Sec. 40431. CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES TO PROMOTE GREATER ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
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## SEC. 40431 CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES TO PROMOTE GREATER ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR ###
(a)In General Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) (as amended by section 40104(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(21) Electric vehicle charging programs > > Each State shall consider measures to promote greater electrification of the transportation sector, including the establishment of rates that— > > > ##### “(A) > > promote affordable and equitable electric vehicle charging options for residential, commercial, and public electric vehicle charging infrastructure; > > > ##### “(B) > > improve the customer experience associated with electric vehicle charging, including by reducing charging times for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles; > > > ##### “(C) > > accelerate third-party investment in electric vehicle charging for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles; and > > > ##### “(D) > > appropriately recover the marginal costs of delivering electricity to electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.” > . ###
(b)Compliance ####
(1)Time limitation Section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) (as amended by section 40104(a)(2)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(8) > > > #####
(A)> > Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the State has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated utility shall commence consideration under section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the standard established by paragraph
(21)of section 111(d). > > > ##### “(B) > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the State has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility shall complete the consideration and make the determination under section 111 with respect to the standard established by paragraph
(21)of section 111(d).” > . ####
(2)Failure to comply Section 112(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) (as amended by section 40104(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “In the case of the standard established by paragraph
(21)of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (21).”. ####
(3)Prior state actions #####
(A)In general Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) (as amended by section 40104(a)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(h) Other Prior State Actions > > Subsections
(b)and
(c)shall not apply to the standard established by paragraph
(21)of section 111(d) in the case of any electric utility in a State if, before the date of enactment of this subsection— > > > #### “(1) > > the State has implemented for the electric utility the standard (or a comparable standard); > > > #### “(2) > > the State regulatory authority for the State or the relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric utility; or > > > #### “(3) > > the State legislature has voted on the implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric utility during the 3-year period ending on that date of enactment.” > . #####
(B)Cross-reference Section 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) (as amended by section 40104(a)(2)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “In the case of the standard established by paragraph
(21)of section 111(d), the reference contained in this section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (21).”.
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CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES TO PROMOTE GREATER ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
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