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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 certain 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 may |
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authorize each state-owned parking lot and garage constructed on or |
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after September 1, 2025, to include electric vehicle charging |
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stations. In determining the number of authorized electric vehicle |
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charging stations at a parking lot or garage, the commission shall |
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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 authorized 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 authorized |
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based on the size and intended use of the parking lot or garage and |
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include a requirement that construction of electric vehicle |
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charging stations under this section be done at no cost to the |
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state. |
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(c) In adopting guidelines under Subsection (b), the |
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commission shall consider the: |
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(1) increased structural load electric vehicles may |
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place on state-owned parking lots and garages due to their weight; |
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(2) potential effect of electric vehicle weight on the |
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long-term maintenance and integrity of state-owned parking lots and |
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garages; and |
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(3) standards necessary to mitigate wear and tear |
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resulting from increased electric vehicle charging activity in |
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state-owned parking lots and garages. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2165.059, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a state-owned parking lot or garage the |
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design for which begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |