Sec. 314. Pilot program for transition of certain nontactical vehicle fleets of Department of Defense to electric vehicles
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The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out a pilot program to facilitate the transition of nontactical vehicle fleets of the Department of Defense at certain military installations and distribution centers of the Defense Logistics Agency to nontactical vehicle fleets comprised solely of electric vehicles, including through the maintenance on the installations or centers, as the case may be, of charging stations, microgrids, and other covered infrastructure sufficient to cover the energy demand of such fleets.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall— select at least one military installation of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a); and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification containing an identification of each such selected installation. In selecting military installations under paragraph (1), each Secretary of a military department shall give priority to the following:
Military installations with existing third-party financed, installed, operated, and maintained charging stations on the installation. Military installations with other existing covered infrastructure, including charging stations under ownership methods other than those specified in subparagraph (A), on the installation. Military installations located in a geographic region with existing covered infrastructure, including charging stations, proximate to the installation. Military installations with respect to which the Secretary determines the future inclusion on the installation of charging stations and other covered infrastructure is feasible and cost effective given the anticipated need for charging stations to service electric vehicles in the nontactical vehicle fleet at the installation (including those with respect to which the Secretary determines there may be an opportunity to enter into a contract for the third-party charging stations specified in subparagraph (A)).
Military installations at which a project authorized under section 2914 of title 10, United States Code, (known as the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program) and determined by the Secretary to be relevant to the pilot program has been conducted or is planned to be conducted pursuant to the future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of such title. In determining whether a military installation should receive priority pursuant to paragraph (2)(D), each Secretary of a military department shall take into account the following:
A calculation of existing loads at the installation and the existing capacity of the installation for the charging of electric vehicles, including (as applicable) light duty trucks. The availability of adequate space for vehicles awaiting charging during peak usage times, as determined by the Secretary. Any required upgrades to covered infrastructure on the installation, including electrical wiring, anticipated by the Secretary. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall select at least one distribution center of the Defense Logistics Agency at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and notification containing an identification of any such selected distribution center. In selecting a distribution center under subparagraph (A), the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall apply the same priorities as the Secretaries of the military departments apply with respect to the selection of a military installation under paragraph
(2)(including by taking into account the same considerations specified in paragraph (3)), except that, in addition to the priorities specified in paragraph (2), the Director shall also give priority to the following: Distribution centers with significant on-center use by vehicles of class 3 or heavier, as determined pursuant to table II of section 565.15 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. Distribution centers at which there is, or are plans to develop, renewable energy resource generation. Not later than one year after the date on which a Secretary of a military department submits a notification identifying a military installation under subsection (b)(1), that Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for— the replacement of all vehicles in the nontactical vehicle fleet at the military installation with electric vehicles by January 1, 2025; and the maintenance on the military installation of charging stations and other covered infrastructure, including a microgrid, that will be sufficient— to cover the anticipated electricity demand of such electric vehicles; and to improve installation energy resilience. Each plan under paragraph
(1)shall include, with respect to the military installation covered by the plan, the following: A determination of the type and number of charging stations to include on the installation, taking into account the interoperability of chargers and the potential future needs or applications for chargers, such as vehicle-to-grid or vehicle-to-building applications. A determination of the optimal ownership method to provide charging stations on the installation, taking into account the following: Use of Government-owned (purchased, installed, and maintained) charging stations. Use of third-party financed, installed, operated, and maintained charging stations. Use of financing models in which energy and charging infrastructure operations and maintenance are treated as a service. Cyber and physical security considerations and best practices associated with different ownership, network, and control models. A determination of the optimal power source to provide charging stations at the installation, taking into account the following: Transformer and substation requirements. Microgrids and distributed energy to support both charging requirements and energy storage. Each Secretary of a military department may use expertise within the military department or enter into a contract with a non-Department of Defense entity to make the determinations specified in paragraph (2). Not later than one year after the date on which the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency submits a notification identifying a distribution center under subsection (b)(1), the Director shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan specified in paragraph
(1)with respect to the distribution center. Such plan shall include, with respect to the distribution center, each of the same elements required under paragraph
(2)for a military installation, and the Director may use expertise to the same extent and in the same manner specified in paragraph (3). Beginning not later than January 1, 2025, all vehicles in the nontactical vehicle fleet at each military installation or distribution center selected under subsection
(b)shall be electric vehicles. In this section: The terms Armed Forces and military departments have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. The term charging station means a collection of one or more electric vehicle supply equipment units. The term covered infrastructure — means infrastructure that the Secretary of Defense determines may be used to— charge electric vehicles, including by transmitting electricity to such vehicles directly; or support the charging of electric vehicles, including by supporting the resilience of grids or other systems for delivering energy to such vehicles (such as through the mitigation of grid stress); and includes— charging stations; batteries; battery-swapping systems; microgrids; off-grid charging systems; and other apparatuses installed for the specific purpose of delivering energy to an electric vehicle or to a battery intended to be used in an electric vehicle, including wireless charging technologies. The term electric vehicle includes— a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses a combination of electric and gas powered engine that can use either gasoline or electricity as a fuel source; and a plug-in electric vehicle that runs solely on electricity and does not contain an internal combustion engine or gas tank. The term electric vehicle supply equipment unit means the port that supplies electricity to one vehicle at a time. The term microgrid means a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid. The term military installation has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. The term nontactical vehicle means a vehicle other than a tactical vehicle. The term tactical vehicle means a motor vehicle designed to military specification, or a commercial design motor vehicle modified to military specification, to provide direct transportation support of combat or tactical operations, or for the training of personnel for such operations. The term renewable energy resources has the meaning given that term in section 403 of the Renewable Energy Resources Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 7372 ). The term wireless charging means the charging of a battery by inductive charging or by any means in which a battery is charged without a wire, or plug-in wire, connecting the power source and battery.
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