[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4989 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4989

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the use of certain 
    electric vehicle charging stations at rest areas, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2024

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the use of certain 
    electric vehicle charging stations at rest areas, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Recharge your Electric Car on the 
Highway to Alleviate Range Gaps Effectively Act'' or the ``RECHARGE 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AT REST AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 111(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) electric vehicle charging stations for light-
                duty vehicles (as defined in section 803 of the Energy 
                Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16152)).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
        program.--Section 149(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``except that such stations may not be 
        established or supported where commercial establishments 
        serving motor vehicle users are prohibited by section 111 of 
        title 23, United States Code''.
            (2) Jason's law.--Section 1401(d) of the Moving Ahead for 
        Progress in the 21st Century Act (23 U.S.C. 137 note; Public 
        Law 112-141) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as 
                provided in paragraph (2), a State'' and inserting ``A 
                State'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2).
    (c) Congressional Intent.--Nothing in this Act or an amendment made 
by this Act is intended as a statement of congressional intent with 
respect to the existing authority of the President or any other Federal 
agency under section 111 of title 23, United States Code.
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