Rhode Island § 31-28-11 - Parking Facilities and Privileges

§ 31-28-11. Installation of electric vehicle charging stations — Definitions.

As used in this section and § 31-28-12, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Commercial” includes, but is not limited to, any parking lot servicing box stores, grocery markets, strip malls, shopping malls, shopping centers, and hotels or motels.

(2) “Electric vehicle charging station” (EVCS) means a public parking space that is served by either “EV capable” or “EV ready” charging equipment.

(3) “EV capable” means electrical vehicle charging stations that have electrical panel capacity and space to support a minimum 40-ampere, 208/240-volt dedicated branch circuit for each EV parking space, and the installation of raceways (enclosed conduit that forms a physical pathway for electrical wiring), both underground and surface mounted, to support electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).

(4) “EV ready” means a designated parking space with one 40-ampere, 208/240-volt dedicated branch circuit for EVSE servicing electric vehicles. The circuit shall terminate in a suitable termination point such as a receptacle, junction box, or an EVSE, and be located in close proximity to the proposed location of the EV parking spaces.

(5) “Housing” means any new, existing, or rehabilitated private housing developments with more than twenty (20) units, that provide residential or public parking.

(6) “Large employer” means any employer, with over one hundred (100) employees located in a single complex, that owns and operates a parking lot for employee use.

(7) “Municipal” means any parking lot servicing a municipal building, including, but not limited to, schools, public safety facilities, town or city hall, library, public administration offices, and recreational facilities.

(8) “Public funding” means any funds including, but not limited to: funds derived from federal, state, or municipal sources; in-kind remuneration from any federal, state, or municipal source; gifts or grants from any federal, state, or municipal source; revenue sharing or other federal, state, or municipal payments of any nature; intergovernmental transfers; tax stabilization agreements; revenues resulting from the sale of state or municipal bonds, or by the sale or lease of any property owned by the federal government, the state of Rhode Island, and/or any municipality of the state.