CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1424Introduced by Assembly Member BermanFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Sections 44268 and 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1424, as introduced, Berman. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act.The Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act prohibits the charging of a subscription fee on persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, and prohibits a requirement for persons to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station, except as specified. The act requires an electric vehicle charging station to provide to the general public 2 specified options of payment. The act also authorizes the State Air Resources Board, if no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, to adopt interoperability billing standards, as defined, for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations, and requires, if the state board adopts standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment to meet those standards within one year.This bill instead would require an electric vehicle charging station to provide to the general public a minimum of 2 specified options of payment. The bill would prohibit a state agency from requiring a credit card payment, as defined, to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment. The bill would remove the provision authorizing the state board to adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations, and requiring, if the state board adopts standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment to meet those standards within one year.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 44268 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:44268. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Battery means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current.(b)Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(b) Credit card payment means any payment taken from a credit card, including, but not limited to, payment taken over the phone from a service center, through a third-party mobile application linked to a credit card, through contactless credit cards, and processed through a chip or magstripe credit card reader.(c) Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(c)(d) Electric vehicle charging station means one or more publicly available parking spaces served by electric vehicle service equipment.(d)(e) Electric vehicle service equipment means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle.(e)Interoperability billing standards means the ability for a member of one electric charging station billing network to use another billing network.(f) Network roaming means the act of a member of one electric vehicle charging station billing network using a charging station that is outside of the members billing network with his or her the members billing network account information.(g) Publicly available parking space means a parking space that has been designated by a property owner or lessee to be available to, and accessible by, the public and may include on-street parking spaces and parking spaces in surface lots or parking garages. Publicly available parking space shall not include a parking space that is part of, or associated with, a private residence, a parking space that is reserved for the exclusive use of an individual driver or vehicle or for a group of drivers or vehicles, such as employees, tenants, visitors, residents of a common interest development, or residents of an adjacent building, or a parking space provided by a producer of electric vehicles as a service. Nothing in this article limits the ability of an owner or lessee of a publicly available parking space whose primary business is other than electric vehicle charging from restricting use of the parking space, such as limiting use to customers and visitors of the business.SEC. 2. Section 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:44268.2. (a) (1) Persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall not be required to pay a subscription fee in order to use the station, and shall not be required to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. The total actual charges for the use of an electric vehicle charging station, including any additional network roaming charges for nonmembers, shall be disclosed to the public at the point of sale. sale pursuant to the rules established by the Division of Measurement Standards in the Department of Food and Agriculture. An electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card or mobile technology, or both. at least two of the following:(A) RFID card payment.(B) Near field communication or other mobile technology payment.(C) Vehicle telematics payment.(D) Credit card payment.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an electric vehicle charging station may offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis provided those electric vehicle charging stations allow nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the electric vehicle charging station through the payment options detailed in paragraph (1).(3) A state agency shall not require a credit card payment to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment.(b) The service provider of electric vehicle service equipment at an electric vehicle charging station or its designee shall disclose to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the electric vehicle charging stations geographic location, a schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and the amount of network roaming charges for nonmembers, if any.(c) Electric vehicle charging stations shall be labeled in accordance with Part 309 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and, where commercially reasonable and feasible, may be clearly marked with appropriate directional signage in the parking area or facility where they are located.(d)If no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, the state board may adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations. If the state board adopts interoperability billing standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment shall meet those standards within one year. Any standards adopted by the state board shall consider other governmental or industry-developed interoperability billing standards and may adopt interoperability billing standards promulgated by an outside authoritative body.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1424Introduced by Assembly Member BermanFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Sections 44268 and 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1424, as introduced, Berman. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act.The Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act prohibits the charging of a subscription fee on persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, and prohibits a requirement for persons to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station, except as specified. The act requires an electric vehicle charging station to provide to the general public 2 specified options of payment. The act also authorizes the State Air Resources Board, if no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, to adopt interoperability billing standards, as defined, for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations, and requires, if the state board adopts standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment to meet those standards within one year.This bill instead would require an electric vehicle charging station to provide to the general public a minimum of 2 specified options of payment. The bill would prohibit a state agency from requiring a credit card payment, as defined, to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment. The bill would remove the provision authorizing the state board to adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations, and requiring, if the state board adopts standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment to meet those standards within one year.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1424
Introduced by Assembly Member BermanFebruary 22, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Berman
February 22, 2019
An act to amend Sections 44268 and 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public resources.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1424, as introduced, Berman. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act.
The Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act prohibits the charging of a subscription fee on persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, and prohibits a requirement for persons to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station, except as specified. The act requires an electric vehicle charging station to provide to the general public 2 specified options of payment. The act also authorizes the State Air Resources Board, if no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, to adopt interoperability billing standards, as defined, for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations, and requires, if the state board adopts standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment to meet those standards within one year.This bill instead would require an electric vehicle charging station to provide to the general public a minimum of 2 specified options of payment. The bill would prohibit a state agency from requiring a credit card payment, as defined, to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment. The bill would remove the provision authorizing the state board to adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations, and requiring, if the state board adopts standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment to meet those standards within one year.
The Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act prohibits the charging of a subscription fee on persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, and prohibits a requirement for persons to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station, except as specified. The act requires an electric vehicle charging station to provide to the general public 2 specified options of payment. The act also authorizes the State Air Resources Board, if no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, to adopt interoperability billing standards, as defined, for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations, and requires, if the state board adopts standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment to meet those standards within one year.
This bill instead would require an electric vehicle charging station to provide to the general public a minimum of 2 specified options of payment. The bill would prohibit a state agency from requiring a credit card payment, as defined, to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment. The bill would remove the provision authorizing the state board to adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations, and requiring, if the state board adopts standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment to meet those standards within one year.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 44268 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:44268. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Battery means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current.(b)Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(b) Credit card payment means any payment taken from a credit card, including, but not limited to, payment taken over the phone from a service center, through a third-party mobile application linked to a credit card, through contactless credit cards, and processed through a chip or magstripe credit card reader.(c) Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(c)(d) Electric vehicle charging station means one or more publicly available parking spaces served by electric vehicle service equipment.(d)(e) Electric vehicle service equipment means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle.(e)Interoperability billing standards means the ability for a member of one electric charging station billing network to use another billing network.(f) Network roaming means the act of a member of one electric vehicle charging station billing network using a charging station that is outside of the members billing network with his or her the members billing network account information.(g) Publicly available parking space means a parking space that has been designated by a property owner or lessee to be available to, and accessible by, the public and may include on-street parking spaces and parking spaces in surface lots or parking garages. Publicly available parking space shall not include a parking space that is part of, or associated with, a private residence, a parking space that is reserved for the exclusive use of an individual driver or vehicle or for a group of drivers or vehicles, such as employees, tenants, visitors, residents of a common interest development, or residents of an adjacent building, or a parking space provided by a producer of electric vehicles as a service. Nothing in this article limits the ability of an owner or lessee of a publicly available parking space whose primary business is other than electric vehicle charging from restricting use of the parking space, such as limiting use to customers and visitors of the business.SEC. 2. Section 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:44268.2. (a) (1) Persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall not be required to pay a subscription fee in order to use the station, and shall not be required to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. The total actual charges for the use of an electric vehicle charging station, including any additional network roaming charges for nonmembers, shall be disclosed to the public at the point of sale. sale pursuant to the rules established by the Division of Measurement Standards in the Department of Food and Agriculture. An electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card or mobile technology, or both. at least two of the following:(A) RFID card payment.(B) Near field communication or other mobile technology payment.(C) Vehicle telematics payment.(D) Credit card payment.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an electric vehicle charging station may offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis provided those electric vehicle charging stations allow nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the electric vehicle charging station through the payment options detailed in paragraph (1).(3) A state agency shall not require a credit card payment to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment.(b) The service provider of electric vehicle service equipment at an electric vehicle charging station or its designee shall disclose to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the electric vehicle charging stations geographic location, a schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and the amount of network roaming charges for nonmembers, if any.(c) Electric vehicle charging stations shall be labeled in accordance with Part 309 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and, where commercially reasonable and feasible, may be clearly marked with appropriate directional signage in the parking area or facility where they are located.(d)If no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, the state board may adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations. If the state board adopts interoperability billing standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment shall meet those standards within one year. Any standards adopted by the state board shall consider other governmental or industry-developed interoperability billing standards and may adopt interoperability billing standards promulgated by an outside authoritative body.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 44268 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:44268. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Battery means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current.(b)Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(b) Credit card payment means any payment taken from a credit card, including, but not limited to, payment taken over the phone from a service center, through a third-party mobile application linked to a credit card, through contactless credit cards, and processed through a chip or magstripe credit card reader.(c) Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(c)(d) Electric vehicle charging station means one or more publicly available parking spaces served by electric vehicle service equipment.(d)(e) Electric vehicle service equipment means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle.(e)Interoperability billing standards means the ability for a member of one electric charging station billing network to use another billing network.(f) Network roaming means the act of a member of one electric vehicle charging station billing network using a charging station that is outside of the members billing network with his or her the members billing network account information.(g) Publicly available parking space means a parking space that has been designated by a property owner or lessee to be available to, and accessible by, the public and may include on-street parking spaces and parking spaces in surface lots or parking garages. Publicly available parking space shall not include a parking space that is part of, or associated with, a private residence, a parking space that is reserved for the exclusive use of an individual driver or vehicle or for a group of drivers or vehicles, such as employees, tenants, visitors, residents of a common interest development, or residents of an adjacent building, or a parking space provided by a producer of electric vehicles as a service. Nothing in this article limits the ability of an owner or lessee of a publicly available parking space whose primary business is other than electric vehicle charging from restricting use of the parking space, such as limiting use to customers and visitors of the business.
