Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 493 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 416 3
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By: Senator Irvin 5
By: Representative M. Shepherd 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE 9
GRANT PROGRAM; TO REPEAL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE 10
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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TO REPEAL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE 15
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM; AND TO 16
REPEAL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE 17
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 15 -10-101 is repealed. 22
15-10-101. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program. 23
(a) There is created within the Department of Energy and Environment 24
the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program to be administered by the 25
Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment. 26
(b) The secretary has exclusive authority to award grants to public or 27
private entities under the program to be used for construction, installation, 28
and associated costs connected with the deployment of Level 2 and Level 3 29
charging facilities. 30
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 19 -5-1273 is repealed. 32
19-5-1273. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund. 33
(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 34
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a miscellaneous 35
fund to be known as the “Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund”. 36 SB416
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(b) The fund shall consist of: 1
(1) General revenues authorized by law; 2
(2) Moneys obtained from private grants or other sources that 3
are designated to be credited to the fund; and 4
(3) Any other revenues authorized by law. 5
(c) The fund shall be used by the Secretary of the Department of 6
Energy and Environment as provided in § 15 -10-101. 7
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APPROVED: 4/8/25 10
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