HF 2390

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/27/2014 03:19pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; motor vehicles; requiring a study on electric plug-in
vehicle charging stations at multiunit housing facilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin ELECTRIC PLUG-IN VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS;
MULTIUNIT RESIDENTIAL STUDY.
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new text begin The Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources, in collaboration
with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, shall perform a study analyzing electric
plug-in vehicle charging stations at multiunit housing facilities in Minnesota. The study
shall analyze and report on: (1) the current availability of charging stations for electric
plug-in vehicles at multiunit housing facilities; (2) the average installed cost of an electric
plug-in vehicle charging station; (3) current and projected demand for charging stations
at multiunit housing facilities; (4) the impact, if any, that building codes, state laws,
municipal ordinances, homeowners' association policies, and other similar policies have
on the availability and affordability of charging stations at multiunit housing facilities;
(5) any legal, technical, or other barriers to increasing the number of charging stations at
multiunit housing facilities; (6) potential economic, environmental, or other benefits that
would likely accrue should charging stations at multiunit housing facilities become more
widely available; and (7) any proposed legislative initiatives, programs, or incentives to
encourage installation of electric plug-in vehicle charging stations at multiunit housing
facilities, as applicable. The results of the study shall be presented to the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and energy policy
and finance by March 1, 2015.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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