SECTION 1. Section 44268 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
44268. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Battery means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current.(b)Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(b) Credit card payment means any payment taken from a credit card, including, but not limited to, payment taken over the phone from a service center, through a third-party mobile application linked to a credit card, through contactless credit cards, and processed through a chip or magstripe credit card reader.(c) Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(c)(d) Electric vehicle charging station means one or more publicly available parking spaces served by electric vehicle service equipment.(d)(e) Electric vehicle service equipment means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle.(e)Interoperability billing standards means the ability for a member of one electric charging station billing network to use another billing network.(f) Network roaming means the act of a member of one electric vehicle charging station billing network using a charging station that is outside of the members billing network with his or her the members billing network account information.(g) Publicly available parking space means a parking space that has been designated by a property owner or lessee to be available to, and accessible by, the public and may include on-street parking spaces and parking spaces in surface lots or parking garages. Publicly available parking space shall not include a parking space that is part of, or associated with, a private residence, a parking space that is reserved for the exclusive use of an individual driver or vehicle or for a group of drivers or vehicles, such as employees, tenants, visitors, residents of a common interest development, or residents of an adjacent building, or a parking space provided by a producer of electric vehicles as a service. Nothing in this article limits the ability of an owner or lessee of a publicly available parking space whose primary business is other than electric vehicle charging from restricting use of the parking space, such as limiting use to customers and visitors of the business.
44268. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Battery means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current.(b)Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(b) Credit card payment means any payment taken from a credit card, including, but not limited to, payment taken over the phone from a service center, through a third-party mobile application linked to a credit card, through contactless credit cards, and processed through a chip or magstripe credit card reader.(c) Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(c)(d) Electric vehicle charging station means one or more publicly available parking spaces served by electric vehicle service equipment.(d)(e) Electric vehicle service equipment means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle.(e)Interoperability billing standards means the ability for a member of one electric charging station billing network to use another billing network.(f) Network roaming means the act of a member of one electric vehicle charging station billing network using a charging station that is outside of the members billing network with his or her the members billing network account information.(g) Publicly available parking space means a parking space that has been designated by a property owner or lessee to be available to, and accessible by, the public and may include on-street parking spaces and parking spaces in surface lots or parking garages. Publicly available parking space shall not include a parking space that is part of, or associated with, a private residence, a parking space that is reserved for the exclusive use of an individual driver or vehicle or for a group of drivers or vehicles, such as employees, tenants, visitors, residents of a common interest development, or residents of an adjacent building, or a parking space provided by a producer of electric vehicles as a service. Nothing in this article limits the ability of an owner or lessee of a publicly available parking space whose primary business is other than electric vehicle charging from restricting use of the parking space, such as limiting use to customers and visitors of the business.
44268. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Battery means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current.(b)Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(b) Credit card payment means any payment taken from a credit card, including, but not limited to, payment taken over the phone from a service center, through a third-party mobile application linked to a credit card, through contactless credit cards, and processed through a chip or magstripe credit card reader.(c) Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.(c)(d) Electric vehicle charging station means one or more publicly available parking spaces served by electric vehicle service equipment.(d)(e) Electric vehicle service equipment means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle.(e)Interoperability billing standards means the ability for a member of one electric charging station billing network to use another billing network.(f) Network roaming means the act of a member of one electric vehicle charging station billing network using a charging station that is outside of the members billing network with his or her the members billing network account information.(g) Publicly available parking space means a parking space that has been designated by a property owner or lessee to be available to, and accessible by, the public and may include on-street parking spaces and parking spaces in surface lots or parking garages. Publicly available parking space shall not include a parking space that is part of, or associated with, a private residence, a parking space that is reserved for the exclusive use of an individual driver or vehicle or for a group of drivers or vehicles, such as employees, tenants, visitors, residents of a common interest development, or residents of an adjacent building, or a parking space provided by a producer of electric vehicles as a service. Nothing in this article limits the ability of an owner or lessee of a publicly available parking space whose primary business is other than electric vehicle charging from restricting use of the parking space, such as limiting use to customers and visitors of the business.
