Bill Text: CA SB1015 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: electric and zero-emission vehicles: charging and refueling infrastructure: ports.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-19 - May 19 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB1015 Detail]

Download: California-2021-SB1015-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  May 04, 2022

Amended  IN  Senate  March 15, 2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1015

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Introduced by Senator Hueso

February 14, 2022

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An act to amend Section 25229 of, and to add Section 25229.5 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1015, as amended, Hueso. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: electric vehicle and zero-emission vehicles: charging and refueling infrastructure: ports.

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, working with specified state entities, to prepare a statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles in service by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. Existing law requires that the assessment expand on the commission’s electric vehicle infrastructure projections to consider all necessary charging infrastructure, all vehicle categories, road, highway, and off-road electrification, port and airport electrification, and other programs to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles to meet those goals, and examine existing and future infrastructure needs throughout California, including in low-income communities.

This bill would specify that the assessment’s examination of existing and future infrastructure needs throughout California also includes the needs of communities affected by port operations, including port operations at the busiest commercial land port of entry in the state.

This bill would require the commission, for purposes of supporting the electrification of reduction of vehicle emissions associated with the state’s commercial port operations, to allocate certain moneys for purposes of deploying light-, medium-, and heavy-duty electric zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure to the state’s commercial ports, including the busiest commercial land port of entry in the state.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 25229 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

25229.

 (a) The commission, working with the State Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission, shall prepare a statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet its goals of putting at least five million 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030, and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.

(b) The assessment shall expand on the commission’s electric vehicle infrastructure projections to consider all necessary charging infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the chargers, make-ready electrical equipment, and supporting hardware and software, all vehicle categories, road, highway, and off-road electrification, port and airport electrification, and other programs to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles to meet the goals described in subdivision (a). The assessment shall examine existing and future infrastructure needs throughout California, including in low-income communities and communities affected by port operations, including port operations at the busiest commercial land port of entry in the state. For purposes of this subdivision, the “busiest commercial land port of entry in the state” is the port with the highest amount of truck traffic based on annual data regarding the entry of vehicles at land-based ports of entry.

(c) As a part of the assessment, the commission, in consultation with stakeholders, shall identify workforce development and training resources needed to meet the goals described in subdivision (a). These resources shall include, but are not limited to, qualified apprenticeships, on-the-job training programs, and other training opportunities that build career pipelines in the zero-emission transportation sector and provide long-term employment in disadvantaged communities.

(d) The commission shall regularly seek data and input relating to electric vehicle charging infrastructure from stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Air Resources Board, electrical corporations, local publicly owned electric utilities, state and local transportation and transit agencies, charging infrastructure companies, environmental groups, and automobile manufacturers.

(e) The commission shall update the assessment at least once every two years.

SEC. 2.

 Section 25229.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

25229.5.

 For purposes of supporting the electrification of reduction of vehicle emissions associated with the state’s commercial port operations, the commission shall allocate federal moneys and moneys made available through the Clean Transportation Program created pursuant to Section 44272 of the Health and Safety Code for purposes of deploying light-, medium-, and heavy-duty electric zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure to the state’s commercial ports, including the busiest commercial land port of entry in the state, to the extent those moneys may be allocated for that purpose. For purposes of this section, the “busiest commercial land port of entry in the state” is the port with the highest amount of truck traffic based on annual data regarding the entry of vehicles at land-based ports of entry.