88R5970 CXP-D     By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1420       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the installation and operation of electric vehicle   charging stations installed or funded by the Texas Department of   Transportation.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 203, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 203.113 to read as follows:          Sec. 203.113.  INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF CERTAIN   ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. The department shall ensure   that an electric vehicle charging station installed or funded by   the department:                (1)  is capable of sending and receiving information   through a communications network;                (2)  is capable of responding to a signal from the   electric grid by:                      (A)  starting or stopping a charge; or                      (B)  increasing or decreasing the rate of   electricity flow; and                (3)  has at least one user interface that allows a user   to operate the charging station in accordance with Subdivisions (1)   and (2).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.