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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations |
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at state-owned parking lots and garages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2165.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2165.059. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AT |
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STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES. (a) The commission shall |
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ensure that each state-owned parking lot and garage includes a |
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sufficient number of electric vehicle charging stations. In |
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determining the number of electric vehicle charging stations at a |
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parking lot or garage, the commission shall consider: |
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(1) the number of electric vehicles in the state |
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currently registered and expected to be registered in the future; |
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(2) the number of electric vehicles used by state |
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employees; |
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(3) the usage of the parking lot or garage, including |
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the average length of time vehicles are parked in the lot or garage |
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and whether the lot or garage is used by the public; |
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(4) the type of charging station technology, including |
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the charging rate; and |
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(5) the anticipated number of electric vehicle charges |
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expected at each parking lot or garage. |
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(b) The commission, in consultation with the state energy |
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conservation office, by rule shall adopt guidelines for the |
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installation of electric vehicle charging stations required by |
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Subsection (a). The guidelines must establish standards for the |
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type and scope of electric vehicle charging stations required based |
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on the size and intended use of the parking lot or garage. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2025, the Texas |
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Facilities Commission shall ensure that each state-owned parking |
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lot and garage complies with Section 2165.059, Government Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |