Bill Text: IA HF520 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the provision of electrical service at electric vehicle charging stations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-26 - Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 355. [HF520 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF520-Introduced.html
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HOUSE
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BY
MASCHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
provision
of
electrical
service
at
1
electric
vehicle
charging
stations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
476.59
Electric
vehicle
charging
1
stations.
2
1.
a.
It
is
declared
to
be
in
the
public
interest
to
3
encourage
the
development
of
electric
vehicle
infrastructure
4
in
the
state
and
eliminate
barriers
for
the
provision
of
5
electrical
service
at
electric
vehicle
charging
stations.
6
b.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“electric
vehicle
charging
7
station”
includes
a
commercial
or
public
electric
vehicle
8
charging
station.
9
2.
An
electric
vehicle
charging
station
is
not
a
public
10
utility
as
defined
in
section
476.1
and
is
not
subject
to
the
11
regulation
authority
of
the
board.
The
sale
of
electricity
12
at
an
electric
vehicle
charging
station
for
the
purpose
of
13
charging
electric
vehicles
shall
not
constitute
the
resale
of
14
electrical
service.
If
an
electric
vehicle
charging
station
15
obtains
electrical
service
from
a
rate-regulated
electric
16
utility,
the
terms
and
conditions
of
electrical
service
17
to
the
electrical
vehicle
charging
station
customer
shall
18
be
governed
by
and
subject
to
the
electric
utility’s
filed
19
tariff.
However,
a
rate-regulated
electric
utility
shall
not
20
consider
an
electrical
vehicle
charging
customer’s
use
or
21
intended
use
of
electrical
service
as
a
basis
for
establishing
22
discriminatory
rates,
charges,
terms,
or
conditions
of
service
23
for
the
customer,
or
otherwise
subjecting
the
customer
to
24
any
prejudice
or
disadvantage,
including
but
not
limited
25
to
prohibiting
the
customer
from
selling
electricity
on
a
26
kilowatt-hour
basis.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
establishes
new
Code
section
476.59,
relating
31
to
the
provision
of
electrical
service
at
electric
vehicle
32
charging
stations.
33
The
bill
provides
that
it
is
in
the
public
interest
to
34
encourage
the
development
of
electric
vehicle
infrastructure
in
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Iowa
and
eliminate
barriers
for
electrical
service
at
electric
1
vehicle
charging
stations.
The
bill
defines
“electric
vehicle
2
charging
station”
to
include
a
commercial
or
public
charging
3
station.
4
The
bill
provides
that
an
electric
vehicle
is
not
a
public
5
utility
and
is
not
subject
to
regulation
by
the
Iowa
utilities
6
board.
The
sale
of
electricity
at
a
charging
station
shall
not
7
constitute
the
resale
of
electric
service.
If
the
charging
8
station
obtains
electrical
service
from
a
rate-regulated
9
electric
utility,
the
electrical
service
shall
be
governed
by
10
and
subject
to
the
electric
utility’s
filed
tariff.
However,
11
a
rate-regulated
electric
utility
shall
not
consider
the
use
12
of
electric
service
by
an
electric
vehicle
charging
station
13
customer
as
a
basis
of
establishing
discriminatory
rates,
14
charges,
terms,
or
conditions
for
the
customer,
or
subjecting
15
the
customer
to
any
prejudice
or
disadvantage,
including
16
but
not
limited
to
prohibiting
the
customer
from
selling
17
electricity
on
a
kilowatt-hour
basis.
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