S.Amdt. 2456

SA 2456. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr.
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 2656, line 7, insert ``Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 111(a) or (b) of title 23, United
States Code, or the fee limitations in sections 137 or 142 of
such title, the Secretary shall permit limited commercial
activities for charging of electric vehicles on rights-of-way
of any Federal-aid highway, including highways on the
Interstate System, including in: (1) a rest area; or (2) a
fringe or corridor parking facility, including a park and
ride facility: Provided further, That, for purposes of this
paragraph in this Act, limited commercial activities for
charging of electric vehicles at rest areas described in the
preceding proviso may be located as follows: (1) except as
otherwise provided in this proviso, a State may permit such
limited commercial activity unless it is located within 5
travel miles of an existing facility that is located no more
than 1 mile from the Interstate and that, as determined by
the Secretary, provides substantially the same services to
the public in sufficient capacity at the time such
determination is made; (2) if a State demonstrates to the
Secretary that there is insufficient capacity providing
substantially the same services to the public at an existing
facility located no more than 1 mile from the Interstate and
within 5 travel miles of a rest area, the Secretary may
authorize the State to permit limited commercial activities
for charging of electric vehicles within any distance of the
existing facility; and (3) for purposes of this proviso, the
type and amount of the electric vehicle service provided,
including whether available technology meets current and
projected needs, are relevant to a demonstration of
sufficient capacity: Provided further, That nothing in the
preceding two provisos shall permit commercial activities on
rights-of-way of the Interstate System, except as necessary
for the charging of electric vehicles in accordance with this
paragraph in this Act:'' after ``proviso:''.
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