Bill Text: TX SB1311 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Texas Transportation Electrification Council and the duties of that council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-09 - Referred to Transportation [SB1311 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1311-Introduced.html
| 88R12151 JRR-F | ||
| By: Eckhardt | S.B. No. 1311 | |
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| relating to the creation of the Texas Transportation | ||
| Electrification Council and the duties of that council. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Chapter 490J to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 490J. TEXAS TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION COUNCIL | ||
| Sec. 490J.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "council" | ||
| means the Texas Transportation Electrification Council established | ||
| by this chapter. | ||
| Sec. 490J.002. ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION. (a) The Texas | ||
| Transportation Electrification Council is established. | ||
| (b) The council is composed of the chair of, or if not | ||
| applicable, the administrative head of or a senior-level designee | ||
| from, each of the following entities: | ||
| (1) the Public Utility Commission of Texas; | ||
| (2) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas; | ||
| (3) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; | ||
| (4) the State Energy Conservation Office; | ||
| (5) the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; | ||
| (6) the Texas Department of Transportation; | ||
| (7) the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; | ||
| (8) the Texas Department of Housing and Community | ||
| Affairs; | ||
| (9) the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation; | ||
| (10) the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and | ||
| (11) the Texas Economic Development and Tourism | ||
| Office. | ||
| Sec. 490J.003. PRESIDING OFFICER; MEETINGS. (a) The | ||
| council annually shall elect one member to serve as the presiding | ||
| officer of the council. | ||
| (a-1) The executive director of the Texas Department of | ||
| Transportation shall serve as the initial presiding officer of the | ||
| council. This subsection expires September 1, 2025. | ||
| (b) The council shall hold at least four public meetings | ||
| each year. | ||
| Sec. 490J.004. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT; FUNDING. (a) | ||
| The council is administratively attached to the Texas Department of | ||
| Transportation. | ||
| (b) The council shall be funded using existing funds of the | ||
| Texas Department of Transportation. | ||
| Sec. 490J.0045. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
| ASSESSMENT. (a) Not later than March 1, 2024, the council shall | ||
| prepare an assessment of existing and planned public electric | ||
| vehicle charging infrastructure and associated technologies in | ||
| this state using existing databases. The assessment must include | ||
| the number and types of electric vehicle chargers at each location. | ||
| (b) The council shall use the assessment in developing the | ||
| plan required by Section 490J.005. | ||
| (c) This section expires September 1, 2027. | ||
| Sec. 490J.005. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
| PLAN. (a) The council shall: | ||
| (1) develop a comprehensive plan for the development | ||
| of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure and associated | ||
| technologies in this state through the year 2040; and | ||
| (2) update the plan biennially. | ||
| (b) The plan must: | ||
| (1) include a phased implementation of the plan, in | ||
| biennial increments, through the year 2040; | ||
| (2) identify areas in this state for which additional | ||
| public electric vehicle charging infrastructure is needed to ensure | ||
| that the vehicle choice of residents of this state is not | ||
| constrained by a lack of access to adequate public electric vehicle | ||
| charging infrastructure; | ||
| (3) provide for sufficient public electric vehicle | ||
| charging infrastructure to meet and enable future demand for | ||
| electric vehicles in this state that: | ||
| (A) ensures that adequate public electric | ||
| vehicle charging infrastructure is available: | ||
| (i) with sufficient frequency and capacity | ||
| to enable users of electric vehicles of various classes to travel | ||
| border to border and community to community on interstate highways | ||
| and other major roadways in this state; | ||
| (ii) along evacuation routes; and | ||
| (iii) in rural communities, multifamily and | ||
| underserved communities, town centers, commercial and retail | ||
| areas, parks and other publicly owned lands, and other areas that | ||
| are in proximity to where local electric vehicle users live or work; | ||
| (B) is safe, dependable, serviceable, and | ||
| operational; | ||
| (C) maximizes the benefits associated with | ||
| transportation electrification; | ||
| (D) enhances commerce by ensuring an adequate | ||
| distribution of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure is | ||
| available throughout the state to stimulate lower cost and lower | ||
| emissions from heavy duty trucking and delivery services; | ||
| (E) ensures adequate public electric vehicle | ||
| charging capacity to facilitate commerce: | ||
| (i) at or near the borders of this state; | ||
| (ii) in or near airports, rail yards, and | ||
| seaports; and | ||
| (iii) at warehouse complexes and truck | ||
| stops; | ||
| (F) enhances accessibility of tourist areas to | ||
| electric vehicle users; and | ||
| (G) covers any other areas identified by the | ||
| council; | ||
| (4) stimulate competition, innovation, and consumer | ||
| choice in public electric vehicle charging and related | ||
| infrastructure and services and encourage private capital | ||
| investment; | ||
| (5) specify the number and types of electric vehicle | ||
