Sec. 4. Electric vehicle charging equity program
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the EV Charging Equity Program, to increase deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities by— providing technical assistance to eligible entities described in subsection (e); and awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities described in subsection
(e)for projects that increase such deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including projects that are— publicly accessible; located within or are easily accessible to residents of— public or affordable housing; multi-unit dwellings; or single-family homes; and located within or easily accessible to places of work, provided that such electric vehicle charging infrastructure is accessible no fewer than 5 days per week. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of a grant awarded under this section for a project shall not exceed 80 percent of project costs. The amount of a grant awarded under this section for a project that involves, as a primary focus, single-family homes shall not exceed 60 percent of project costs. Not more than 15 percent of the amount awarded for grants under this section in a fiscal year shall be awarded for projects that involve, as a primary focus, single-family homes. In awarding grants and providing technical assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that— provide the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people within an underserved or disadvantaged community; incorporate renewable energy resources; maximize local job creation, particularly among low-income, women, and minority workers; or utilize or involve locally owned small and disadvantaged businesses, including women and minority-owned businesses. To be eligible for a grant or technical assistance under the EV Charging Equity Program, an entity shall be— an individual or household that is the owner of where a project will be carried out; a State, local, Tribal, or Territorial government, or an agency or department thereof; an electric utility, including— a municipally owned electric utility; a publicly-owned electric utility; an investor-owned utility; and a rural electric cooperative; a nonprofit organization or institution; a public housing authority; an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 22 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ); a local small or disadvantaged business; or a partnership between any number of eligible entities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (G). The Secretary may add to or otherwise revise the list of eligible entities under paragraph
(1)if the Secretary determines that such an addition or revision would be beneficial to increasing deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities. The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, and such other publications as the Secretary considers to be appropriate, a notice and request for applications to carry out projects under the EV Charging Equity Program. In carrying out the EV Charging Equity Program, the Secretary shall establish an education and outreach component of such Program to ensure that information regarding such Program and the benefits and opportunities for electric vehicle charging is made available to individuals and relevant entities that live within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities. At a minimum, the education and outreach component of the EV Charging Equity Program established under this subsection shall include— the development and dissemination of an electric vehicle charging resource guide that is— maintained electronically on a website; available to the public, free of charge; and directed specifically towards individuals and relevant entities that live within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities; targeted outreach towards, and coordinated public outreach with, relevant local, State, and Tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education, that are located within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities; and any other such forms of education or outreach as the Secretary determines appropriate to increase awareness of and access to the EV Charging Equity Program. Not later than 1 year after the EV Charging Equity Program is established under this section, and not less frequently than once every 2 years after that, 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, and make publicly available, a report on the status of the EV Charging Equity Program, including a list and description of projects that have received grant awards or technical assistance, and of the funding or assistance provided to such projects. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $96,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.
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