Public resources: electric vehicle charging stations.

Existing law, the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act, prohibits the charging of a subscription fee on persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, and prohibits a requirement for persons to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station, except as specified. The act requires the service provider of electric vehicle service equipment at an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, to disclose to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the charging station's geographic location, a schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and the amount of network roaming charges for nonmembers, if any. The act defines "electric vehicle service equipment" as meaning an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle. This bill would clarify that equipment that meets this definition is electric vehicle service equipment whether or not it is necessary to tether the equipment to a vehicle to permit the transfer of electric energy.