44268. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) Battery means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current.
(b)Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.
(b) Credit card payment means any payment taken from a credit card, including, but not limited to, payment taken over the phone from a service center, through a third-party mobile application linked to a credit card, through contactless credit cards, and processed through a chip or magstripe credit card reader.
(c) Electric vehicle means a vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.
(c)
(d) Electric vehicle charging station means one or more publicly available parking spaces served by electric vehicle service equipment.
(d)
(e) Electric vehicle service equipment means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle.
(e)Interoperability billing standards means the ability for a member of one electric charging station billing network to use another billing network.
(f) Network roaming means the act of a member of one electric vehicle charging station billing network using a charging station that is outside of the members billing network with his or her the members billing network account information.
(g) Publicly available parking space means a parking space that has been designated by a property owner or lessee to be available to, and accessible by, the public and may include on-street parking spaces and parking spaces in surface lots or parking garages. Publicly available parking space shall not include a parking space that is part of, or associated with, a private residence, a parking space that is reserved for the exclusive use of an individual driver or vehicle or for a group of drivers or vehicles, such as employees, tenants, visitors, residents of a common interest development, or residents of an adjacent building, or a parking space provided by a producer of electric vehicles as a service. Nothing in this article limits the ability of an owner or lessee of a publicly available parking space whose primary business is other than electric vehicle charging from restricting use of the parking space, such as limiting use to customers and visitors of the business.
SEC. 2. Section 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:44268.2. (a) (1) Persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall not be required to pay a subscription fee in order to use the station, and shall not be required to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. The total actual charges for the use of an electric vehicle charging station, including any additional network roaming charges for nonmembers, shall be disclosed to the public at the point of sale. sale pursuant to the rules established by the Division of Measurement Standards in the Department of Food and Agriculture. An electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card or mobile technology, or both. at least two of the following:(A) RFID card payment.(B) Near field communication or other mobile technology payment.(C) Vehicle telematics payment.(D) Credit card payment.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an electric vehicle charging station may offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis provided those electric vehicle charging stations allow nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the electric vehicle charging station through the payment options detailed in paragraph (1).(3) A state agency shall not require a credit card payment to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment.(b) The service provider of electric vehicle service equipment at an electric vehicle charging station or its designee shall disclose to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the electric vehicle charging stations geographic location, a schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and the amount of network roaming charges for nonmembers, if any.(c) Electric vehicle charging stations shall be labeled in accordance with Part 309 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and, where commercially reasonable and feasible, may be clearly marked with appropriate directional signage in the parking area or facility where they are located.(d)If no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, the state board may adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations. If the state board adopts interoperability billing standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment shall meet those standards within one year. Any standards adopted by the state board shall consider other governmental or industry-developed interoperability billing standards and may adopt interoperability billing standards promulgated by an outside authoritative body.
SEC. 2. Section 44268.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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44268.2. (a) (1) Persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall not be required to pay a subscription fee in order to use the station, and shall not be required to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. The total actual charges for the use of an electric vehicle charging station, including any additional network roaming charges for nonmembers, shall be disclosed to the public at the point of sale. sale pursuant to the rules established by the Division of Measurement Standards in the Department of Food and Agriculture. An electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card or mobile technology, or both. at least two of the following:(A) RFID card payment.(B) Near field communication or other mobile technology payment.(C) Vehicle telematics payment.(D) Credit card payment.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an electric vehicle charging station may offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis provided those electric vehicle charging stations allow nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the electric vehicle charging station through the payment options detailed in paragraph (1).(3) A state agency shall not require a credit card payment to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment.(b) The service provider of electric vehicle service equipment at an electric vehicle charging station or its designee shall disclose to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the electric vehicle charging stations geographic location, a schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and the amount of network roaming charges for nonmembers, if any.(c) Electric vehicle charging stations shall be labeled in accordance with Part 309 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and, where commercially reasonable and feasible, may be clearly marked with appropriate directional signage in the parking area or facility where they are located.(d)If no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, the state board may adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations. If the state board adopts interoperability billing standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment shall meet those standards within one year. Any standards adopted by the state board shall consider other governmental or industry-developed interoperability billing standards and may adopt interoperability billing standards promulgated by an outside authoritative body.
