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4		-	An Act
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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6	36		BILL NO. 1587 By: Hall of the Senate
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15	47		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Electric Vehicle
16	48		Charging Act; amending Sections 2, 3 and 5, Chapter
17	49		330, O.S.L. 2023 (17 O.S. Supp. 2023, Sections
18	50		160.32, 160.33, and 160.35), which relate to
19	51		definitions and electric vehicle charging providers;
20	52		modifying definitions; defining terms; conforming
21	53		language; construing p rovisions; updating statutory
22	54		references; updating statutory language; providing
23	55		for codification; and prov iding an effective date .
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29		-	~~SUBJECT: Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Charging Act~~
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31	63		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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33	64		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chap ter 330, O.S.L.
34	65		2023 (17 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 160.32), is amended to read as
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37	67		Section 160.32. As used in this act the Oklahoma Electric
38	68		Vehicle Charging Act :
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42	97		2. “Direct current fast charging station” means an electric
43	98		vehicle charging system capable of delivering electricity at a
44	99		minimum of fifty (50) kilowatts direct curr ent to an electric
45	100		vehicle’s rechargeable battery at a minimum voltage of two hundred
46	101		(200) volts;
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50	102		3. “Electric cooperative” means an electric cooperative
51	103		corporation organized under Section 437.1 of Title 18 of the
52	104		Oklahoma Statutes that provides electric service to the public;
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54	105		4. “Electric vehicle” means a 100%-electric or plug-in hybrid
55	106		electric motor vehicle with the fol lowing characteristics:
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57	107		a. a 100%-electric motor vehicle originally equipped so
58	108		that the vehicle:
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60	109		(1) draws propulsion energy solely from a battery
61	110		with at least twenty (20) kilowatt hours of
62	111		capacity, which can be recharged from any
63	112		external source of ele ctricity,
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65	113		(2) is manufactured primarily for use on public
66	114		streets, roads, and highways, but does not
67	115		include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail
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70	117		(3) is capable of being powered by an electric motor
71	118		drawing current from fuel cells, and
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75	147		b. a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle which is
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82	151		(b) a battery with at least five (5) kilowatt
83	152		hours of capacity, which can be recharged
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86	154		(2) is manufactured primarily for use on public
87	155		streets, roads and highways, but does not include
88	156		a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or
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95	159		c. for purposes of this paragraph, the term “electric
96	160		vehicle” electric vehicle does not include a v ehicle
97	161		that is manufactured primarily for off -road use and
98	162		that has a maximum speed of thirty (30) miles per hour
99	163		or less;
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101	164		5. “Electric vehicle charging provider” means the owner of an
102	165		electric vehicle charging station operating in a retail electric
103	166		supplier’s designated service area;
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105	167		6. “Fuel cell” means a cell that converts the chemical energy
106	168		of hydrogen directly into electricity through electro chemical
107	169		reactions;
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109	197		7. “Hydrogen fueling station ” means any equipment that
110	198		dispenses hydrogen into a motor v ehicle or electric vehic le powered
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113	200		8. “Make-ready infrastructure ” means the electrical
114	201		infrastructure required to service an electric vehicle charging
115	202		station’s electrical load on the retail electric supplier ’s or
116	203		municipal corporation ’s side of the electric meter , but shall not
117	204		include an electric vehicle charging station;
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119	205		7. 9. “Retail electric supplier ” means any person, firm,
120	206		corporation, association, electric cooperative, or beneficial trusts
121	207		thereof engaged in the furnishing of retai l electric service not t o
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124	209		8. 10. “Retail electric service ” means electric service
125	210		furnished to a consumer for ultimate consumption.
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128	212		2023 (17 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 160.33), is amended to read as
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132	215		or affiliate thereof that provides, owns, operates, or maintains a
133	216		direct current fast charging station or hydrogen fueling st ation
134	217		directly to the public shall do so only through a separate,
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137	218		unregulated entity and must do so on the same fees, terms, charges,
138	219		and conditions offered to private providers of electric vehicle
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141	248		B. After December 31, 2023, any electr ic vehicle charging
142	249		station or hydrogen fueling station that is provided by, owned,
143	250		operated, or maintained by a retail electric supplier, or a
144	251		subsidiary or affiliate thereof, shall not, directly or indirectly,
145	252		be subsidized by any fee or charge associate d with the retail
146	253		electric service provider’s regulated service offerings.
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148	254		C. An electric vehicle charging provider shall not be
149	255		considered to be a public utility pursuant to the provisions of
150	256		Section 151 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes or a retail
151	257		electric supplier pursuant to the provisions of this act the
152	258		Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Charging Act or Section 158.22 of Title 17
153	259		of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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155	260		D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict a
156	261		retail electric supplier or municipal corporation from subsidizing
157	262		the costs of make-ready infrastructure through fees or charges for
158	263		services provided by its regulated services so long a s such subsidy
159	264		is offered to electric vehicle charging providers on a
160	265		nondiscriminatory basis between such pr oviders.
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163	267		2023 (17 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 160.35), is amended to re ad as
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167	270		electric charging station or hydrogen fueling station that begins
168	271		operations after the effective date of this act November 1, 2023,
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169	299		shall not use revenues derived by the municipality f rom the sale of
170	300		electric power delivered through a municipally owned electric
171	301		distribution system in order to construct or maintain such electric
172	302		charging station or hydrogen fueling station and the municipality
173	303		shall keep such accounts, books, and records as may be required in
174	304		order for an audit of the municipal expenditures to be performed at
175	305		any time in order for the municipality to prove compliance with the
176	306		provisions of this section.
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180	307		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
181	308		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 160.38 of Title 17, unless there
182	309		is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as follows:
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184	310		A. Nothing in Sections 160.33, 160.34, 160.35 , or 160.36 of
185	311		Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be construed to pro hibit an
186	312		electric supplier or municipal corporation from operating, leasing,
187	313		installing, or otherwise procuri ng service from an elect ric vehicle
188	314		charging station or hydrogen fueling station on its own premises for
189	315		the sole purpose of serving its own electr ic vehicles that is not
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192	317		B. Nothing in Sections 160.33, 160.34, 160.35 , and 160.36 of
193	318		Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be construed to apply to an
194	319		electric vehicle charging station or hydrogen fueling station that
195	320		was constructed, provided by, owned, operated, or maintained by a
196	321		retail electric supplier or municipal corporation prior to November
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203		-	Passed the Senate the 14th day of March, 2024.
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210		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of April, 2024.
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217		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
218		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
219		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
220		-	By: _________________________________
221		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _______ __
222		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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225		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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228		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
229		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
230		-	day of _________________ _, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
231		-	By: _________________________________
	352	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES,
	353	+	dated 04/04/2024 - DO PASS.