§2171 Battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government

Summary

Lets the Architect of the Capitol use money from the Capitol Power Plant account to build, run, and keep up electric vehicle charging stations in House parking areas. The stations are for privately owned cars used by Members of the House or "covered employees." A covered employee is either someone paid through the House Chief Administrative Officer or anyone allowed to park in House parking on Capitol Grounds. The Architect can hire vendors and must tell and get approval from the House Committee on House Administration before building stations or changing fees. The Architect must charge users enough to pay all costs, including vendor fees. Money collected goes back to the Capitol Power Plant account and can be spent that year and the next. Within 30 days after each fiscal year ends, the Architect must send a yearly money report to the Committee. Starting 3 years after August 16, 2012, and every 3 years after that, the Architect must check if users get a taxpayer subsidy. If there is a subsidy, the Architect must give a fix to the Committee, and if the Committee does not act in 60 days, the Architect must raise fees to stop the subsidy. This applies from fiscal year 2011 onward.