§ 4b-13a — State agency electric vehicle charging stations. Parking restrictions, time limits and fees. Penalty.

(a) As used in this section: (1) “State agency electric vehicle charging station” means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device used in an electric vehicle that is owned and operated by a state agency on state property; (2) “State property” means real property owned by a state agency; (3) “State agency” means any state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board and commission, permanent or temporary in nature, whether in the legislative, executive or judicial branch, and the subdivisions of each, including the constituent units of the state system of higher education; (4) “State employee” means any employee in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government, whether in the classified or unclassified service and whether full or part-time; and (5) “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle”, “battery electric vehicle” and “electric vehicle” have the same meanings as provided in section 16-19eee . (b) Each state agency may designate certain state agency electric vehicle charging stations as available for public use, for the sole use of state employees, or for a combination of both state employees and the public. In designating such charging stations, state agencies shall give consideration to state-owned properties that receive visitors conducting business with state agencies, including, but not limited to, service centers, maintenance facilities, correctional facilities, visitor centers, health care facilities and recreational facilities. (c) No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space equipped with a state agency electric vehicle charging station unless such person is charging a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle. (d) Each state agency may determine the appropriate maximum charging time limits per user per charging session for its state agency electric vehicle charging stations based upon the parking needs at the state property where such charging stations are installed. Any such time limits shall be posted at such charging stations. No person shall charge a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle in a space equipped with a state agency electric vehicle charging station for a period longer than the maximum time limit set by a state agency pursuant to this subsection. (e) State agencies shall assess and collect a fee established under subsection (f) of this section to both public and state employee users of state agency electric vehicle charging stations purchased and installed on or after October 1, 2022, except that any user charging an electric vehicle that is owned or leased by the state shall be exempt from paying such fee. The amount of any fees assessed pursuant to this section shall be posted at the charging station. Any fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the fund of the state from which payment is made for the electricity costs of the state agency hosting such state agency electric vehicle charging station. (f) The Department of Administrative Services, the Joint Committee on Legislative Management and the Office of the Chief Court Administrator shall, in consultation with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, establish a reasonable fee for users of state agency electric vehicle charging stations for their respective branch of government at a level that recovers, to the maximum extent practicable, the costs associated with the electricity used by the charging stations and with operating and maintaining such charging stations. Such fees shall be structured on a per-kilowatt-hour basis. The fees shall be updated on an annual basis or sooner if deemed necessary by the branch of government setting the fee. The Department of Administrative Services shall post any fees established for the executive branch of government pursuant to this subsection on its Internet web site. (g) A violation of any provision of subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall be an infraction, provided the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-283 .

Legislative History

(P.A. 22-118, S. 128; P.A. 23-204, S. 98.) History: P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (e) by changing requirement from deposit in fund from which funds used to acquire and install charging station to deposit in fund from which electricity costs of host state agency are paid, effective July 1, 2023.