working group members shall be appointed as follows: five 34 members shall be appointed by the governor; four members shall be 35 appointed by the temporary president of the senate and four members 36 shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly. 37 (b) Members of the working group shall be reimbursed for their neces- 38 sary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as 39 members of the working group. 40 6. The authority shall update the plan annually. 41 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.