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AB588-ASA3,3,33 (c) “Municipal utility” has the meaning given in s. 16.957 (1) (q).
AB588-ASA3,3,5 4(2) No local governmental unit may own, operate, manage, lease, or control a
5charging facility.
AB588-ASA3,3,9 6(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2), and subject to sub. (5), a local governmental unit
7may authorize an electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f), or a person described
8in s. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. to own and operate a charging facility that is available to the
9public on property owned by the local governmental unit.
AB588-ASA3,3,12 10(4) Notwithstanding sub. (2), a local governmental unit may own or operate a
11charging facility that is not available to the public if the sole purpose of the charging
12facility is charging vehicles owned or leased by a local governmental unit.
AB588-ASA3,3,15 13(5) Notwithstanding sub. (2), a municipal utility existing on the effective date
14of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], may own and operate a charging facility that
15is available to the public if all of the following apply:
AB588-ASA3,3,1716 (a) The charging facility receives any approvals from the public service
17commission required under ch. 196.
AB588-ASA3,3,2318 (b) No tax revenue subsidizes, directly or indirectly, any costs associated with
19the charging facility. This paragraph does not prohibit a municipal utility from using
20grant money from this state that is distributed after approval by the joint committee
21on finance under s. 13.10 or the federal government to pay costs associated with
22constructing a charging facility if the purpose of the grant is to expand the
23availability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
AB588-ASA3,4,224 (c) Notwithstanding s. 66.0811 (2), no revenue generated by the charging
25facility is transferred to the general fund of the municipality that owns the municipal

1utility or otherwise directly or indirectly supplements any portion of the
2municipality's budget.
AB588-ASA3,3 3Section 3. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
AB588-ASA3,4,74 196.01 (5) (b) 8. A person who owns, operates, manages, leases, or controls a
5charging facility, as defined in s. 196.93 (1) (a), that supplies electricity to a user of
6the charging facility exclusively for charging electric vehicles if all of the following
7apply:
AB588-ASA3,4,128 a. If the person charges a fee for parking near the charging facility, the fee is
9a flat fee, is based on the amount of time a user parks near or is connected to the
10charging facility, is based on the cost or rate charged to the person by the person's
11electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f), or is based on the amount of electricity
12the user consumes.
AB588-ASA3,4,1513 b. All of the electricity that a user receives by connecting to the person's
14charging facility is obtained from the electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f),
15serving the area in which the charging facility is located.
AB588-ASA3,4,1716 c. The person notifies the person's electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1)
17(f), about the charging facility.
AB588-ASA3,4,1918 d. The person does not otherwise directly or indirectly provide electricity to the
19public for a fee.
AB588-ASA3,4 20Section 4. 196.93 of the statutes is created to read:
AB588-ASA3,4,21 21196.93 Electric vehicle charging facilities. (1) In this section:
AB588-ASA3,4,2322 (a) “Charging facility” means electric vehicle charging equipment, including
23Level 1, Level 2, and fast charging equipment and analogous successor technologies.
AB588-ASA3,4,2424 (b) “Electric provider” has the meaning given in s. 16.957 (1) (f).
AB588-ASA3,5,3
1(2) (a) An electric provider may not restrict a customer from charging a fee to
2users who park near or connect to the customer's charging facility if all of the
3following apply:
AB588-ASA3,5,74 1. The fee charged is a flat fee, is based on the amount of time a user parks near
5or is connected to the charging facility, is based on the cost or rate charged to the
6customer by the customer's electric provider, or is based on the amount of electricity
7the user consumes.
AB588-ASA3,5,108 2. All of the electricity that a user receives by connecting to the customer's
9charging facility is obtained from the electric provider serving the area in which the
10charging facility is located.
AB588-ASA3,5,1511 (b) This subsection does not apply to a charging facility that a customer
12purchases using a grant from an electric provider or that an electric provider
13partially or entirely owns. Incurring infrastructure or interconnection costs related
14to a charging facility does not confer any ownership of the charging facility to an
15electric provider.
AB588-ASA3,5,17 16(3) The commission shall enforce the prohibition under sub. (2) against electric
17utilities, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (g).
AB588-ASA3,5 18Section 5. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB588-ASA3,5,1919 (1) Registration of certain electric vehicle charging facilities.
AB588-ASA3,5,2020 (a) In this subsection:
AB588-ASA3,5,21 211. “Charging facility” has the meaning given in s. 196.93 (1) (a).
AB588-ASA3,5,22 222. “Local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 66.0440 (1) (b).
AB588-ASA3,6,223 (b) A local governmental unit that owns or operates a charging facility installed
24before the effective date of this paragraph shall register with and provide proof of

1installation or ownership to the public service commission no later than the first day
2of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.
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