HR 1730 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 with respect to electric vehicle infrastructure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

March 26, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 with respect to electric vehicle infrastructure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Vehicles for the Future Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) Amendment of PURPA- Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(20) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) UTILITY PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE- Each electric utility shall develop a plan to support the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles, including heavy-duty hybrid electric vehicles. The plan may provide for deployment of electrical charging stations in public or private locations, including street parking, parking garages, parking lots, homes, gas stations, and highway rest stops. Any such plan may also include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) battery exchange, fast charging infrastructure and other services;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) triggers for infrastructure deployment based upon market penetration of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) such other elements as the State determines necessary to support electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Each plan under this paragraph shall provide for the deployment of the charging infrastructure or other infrastructure necessary to adequately support the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS- Each State regulatory authority (in the case of each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) and each utility (in the case of a nonregulated utility) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) require that charging infrastructure deployed is interoperable with products of all auto manufacturers to the extent possible; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) consider adopting minimum requirements for deployment of electrical charging infrastructure and other appropriate requirements necessary to support the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) COST RECOVERY- Each State regulatory authority (in the case of each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) and each utility (in the case of a nonregulated utility) shall consider whether, and to what extent, to allow cost recovery for plans and implementation of plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) SMART GRID INTEGRATION- The State regulatory authority (in the case of each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) and each utility (in the case of a nonregulated utility) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) establish any appropriate protocols and standards for integrating plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles into an electrical distribution system, including smart grid systems and devices;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) include the ability for each plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle to be identified individually and to be associated with its owner’s electric utility account, regardless of the location that the vehicle is plugged in, for purposes of appropriate billing for any electricity required to charge the vehicle’s batteries as well as any crediting for electricity provided to the electric utility from the vehicle’s batteries; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) review the determination made in response to section 1252 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in light of this section, including whether time-of-use pricing should be employed to enable the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles to contribute to meeting peak-load power needs’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Compliance-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) TIME LIMITATIONS- Section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated utility shall commence the consideration referred to in section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall make the determination, referred to in section 111 with respect to the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY- Section 112(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended by adding the following at the end:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘In the case of the standards established by paragraph (20) 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 such paragraph.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS- Section 112(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(d)) is amended by inserting ‘and paragraph (20)’ before ‘of section 111(d)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink