Sec. 33333. Expanding access to electric vehicles in underserved communities
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The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of the state of, challenges to, and opportunities for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities located in major urban areas and rural areas throughout the United States. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the results of the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A), which shall— describe the state of deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities located in major urban areas and rural areas by providing— the number of existing and planned Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations per capita in each State for charging individually owned light-duty and medium-duty electric vehicles; the number of existing and planned Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations for charging public and private fleet electric vehicles and medium- and heavy-duty electric equipment and electric vehicles; the number of Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations installed in or available to occupants of publicly owned and privately owned multi-unit dwellings; information pertaining to policies, plans, and programs that cities, States, utilities, and private entities are using to encourage greater deployment and usage of electric vehicles and the associated electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including programs to encourage deployment of charging stations available to residents in publicly owned and privately owned multi-unit dwellings; information pertaining to ownership models for Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations located in publicly owned and privately owned residential multi-unit dwellings, commercial buildings, public and private parking areas, and curb-side locations; and information pertaining to how charging stations are financed and the rates charged for the use of Level 2 charging stations and DC FAST charging stations; describe the methodology used to obtain the information provided in the report; identify the barriers to expanding deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities in major urban areas and rural areas, including any challenges relating to such deployment in multi-unit dwellings; compile and provide an analysis of the best practices and policies used by State and local governments and private entities to increase deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities in major urban areas and rural areas, including best practices with respect to— public outreach and engagement; and increasing deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in publicly owned and privately owned multi-unit dwellings; and enumerate and identify the number of electric vehicle charging stations per capita at locations within each major urban area and rural area throughout the United States with detail at the level of ZIP Codes and census tracts.
Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— update the assessment conducted under paragraph (1)(A); and make public and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report, which shall— update the information required by paragraph (1)(B); and include a description of case studies and key lessons learned after the date on which the report under paragraph (1)(B) was submitted with respect to expanding the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities in major urban areas and rural areas.
In this section: The term electric vehicle charging infrastructure means electric vehicle supply equipment and other physical assets that provide for the distribution of and access to electricity for the purpose of charging an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The term major urban area means a metropolitan statistical area within the United States with an estimated population that is greater than or equal to 1,500,000.