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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 165 of 739

contribution for any fiscal year shall be deposited into the State Employees Retirement Fund as an additional employer contribution at the end of such fiscal year. Sec. 128. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section: (1) "State agency electric vehicle charging station" means an electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device used in an electric vehicle that is owned and operated by a state agency on state property; (2) "State property" means real property owned by a state agency; (3) "State agency" means any state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board and commission, permanent or temporary in nature, whether in the legislative, executive or judicial branch, and the subdivisions of each, including the constituent units of the state system of higher education; (4) "State employee" means any employee in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government, whether in the classified or unclassified service and whether full or part-time; and (5) "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle", "battery electric vehicle" and "electric vehicle" have the same meanings as provided in section 16- 19eee of the general statutes. (b) Each state agency may designate certain state agency electric vehicle charging stations as available for public use, for the sole use of state employees, or for a combination of both state employees and the public. In designating such charging stations, state agencies shall give consideration to state-owned properties that receive visitors conducting business with state agencies, including, but not limited to, service centers, maintenance facilities, correctional facilities, visitor centers,