HB2525 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2525

Introduced 2/15/2023, by Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2705/2705-617 new

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that by no later than January 1, 2028, the Department shall install direct current electric vehicle charging stations at each rest stop along each interstate highway in this State. Provides that, subject to approval by the United States Secretary of Transportation, the Department may charge an electric vehicle charging fee in an amount no greater than what is necessary to offset the cost to the State in constructing and maintaining the charging infrastructure and procuring electricity.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2705-617 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-617 new)

Sec. 2705-617. Direct current charging at rest stops. By no later than January 1, 2028, the Department shall install direct current electric vehicle charging stations at each rest stop along each interstate highway in this State. Subject to approval by the United States Secretary of Transportation, the Department may charge an electric vehicle charging fee in an amount no greater than what is necessary to offset the cost to the State in constructing and maintaining the charging infrastructure and procuring electricity.