82R7576 RWG-F
By: Anchia H.B. No. 1863
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to utilities' expenditures for recharging stations for
electric vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 36, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 36.066 to read as follows:
Sec. 36.066. ALLOWANCE OF EXPENSES RELATED TO ELECTRIC CAR
RECHARGING STATIONS. (a) A regulatory authority shall allow as
reasonable and necessary expenses an electric utility's
expenditures related to recharging stations for electric vehicles
to the extent the expenditures qualify for inclusion under
Subsection (b).
(b) To qualify for inclusion as a reasonable and necessary
expense for ratemaking purposes, an electric utility's expenditure
must be made:
(1) with a business incorporated or formed in this
state and located in this state; and
(2) for equipment, a good, or a service necessary for
planning, designing, constructing, installing, or maintaining for
the electric utility a recharging station:
(A) for electric vehicles designed for roadway
use; and
(B) the core functional components of which are
wholly or substantially produced or assembled at a location in this
state by a business incorporated or formed in this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.