44268.2. (a) (1) Persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall not be required to pay a subscription fee in order to use the station, and shall not be required to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. The total actual charges for the use of an electric vehicle charging station, including any additional network roaming charges for nonmembers, shall be disclosed to the public at the point of sale. sale pursuant to the rules established by the Division of Measurement Standards in the Department of Food and Agriculture. An electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card or mobile technology, or both. at least two of the following:(A) RFID card payment.(B) Near field communication or other mobile technology payment.(C) Vehicle telematics payment.(D) Credit card payment.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an electric vehicle charging station may offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis provided those electric vehicle charging stations allow nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the electric vehicle charging station through the payment options detailed in paragraph (1).(3) A state agency shall not require a credit card payment to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment.(b) The service provider of electric vehicle service equipment at an electric vehicle charging station or its designee shall disclose to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the electric vehicle charging stations geographic location, a schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and the amount of network roaming charges for nonmembers, if any.(c) Electric vehicle charging stations shall be labeled in accordance with Part 309 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and, where commercially reasonable and feasible, may be clearly marked with appropriate directional signage in the parking area or facility where they are located.(d)If no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, the state board may adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations. If the state board adopts interoperability billing standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment shall meet those standards within one year. Any standards adopted by the state board shall consider other governmental or industry-developed interoperability billing standards and may adopt interoperability billing standards promulgated by an outside authoritative body.
44268.2. (a) (1) Persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall not be required to pay a subscription fee in order to use the station, and shall not be required to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. The total actual charges for the use of an electric vehicle charging station, including any additional network roaming charges for nonmembers, shall be disclosed to the public at the point of sale. sale pursuant to the rules established by the Division of Measurement Standards in the Department of Food and Agriculture. An electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card or mobile technology, or both. at least two of the following:(A) RFID card payment.(B) Near field communication or other mobile technology payment.(C) Vehicle telematics payment.(D) Credit card payment.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an electric vehicle charging station may offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis provided those electric vehicle charging stations allow nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the electric vehicle charging station through the payment options detailed in paragraph (1).(3) A state agency shall not require a credit card payment to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment.(b) The service provider of electric vehicle service equipment at an electric vehicle charging station or its designee shall disclose to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the electric vehicle charging stations geographic location, a schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and the amount of network roaming charges for nonmembers, if any.(c) Electric vehicle charging stations shall be labeled in accordance with Part 309 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and, where commercially reasonable and feasible, may be clearly marked with appropriate directional signage in the parking area or facility where they are located.(d)If no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, the state board may adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations. If the state board adopts interoperability billing standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment shall meet those standards within one year. Any standards adopted by the state board shall consider other governmental or industry-developed interoperability billing standards and may adopt interoperability billing standards promulgated by an outside authoritative body.
44268.2. (a) (1) Persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall not be required to pay a subscription fee in order to use the station, and shall not be required to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station. The total actual charges for the use of an electric vehicle charging station, including any additional network roaming charges for nonmembers, shall be disclosed to the public at the point of sale. sale pursuant to the rules established by the Division of Measurement Standards in the Department of Food and Agriculture. An electric vehicle charging station that requires payment of a fee shall allow a person desiring to use the station to pay via credit card or mobile technology, or both. at least two of the following:
(A) RFID card payment.
(B) Near field communication or other mobile technology payment.
(C) Vehicle telematics payment.
(D) Credit card payment.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an electric vehicle charging station may offer services on a subscription- or membership-only basis provided those electric vehicle charging stations allow nonsubscribers or nonmembers the ability to use the electric vehicle charging station through the payment options detailed in paragraph (1).
(3) A state agency shall not require a credit card payment to be through a physical credit card or magstripe reader on electric vehicle service equipment.
(b) The service provider of electric vehicle service equipment at an electric vehicle charging station or its designee shall disclose to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the electric vehicle charging stations geographic location, a schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and the amount of network roaming charges for nonmembers, if any.
(c) Electric vehicle charging stations shall be labeled in accordance with Part 309 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and, where commercially reasonable and feasible, may be clearly marked with appropriate directional signage in the parking area or facility where they are located.
(d)If no interoperability billing standards have been adopted by a national standards organization by January 1, 2015, the state board may adopt interoperability billing standards for network roaming payment methods for electric vehicle charging stations. If the state board adopts interoperability billing standards, all electric vehicle charging stations that require payment shall meet those standards within one year. Any standards adopted by the state board shall consider other governmental or industry-developed interoperability billing standards and may adopt interoperability billing standards promulgated by an outside authoritative body.