Int. No. 169
By Council Members Farías, Hanif, Hudson, Brewer, Gennaro, Restler and Riley
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the installation of electric vehicle charging equipment on lampposts
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-159.8 to read as follows:
§ 19-159.8 Lamppost charging stations for electric vehicles. a. The commissioner shall annually determine the feasibility of installing charging equipment for electric vehicles on lampposts under the commissioner’s jurisdiction, considering the availability of such equipment and related installation services, cost, location, compatibility with traffic rules and regulations, and any other factor deemed appropriate by the commissioner. As part of this determination and in consultation with the police department, the commissioner shall determine which such lampposts should be reconfigured for installation of such equipment.
b. The commissioner shall install such equipment on lampposts in accordance with the feasibility determination made pursuant to subdivision a.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after becoming law.
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