A 7209: 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.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7209 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation 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: 1 Section 1. Section 88 of the highway law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 12-a to read as follows: 3 12-a. (a) The commissioner shall develop and implement, upon federal 4 approval if necessary, an official business directional sign program to 5 provide directional information regarding the presence of publicly 6 available zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling stations. Such 7 program may be incorporated into the official business directional sign 8 program implemented by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision twelve 9 of this section. The official business zero-emission vehicle station 10 directional sign program guidelines shall include the installation and 11 maintenance of signage designating where publicly accessible zero-emis- 12 sion vehicle charging and refueling stations are located within three 13 miles of a roadway exit or off-ramp in accordance with the manual on 14 uniform traffic control devices. 15 (b) The official business zero-emission vehicle station directional 16 sign program shall be integrated with, but not limited by, information 17 centers provided for in subdivision ten of this section to maximize the 18 information made available in the specific interest of the traveling 19 public. 20 (c) The installation of zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling 21 station signage shall only occur during the regular course of mainte- 22 nance for existing signage. The commissioner shall seek to speed federal 23 approval of the official business zero-emission vehicle directional sign 24 program if such approval is necessary. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09365-01-5 
 A. 7209 2 1 (d) For purposes of this section "zero-emission vehicle" shall mean a 2 motor vehicle that is propelled by an electric motor and associated 3 power electronics which provide acceleration torque to the drive wheels 4 during normal vehicle operation and draws electricity from a hydrogen 5 fuel cell or from a battery which is capable of being recharged from an 6 external source of electricity; or otherwise operates without direct 7 emission of atmospheric pollutants. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 9 have become a law and apply to signage installed or maintained by the 10 department of transportation on or after such effective date.