Sec. 4. Electric vehicle charging equity program
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the EV Charging Equity Program , to increase the deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities by— providing technical assistance to eligible individuals and entities described in subsection (b); and awarding grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible individuals and entities described in subsection
(b)for projects that increase the deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is— publicly accessible; located within or around, or is easily accessible to residents of— public or affordable housing; multi-unit dwellings; or single-family homes; or located within or around, or is easily accessible to, places of work, subject to the condition that the electric vehicle charging infrastructure is publicly accessible not less than 5 days per week. Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible individual or entity referred to in subsection
(a)is— an individual or household that owns any property on which a project will be carried out; a State, local, Tribal, or territorial government; an agency or department of a State, local, Tribal, or territorial government; 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 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )); a local small or disadvantaged business; or a partnership between 2 or more individuals or entities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (H). In carrying out the EV Charging Equity Program, the Secretary may establish a list of eligible individuals and entities that includes individuals or entities not described in paragraph
(1)or excludes individuals or entities described in that paragraph if the Secretary determines that including or excluding the individual or entity would be beneficial to increasing the deployment and accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved or disadvantaged communities. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of a grant awarded under this section for a project shall not exceed 80 percent of the costs of the project. 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 the costs of the project. Not more than 15 percent of the total amount of grants awarded under this section each fiscal year may 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. 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 campaign to ensure that information regarding the program and the benefits of, and opportunities for, electric vehicle charging infrastructure is made available to individuals and relevant entities that live within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities. At a minimum, the education and outreach campaign 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 toward individuals and relevant entities that live within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities; targeted outreach toward, and coordinated public outreach with, relevant State, local, and Tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )) that are located within or serve underserved or disadvantaged communities; and any other forms of education or outreach that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to increase awareness of, and access to, the EV Charging Equity Program. Not later than 1 year after the date on which the EV Charging Equity Program is established under this section, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and make publicly available a report on the status of the EV Charging Equity Program, including— a list and description of projects for which a grant or technical assistance has been provided under this section; and a description of the amount of funding or assistance provided with respect to each of those 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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