LRB-0857/P3
EVM&EHS:amn&cjs
2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Aslesen, BB0058 - National electric vehicle
For 2023-2025 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
state government
Public utility regulation
Nonutility-owned electric vehicle charging stations
This bill exempts from regulation as a public utility a person who supplies electricity through an electric vehicle charging station to users' electric vehicles. Under current law, a person who directly or indirectly provides electricity to the public is regulated as a public utility by PSC.
transportation
Highways
Electric vehicle infrastructure program
Under this bill, DOT may establish and administer a program to provide funding for electric vehicle infrastructure projects.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 20.395 (4) (fq) of the statutes is created to read:
20.395 (4) (fq) Electric vehicle infrastructure, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the electric vehicle infrastructure program under s. 85.53.
****Note: This Section
involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
2. 20.395 (4) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:
20.395 (4) (fv) Electric vehicle infrastructure, local funds. All moneys received from any local unit of government or other source for the electric vehicle infrastructure program under s. 85.53, for such purposes.
****Note: This Section
involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
3. 20.395 (4) (fx) of the statutes is created to read:
20.395 (4) (fx) Electric vehicle infrastructure, federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government for the electric vehicle infrastructure program under s. 85.53, for such purposes.
****Note: This Section
involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
4. 85.53 of the statutes is created to read:
85.53 Electric vehicle infrastructure program. The department may establish and administer an electric vehicle infrastructure program. Under the program, the department may provide funding for electric vehicle infrastructure projects eligible for funding under state or federal law, including under the National Electric Vehicle Formula Program as provided in Division J, Title VIII, of P.L.
117-58. All funding under this section shall be from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (4) (fq), (fv), and (fx).
Section
5. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
196.01 (5) (b) 8. A person who supplies electricity through the person's electric vehicle charging station to users' electric vehicles, if the person does not otherwise directly or indirectly provide electricity to the public.
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