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Senate committee hears cleanup bill on EV charging fees; stakeholders seek earlier registration adjustment
Summary
Senate Bill 228 would clarify implementation of a 3¢ per kilowatt‑hour tax on public EV charging stations and related definitions; sponsors and agencies described the change as a technical cleanup, while local governments and renewable groups urged moving earlier a planned 30% cut to the EV registration fee.
Senator Logie told the Senate Energy Committee that Senate Bill 228 is a technical cleanup to earlier legislation that established a 3¢ per kilowatt‑hour tax on electricity dispensed at public charging stations and clarified metering and implementation rules. “What this bill is is just to clean up on the language of what we are doing currently,” Logie said, noting the state has collected revenue under the existing structure.
Larry Flynn, deputy director of the Montana Department of Transportation, told the committee the changes are implementation details vetted by a multi‑stakeholder working…
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