Bill Text: CA AB1083 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 1083 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Transportation electrification: electric vehicle charging infrastructure: state parks and beaches.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 638, Statutes of 2017. [AB1083 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB1083-Amended.html

Amended IN Senate June 20, 2017

Amended IN Assembly May 30, 2017

Amended IN Assembly May 09, 2017

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1083

Introduced by Assembly Member Burke
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Gloria)
(Coauthor: Senator Bradford)

February 16, 2017

An act to add Section 740.14 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation electrification.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1083, as amended, Burke. Transportation electrification: electric vehicle charging infrastructure: state parks and beaches.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), the State Air Resources Board (state board), electrical corporations, and the motor vehicle industry, to evaluate policies to develop infrastructure sufficient to overcome any barriers to the widespread deployment and use of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles and, by July 1, 2011, to adopt rules that address specified issues. Existing law requires the PUC, in cooperation with the Energy Commission, the state board, air quality management districts and air pollution control districts, electrical and gas corporations, and the motor vehicle industry, to evaluate and implement policies to promote the development of equipment and infrastructure needed to facilitate the use of electric power and natural gas to fuel low-emission vehicles. Existing law, enacted as part of the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, requires the PUC, in consultation with the Energy Commission and state board, to direct electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread transportation electrification to reduce dependence on petroleum, meet air quality standards, achieve the goals set forth in the Charge Ahead California Initiative, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

Existing law vests with the Department of Parks and Recreation control over the state park system, and requires the department to take various actions to develop, operate, and maintain units of the state park system.

This bill would require each large electrical corporation, defined as an electrical corporation with 100,000 or more service connections in California, in consultation with the department, PUC, Energy Commission, and state board, to develop a plan to create a robust charging network at all state parks and beaches within its service territory by July 31, 2018. The bill would require the department to determine which state parks or beaches are suitable for charging stations. The bill would require a large electrical corporation to file with the PUC, by ~~September~~ July 30, 2018, a program proposal for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at state parks and ~~beaches.~~ beaches within its service territory. The bill would require the PUC to review and approve, or modify and approve, the program proposal filed by the large electrical corporation by December 31, 2018. The bill would require the department to determine which state parks or beaches are suitable for charging stations. The bill would require the large electrical corporation to install, own, operate, and maintain the electric vehicle charging equipment and would require that the approved program include a reasonable mechanism for cost recovery by the large electrical corporation. The bill would authorize an electrical corporation with less than 100,000 service connections in California to file a program proposal for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at state parks and beaches within its service territory. The bill would require an electrical corporation to prioritize in its proposal those state parks and beaches that serve residents of disadvantaged communities, as defined. The bill would require that state parks and beaches receiving charging stations pursuant to the approved program participate in a time-variant rate approved by the commission.

Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.

Because the provisions of this bill are within the act and require action by the commission to implement its requirements, a violation of which would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to encourage transportation electrification as described in Section 740.12 of the Public Utilities Code.

(b) To reach the aggressive goals for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases set forth in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 740.12 of the Public Utilities Code, the entire state motor vehicle fleet, both public and private, will need to make a dramatic transition to transportation electrification.

(c) The state is behind schedule in attaining the Governor’s 2015 goal that all major cities in California have adequate infrastructure to support the goal of 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles by 2025. The 2020 goal of establishing adequate infrastructure to support one million zero-emission vehicles is also behind schedule. More needs to be done to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support and enable these critical electric vehicle goals.

SEC. 2.

Section 740.14 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:

740.14.

(a) By July ~~31,~~ 30, 2018, in consultation with the Department of Parks and Recreation, Public Utilities Commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board, each large electrical corporation shall ~~develop a plan to create a robust charging network at all~~ file with the commission a program proposal for the installation of electrical grid integrated level-two charging stations at state parks and beaches within its service territory. By December 31, 2018, the commission shall review and approve, or modify and approve, the program proposal filed by each large electrical corporation. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall determine which state parks or beaches are suitable for charging stations.

(b)By September 30, 2018, a large electrical corporation shall file with the commission a program proposal for the installation of electrical grid integrated level-two charging stations at state parks and beaches. By December 31, 2018, the commission shall review and approve, or modify and approve, the program proposal filed by the large electrical corporation.
~~(c)~~

(b) The large electrical corporation shall install, own, operate, and maintain the electric vehicle charging equipment.

~~(d)~~

(c) The approved program shall include a reasonable mechanism for cost recovery by the large electrical corporation.

~~(e)~~

(d) State parks and beaches receiving charging stations pursuant to the approved program shall participate in a time-variant rate approved by the commission.

~~(f)~~

(e) (1) For purposes of this section, a “large electrical corporation” is an electrical corporation with 100,000 or more service connections in California.

(2) An electrical corporation with less than 100,000 service connections in California may file with the commission a program proposal for the installation of electrical grid integrated level-two charging stations at state parks and beaches.

(f) An electrical corporation shall prioritize in its proposal those state parks and beaches that serve residents of disadvantaged communities. For these purposes, “disadvantaged communities” means communities identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investment Plan and Communities Revitalization Act (Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section 39711) of Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code).

SEC. 3.

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.