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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATED TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING

STATIONS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Noret, and Casimiro

     Date Introduced: January 15, 2021

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Title 31 of the General Laws entitled "MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES"

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is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 3.3

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

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     31-3.3-1. Accessibility of charging stations for electric vehicles.

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     The department of transportation, along with the division of motor vehicles and the office

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of energy resources, shall develop, no later than January 1, 2022, a plan for a statewide electric

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vehicle charging station infrastructure in order to make such electric vehicle charging stations more

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accessible to the public.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATED TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING

STATIONS

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     This act would require the department of transportation, along with the division of motor

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vehicles and the office of energy resources, to develop, no later than January 1, 2022, a plan for a

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statewide electric vehicle charging station infrastructure in order to make such electric vehicle

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charging stations more accessible to the public.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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