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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bhojani H.B. No. 2145 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2145: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Capriglione C.S.H.B. No. 2145 |
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| 9 | 9 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 10 | 10 | | AN ACT |
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| 11 | 11 | | relating to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations |
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| 12 | 12 | | at certain state-owned parking lots and garages. |
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| 13 | 13 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is |
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| 15 | 15 | | amended by adding Section 2165.059 to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 2165.059. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AT |
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| 17 | 17 | | STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES. (a) The commission shall |
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| 18 | 18 | | ensure that each state-owned parking lot and garage constructed on |
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| 19 | 19 | | or after September 1, 2025, includes a sufficient number of |
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| 20 | 20 | | electric vehicle charging stations. In determining the number of |
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| 21 | 21 | | electric vehicle charging stations at a parking lot or garage, the |
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| 22 | 22 | | commission shall consider: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) the number of electric vehicles in the state |
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| 24 | 24 | | currently registered and expected to be registered in the future; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) the number of electric vehicles used by state |
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| 26 | 26 | | employees; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) the usage of the parking lot or garage, including |
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| 28 | 28 | | the average length of time vehicles are parked in the lot or garage |
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| 29 | 29 | | and whether the lot or garage is used by the public; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (4) the type of charging station technology, including |
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| 31 | 31 | | the charging rate; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (5) the anticipated number of electric vehicle charges |
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| 33 | 33 | | expected at each parking lot or garage. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b) The commission, in consultation with the state energy |
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| 35 | 35 | | conservation office, by rule shall adopt guidelines for the |
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| 36 | 36 | | installation of electric vehicle charging stations required by |
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| 37 | 37 | | Subsection (a). The guidelines must establish standards for the |
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| 38 | 38 | | type and scope of electric vehicle charging stations required based |
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| 39 | 39 | | on the size and intended use of the parking lot or garage. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 2. Section 2165.059, Government Code, as added by |
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| 41 | 41 | | this Act, applies only to a state-owned parking lot or garage the |
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| 42 | 42 | | design for which begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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