88R5970 CXP-D
 
  By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1420
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the installation and operation of electric vehicle
  charging stations installed or funded by the Texas Department of
  Transportation.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 203, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 203.113 to read as follows:
         Sec. 203.113.  INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF CERTAIN
  ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. The department shall ensure
  that an electric vehicle charging station installed or funded by
  the department:
               (1)  is capable of sending and receiving information
  through a communications network;
               (2)  is capable of responding to a signal from the
  electric grid by:
                     (A)  starting or stopping a charge; or
                     (B)  increasing or decreasing the rate of
  electricity flow; and
               (3)  has at least one user interface that allows a user
  to operate the charging station in accordance with Subdivisions (1)
  and (2).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.