,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dihi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,van ,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 
,united ,states ,code1 to permit the use
 of certain electric vehicle charging   
stations at rest areas1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,recharge your      
,electric ,car on the ,highway to       
,alleviate ,range ,gaps ,effectively    
,act or the ,,recharge ,act4  #b4       
,electric vehicle charging stations at  
rest areas  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#aaa7;b77#b7 of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 

the end the following3  7,f7 electric   
vehicle charging stations for light-duty
 vehicles 7as defined in section #hjc of
 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #afaeb774  4  7b7 ,conforming 
amendments  7#a7 ,congestion mitigation 
and air quality improvement program     
,section #adi7;c77#b7 of title #bc1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking except that such stations may  
not be established or supported where   
commercial establishments serving motor 
vehicle users are prohibited by section 
#aaa of title #bc1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7#b7 ,jason's ,law ,section     
#adja7;d7 of the ,moving ,ahead for     
,progress in the #bast ,century ,act    
7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #acg note2 ,public ,law  
#aab-ada7 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph
 7#a71 by striking ,except as provided  
in paragraph 7#b71 a ,state and         
inserting ,a ,state2  7,b7 by striking  
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,c7 by            
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#b74  7c7 ,congressional     

intent ,nothing in this ,act or an      
amendment made by this ,act is intended 
as a statement of congressional intent  
with respect to the existing authority  
of the ,president or any other ,federal 
agency under section #aaa of title #bc1 
,united ,states ,code4