§ 42-162-3 — § 42-162-3. Implementation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program.

§ 42-162-3. Implementation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program.

(a) There is hereby established an electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program. The department and office shall, in consultation with the department of environmental management, establish the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program to be administered by the office in consultation with the department.

(b) The department and office, in consultation with the department of environmental management, shall propose draft program and investment criteria on the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program and accept public comment for thirty (30) days. The draft shall specify the incentive levels, eligibility criteria, and program rules for electric vehicle charging infrastructure incentives. The program and investment criteria shall be finalized by the office and department after the public comment period closes and include responses to submitted public comments.

(c) The department and office shall provide a website for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program to support public accessibility.

Legislative History

P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 3, § 17, effective June 27, 2022.