§2171a Battery Recharging Stations for Privately Owned Vehicles in Parking Areas Under the Jurisdiction of the Librarian of Congress at No Net Cost to the Federal Government

Summary

Allows the Architect of the Capitol to use money from the "Capitol Power Plant" account to build, run, and keep up electric car charging stations in Library of Congress parking areas for privately owned vehicles used by covered employees. Covered employee means a Library of Congress worker or anyone allowed to park in those Library-controlled parking areas. The Architect may hire vendors paid by commission. New chargers can be built only after the Architect sends written notice with numbers and locations to the Joint Committee on the Library and that Committee approves. The Architect must set fees that cover all costs, including vendor fees and maintenance. Any new or changed fee must be sent in writing to the Joint Committee on the Library and approved by that Committee. Money collected goes into the Capitol Power Plant account in the Treasury and can be spent that same fiscal year without more approval. Within 30 days after each fiscal year ends, the Architect must report on the program’s finances to the Joint Committee and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Starting not later than 3 years after December 18, 2015, and every 3 years after that, the Architect must report whether users are being subsidized. If they are, the Architect must send a plan to fix it; if the Committee does not act in 60 days, the Architect must raise rates to eliminate the subsidy. Applies for fiscal year 2016 and later.