SB 230 — Original / Not Amended

… RE STATE SENATE 150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL NO. 230 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Three-fifths of all members electe …

… OF DELAWARE (Three-fifths of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein): 1 WHEREAS, ownership of electric vehicles is steadily increasing both in Delaware and nationally; and 2 WHEREAS, a constraining factor of electric veh …

… of electric vehicles is steadily increasing both in Delaware and nationally; and 2 WHEREAS, a constraining factor of electric vehicle ownership is charging infrastructure; and 3 WHEREAS, electric vehicles can help to reduce local air pollution …

… ally; and 2 WHEREAS, a constraining factor of electric vehicle ownership is charging infrastructure; and 3 WHEREAS, electric vehicles can help to reduce local air pollution relative to internal combustion engine powered 4 vehicles, thereby ha …

… tion engine powered 4 vehicles, thereby having public health and environmental benefits in Delaware; and 5 WHEREAS, electric vehicles have relatively lower emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases linked to climate 6 change relative to int …

… ing Delaware’s contribution to climate change; and 7 WHEREAS, several state agencies, as part of pilot projects, host electric vehicle charging stations, but do not have 8 authorization to recoup costs associated with operation of the stations; …

… unction with Delaware’s existing policies, installing charging stations at State facilities can 10 reduce barriers to electric vehicle ownership caused by a relative lack of charging infrastructure. 11 NOW, THEREFORE: 12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE …

… eletions as shown by strike through and 15 insertions as shown by underline as follows: 16 § 8062 State of Delaware Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. 17 (a) As used in this section: 18 (1) “Agency” shall have the meaning set forth i …