Commercial electric vehicle charging meters would carry $175 yearly fees

The state would have charged $175 yearly per commercial electric vehicle charging meter for a license that included yearly testing. The fee would have applied to each electric vehicle charging meter licensed as a commercial measuring device. If the proposal had passed, this provision would have taken effect upon passage.

Only state weights and measures officials could have given state certification to covered charging stations. A covered station would have met national measuring rules, had national equipment approval, and delivered outside electricity to a plug-in electric vehicle. If the proposal had passed, this provision would have taken effect upon passage.

The agriculture department would have had a full-time charging station certifier, and its commissioner would have withdrawn $413,301 for the position. The worker would have handled state certification of charging stations in New Hampshire. The money would have come from the Agricultural Products Regulatory Fund. The commissioner could have withdrawn more from that fund if needed. The first withdrawal would have covered the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The option for more withdrawals would have lasted two years after that withdrawal was completed.