By: King of Hemphill, et al. H.B. No. 821
        (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2023;
  April 24, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Business & Commerce; May 19, 2023, reported favorably by the
  following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 3; May 19, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the placement of electric vehicle charging equipment on
  state property.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 2165.010 to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.010.  PLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
  EQUIPMENT ON STATE PROPERTY. (a) In this section:
               (1)  "Charging provider" means a person who provides to
  another person the use of electric vehicle charging equipment in a
  commercial transaction.
               (2)  "Electric vehicle charging equipment" means
  equipment manufactured for transferring electric energy from
  electric supply to an electric vehicle.
               (3)  "Metering device" means a commercial device used
  to measure electric energy transferred by electric vehicle charging
  equipment and compute the charge for the transferred energy.
         (b)  A state agency in charge and control of state property,
  including a state park, may enter into an agreement authorizing a
  charging provider to place and maintain electric vehicle charging
  equipment on the property.
         (c)  An agreement described by Subsection (b):
               (1)  must require the charging provider to use a
  metering device to determine the cost of electricity transferred to
  another person through electric vehicle charging equipment; and
               (2)  may include any other reasonable requirements on
  the use of the property.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
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