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Committee reviews LC394670 to exempt nonprofit interstate EV chargers from excise tax
Summary
The committee heard from Ally Kelly of The Ray about LC394670, a draft that would exempt a 501(c)(3) providing free EV charging on federal rights-of-way from the state's EV charging excise tax; Kelly said The Ray's interstate charging stations are donor-funded and deliver high-power (175 kW) charging.
The committee turned to draft bill LC394670, which would exempt certain nonprofit providers of interstate electric-vehicle charging from Georgia’s EV charging excise tax when the nonprofit does not charge users and the station sits on a federal right-of-way.
Ally Kelly, executive director of the nonprofit The Ray, described the organization’s decade of work with Georgia DOT and the Federal Highway Administration, saying The Ray installed the state’s first interstate solar-powered charging station on I‑85 and now operates 175 kW high-power chargers appropriate for highway travel.
"Federal law prohibits financial commercial transactions on interstate rights-of-way," Kelly said, explaining the installations have been free to users and funded by philanthropy and fee-for-service programs. She told the committee no federal money has been used to pay for the charging station itself; donations and contributions covered the project.
Committee members noted prior EV legislation had an unintended consequence that captured The Ray inside the excise tax; the presented draft (lines 13–17) would expressly exempt a 501(c)(3) that does not charge and that operates on a federal right-of-way. Members asked Kelly brief follow-up questions about charger capacity and technology; Kelly said the stations were upgraded in 2020 to 175 kW units that deliver significant kilowatt-hours in short periods, making them suited to highway charging.
No vote was taken. The chair asked members to expect a bill number and an invitation to reconvene the committee the following day to continue consideration.
