Amendment SSA1-SB573

SB573-SSA1,2,14 66.0440 Electric vehicle charging facilities. (1) In this section:

SB573-SSA1,2,16 (a) “Charging facility” means electric vehicle charging equipment, including Level 1, Level 2, and fast charging equipment and analogous successor technologies.

SB573-SSA1,2,17 (b) “Municipal utility” has the meaning given in s. 16.957 (1) (q).

SB573-SSA1,2,18 (c) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

SB573-SSA1,3,2 (2) No political subdivision may own, operate, manage, lease, or control a charging facility.

SB573-SSA1,3,6 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (2) and subject to sub. (5), a political subdivision may authorize an electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f), or a person described in s. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. to own and operate a charging facility that is available to the public on property owned by the political subdivision.

SB573-SSA1,3,9 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (2), a political subdivision may own or operate a charging facility that is not available to the public if the sole purpose of the charging facility is charging vehicles owned or leased by a political subdivision.

SB573-SSA1,3,12 (5) Notwithstanding sub. (2), a municipal utility existing on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], may own and operate a charging facility that is available to the public if all of the following apply:

SB573-SSA1,3,14 (a) The charging facility receives any approvals from the public service commission required under ch. 196.

SB573-SSA1,3,19 (b) No tax revenue subsidizes, directly or indirectly, any costs associated with the charging facility. This paragraph does not prohibit a municipal utility from using grant money from this state or the federal government to pay costs associated with constructing a charging facility if the purpose of the grant is to expand the availability of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

SB573-SSA1,3,23 (c) Notwithstanding s. 66.0811 (2), no revenue generated by the charging facility is transferred to the general fund of the municipality that owns the municipal utility or otherwise directly or indirectly supplements any portion of the municipality's budget.

SB573-SSA1,3 Section 3. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

SB573-SSA1,4,4 196.01 (5) (b) 8. A person who owns, operates, manages, leases, or controls a charging facility, as defined in s. 196.025 (8) (a) 1., that supplies electricity to a user of the charging facility exclusively for charging electric vehicles if all of the following apply:

SB573-SSA1,4,9 a. If the person charges a fee for parking near the charging facility, the fee is a flat fee, is based on the amount of time a user parks near or is connected to the charging facility, is based on the cost or rate charged to the person by the person's electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f), or is based on the amount of electricity the user consumes.

SB573-SSA1,4,11 b. The person notifies the person's electric provider, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (f), about the charging facility.

SB573-SSA1,4,13 c. The person does not otherwise directly or indirectly provide electricity to the public for a fee.

SB573-SSA1,4 Section 4. 196.025 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB573-SSA1,4,15 196.025 (8) Electric vehicle charging facilities. (a) In this subsection:

SB573-SSA1,4,17 1. “Charging facility” means electric vehicle charging equipment, including Level 1, Level 2, and fast charging equipment and analogous successor technologies.

SB573-SSA1,4,18 2. “Electric provider” has the meaning given in s. 16.957 (1) (f).

SB573-SSA1,4,21 (b) 1. The commission shall prohibit an electric provider from restricting a customer from charging a fee to users who park near or connect to the customer's charging facility if all of the following apply:

SB573-SSA1,4,25 a. The fee charged is a flat fee, is based on the amount of time a user parks near or is connected to the charging facility, is based on the cost or rate charged to the customer by the customer's electric provider, or is based on the amount of electricity the user consumes.

SB573-SSA1,5,3 b. All of the electricity that a user receives by connecting to the customer's charging facility is obtained from the electric provider serving the area in which the charging facility is located.

SB573-SSA1,5,8 2. This paragraph does not apply to a charging facility that a customer purchases using a grant from an electric provider or that an electric provider partially or entirely owns. Incurring infrastructure or interconnection costs related to a charging facility does not confer any ownership of the charging facility to an electric provider.

SB573-SSA1,5 Section 5. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB573-SSA1,5,10 (1) Registration of certain electric vehicle charging facilities.

SB573-SSA1,5,11 (a) In this subsection:

SB573-SSA1,5,12 1. “Charging facility” has the meaning given in s. 196.025 (8) (a) 1.

SB573-SSA1,5,13 2. “Political subdivision” has the meaning given in s. 66.0440 (1) (c).

SB573-SSA1,5,17 (b) A political subdivision that owns or operates a charging facility installed before the effective date of this paragraph shall register with and provide proof of installation or ownership to the public service commission no later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

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