Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Bill would allow municipal revolving funds to pay for EV chargers and add $62 fine for reserved EV parking
Summary
Sen. David Waters introduced SB 272 to add electric‑vehicle charging station installation and maintenance as an allowable use of municipal revolving funds and to add a $62 fine for parking in designated EV charging spaces without authorization.
Senator David Waters introduced Senate Bill 272 to let municipalities create or expand revolving funds to pay for installation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations and to establish a $62 fine for unauthorized parking in designated EV spaces.
Waters told the committee the change would amend the municipal revolving fund statute, RSA 31:95‑H, to permit towns and cities, by legislative approval, to allocate fees, fines and appropriations to a fund used for EV charging infrastructure. He said localities could use the fund to construct chargers in downtowns, parking garages or other high‑use locations that support tourism and commerce.
The second component of the bill fills a perceived enforcement gap: Waters said municipalities asked for the ability to cite vehicles parked in spaces reserved for EV charging. The bill creates a $62 fine for parking in a designated EV charging space where proper signage and uniform traffic control devices mark the space; 20 percent of the fine would be payable to the city or town where the violation occurred, consistent with other statutory parking penalties.
Committee members discussed budget timing and the department’s role in standard signage and enforcement. Waters said the bill is meant to provide another local financing tool and mirror existing statutory structures used for other special‑purpose revolving funds.
