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.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7209A
SPONSOR: Bichotte Hermelyn TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to installing zero-emission
charging and refueling station signs on New York state highways
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to identify publicly available elec-
tric vehicle charging stations and installing services signs designating
the location of said stations.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 88 of the highway law, adding new subdivision
12-creating a directional sign program that would provide information of
the presence of publicly available zero-emission vehicle charging and
refueling stations located within three miles' of a roadway exit of
off-ramp; the installation of which would occur during the regular
course of maintenance for existing signate.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
As New York works to transition from fossil fuel reliance to greener
energy, more New Yorkers are purchasing zero-emission and electric vehi-
cles (EV). For those who travel along New York highways, it is unclear
where these public charging stations are located. This legislation
directs the department of transportation to install general service
signs that designate the location of EV charging stations off highway
exits so EV drivers can quickly, and safely, identify where a charging
station is located.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
03/21/25 referred to transportation
06/20/24 referred to transportation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after is shall become a
law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7209--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
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, subject
7 to amounts appropriated therefor. Such program may be incorporated into
8 the official business directional sign program implemented by the
9 commissioner pursuant to subdivision twelve of this section. The offi-
10 cial business zero-emission vehicle station directional sign program
11 guidelines shall include the installation and maintenance of signage
12 designating where publicly accessible zero-emission vehicle charging and
13 refueling stations are located within three miles of an interstate or
14 primary highway system exit or off-ramp in accordance with the manual on
15 uniform traffic control devices.
16 (b) The official business zero-emission vehicle station directional
17 sign program shall be integrated with, but not limited by, information
18 centers provided for in subdivision ten of this section to maximize the
19 information made available in the specific interest of the traveling
20 public.
21 (c) The installation of zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling
22 station signage shall only occur during the regular course of mainte-
23 nance for existing signage. The commissioner shall seek to speed federal
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 approval of the official business zero-emission vehicle directional sign
2 program if such approval is necessary.
3 (d) For purposes of this section "zero-emission vehicle" shall mean a
4 motor vehicle that is propelled by an electric motor and associated
5 power electronics which provide acceleration torque to the drive wheels
6 during normal vehicle operation and draws electricity from a hydrogen
7 fuel cell or from a battery which is capable of being recharged from an
8 external source of electricity; or otherwise operates without direct
9 emission of atmospheric pollutants.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
11 have become a law and apply to signage installed or maintained by the
12 department of transportation on or after such effective date.
