p42 s1 bill 123 b123rep e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2019 Bill

An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act respecting electric vehicle charging stations Co-sponsors: Mr. L. Coe Mr. M. Schreiner Private Members’ Bill 1st Reading June 4, 2019 2nd Reading November 28, 2019 3rd Reading Royal Assent (Reprinted as amended by the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills and as reported to the Legislative Assembly December 11, 2019) (The provisions in this Bill will be renumbered after 3rd Reading) This reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made in Committee. The changes are indicated by underlines for new text and a strikethrough for deleted text. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to add

Part III.1, which provides that no person shall park a vehicle in an electric vehicle charging station that is identified by a sign that satisfies the requirements prescribed by regulation , unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle and it is attached to the station’s charging equipment. The Part also sets out a penalty for any contravention. Bill 123

An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act respecting electric vehicle charging stations Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1 The Highway Traffic Act is amended by adding the following Part:

PART III.1 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

Definitions 30.1 In this Part, “electric vehicle” means, (

a) a battery electric vehicle that runs only on a battery and an electric drive train, or (

b) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that runs on a battery and an electric drive train , and also u ses an internal combustion engine; (“véhicule électrique”) “electric vehicle charging station” means a public ly or private ly-owned parking space that provides access to equipment that supplies a source of electricity f or charging electric vehicles . (“station de recharge pour véhicules électriques”) Improper use 30.2 No person shall leave a vehicle unattended in an electric vehicle charging station unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle and the vehicle is attached to the station’s charging equipment.

Improper use 30.2 No person shall park a vehicle in an electric vehicle charging station that is identified by a sign that satisfies the prescribed requirements unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle and the vehicle is attached to the station’s charging equipment. Penalty 30.3 A person who contravenes

section 30.2 is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of $125. Regulations 30.4 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for any matters which, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or advisable for the purposes of this Part, including, (

a) requiring the erection of signs and the placing of markings to identify electric vehicle charging stations , and prescribing the types, content and location of the signs and markings; (

a) prescribing requirements for a sign for the purposes of

section 30.2; (

b) providing for exemptions from this Part. Commencement This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Reserved Parking for Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 2019.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s1 bill 123 b123rep e.pdf
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Language	en
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