TITLE: Relating to the installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations installed or funded by the Texas Department of Transportation.

SUMMARY: Relating to the installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations installed or funded by the Texas Department of Transportation.

FULL TEXT:
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.