| chargers per general location that are needed to meet the | ||
| requirements prescribed by Subdivisions (2), (3), and (4); | ||
| (6) examine vehicle and charging infrastructure | ||
| changes necessary to provide demand response functions and two-way | ||
| electricity flow capability in order to allow vehicle-to-grid | ||
| integration for cost savings, grid reliability, and resiliency; and | ||
| (7) provide for electric transportation corridors in | ||
| and along Texas Department of Transportation rights-of-way that | ||
| include the infrastructure needed for vehicle electrification, | ||
| such as: | ||
| (A) advanced sensor networks for traffic; | ||
| (B) intelligent transportation services; | ||
| (C) connected vehicle applications; and | ||
| (D) improvements to energy infrastructure needed | ||
| to provide adequate vehicle charging. | ||
| (c) In developing and updating the plan, the council: | ||
| (1) shall use, to the extent practicable, publicly | ||
| available electric vehicle projections and models based on industry | ||
| standards to determine, for each year, the percentage and number of | ||
| electric vehicles by vehicle class that are expected on roadways in | ||
| this state and the number of electric vehicle chargers that are | ||
| needed to ensure that there is comprehensive and adequate access to | ||
| public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in this state; and | ||
| (2) may rely on scenarios provided by the Electric | ||
| Reliability Council of Texas or other information from appropriate | ||
| sources for the percentage and number of electric vehicles by | ||
| vehicle class on roadways in this state by year. | ||
| Sec. 490J.0055. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVELY FUELED VEHICLE | ||
| MILEAGE PROGRAM. (a) The council shall conduct a study on the | ||
| feasibility of implementing a program that imposes an additional | ||
| fee at the time of registration of an alternatively fueled vehicle | ||
| based on the annual mileage traveled by the vehicle. | ||
| (b) The study must contain an analysis of the economic | ||
| impacts of alternatively fueled vehicles on the state highway fund, | ||
| including an assessment of: | ||
| (1) the number of alternatively fueled vehicles | ||
| registered in the state, including future projections on the number | ||
| of those vehicles; | ||
| (2) the revenue lost from taxes imposed under Chapter | ||
| 162, Tax Code, that an operator of an alternatively fueled vehicle | ||
| registered in this state would have paid if the vehicle operated | ||
| solely on gasoline or diesel fuel; and | ||
| (3) the amount of and method for calculating the | ||
| additional fee described by Subsection (a), the estimated revenue | ||
| collected from the fee, and the impact of inflation on the fee. | ||
| (c) Not later than December 1, 2024, the council shall: | ||
| (1) prepare a written report that includes a summary | ||
| of the results of the study conducted under this section and any | ||
| legislative recommendations based on the study; and | ||
| (2) include the report prepared under Subdivision (1) | ||
| in the initial report submitted under Section 490J.0085. | ||
| (d) This section expires September 1, 2027. | ||
| Sec. 490J.006. STATE AGENCY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. The | ||
| council shall develop policy recommendations that state agencies | ||
| may adopt to encourage the development of an adequate network of | ||
| public electric vehicle charging infrastructure and associated | ||
| technologies to meet the future electrified transportation needs in | ||
| this state through the year 2040. | ||
| Sec. 490J.007. STAKEHOLDER INPUT. In performing the | ||
| council's duties under this chapter, the council shall seek advice | ||
| and input from: | ||
| (1) privately owned electric utilities; | ||
| (2) municipally owned electric utilities; | ||
| (3) electric cooperatives; | ||
| (4) state and local transportation and transit | ||
| agencies; | ||
| (5) port authorities; | ||
| (6) warehousing and logistics centers; | ||
| (7) electric vehicle charging infrastructure | ||
| companies; | ||
| (8) environmental groups; | ||
| (9) consumer advocates; | ||
| (10) motor vehicle manufacturers; | ||
| (11) nonprofit organizations developing electric | ||
| vehicle policy; | ||
| (12) nonprofit organizations representing food or | ||
| motor fuel providers; | ||
| (13) apartment associations; | ||
| (14) low-income community development corporations; | ||
| (15) nonprofit organizations that represent | ||
| utilities, electric vehicle manufacturers, and charging companies; | ||
| and | ||
| (16) interested members of the public. | ||
| Sec. 490J.008. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT AND CONSULT WITH | ||
| CERTAIN PERSONS. In performing the council's duties under this | ||
| chapter, the council may: | ||
| (1) contract with experts, academic scholars, and | ||
| other appropriate professionals; and | ||
| (2) consult with the Texas A&M Transportation | ||
| Institute and institutions of higher education. | ||
| Sec. 490J.0085. INITIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than | ||
| December 1, 2024, the council shall prepare and submit to the | ||
| governor, the lieutenant governor, each member of the legislature, | ||
| and relevant state and federal agencies a written report of the | ||
| council's findings that includes: | ||
| (1) the assessment prepared under Section 490J.0045; | ||
| (2) the plan developed under Section 490J.005, | ||
| including the phased implementation of the plan required by | ||
| Subsection (b)(1) of that section; | ||
| (3) the report prepared under Section 490J.0055; and | ||
| (4) the policy recommendations developed under | ||
| Section 490J.006. | ||
| (b) This section expires September 1, 2027. | ||
| Sec. 490J.009. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 | ||
| of each even-numbered year, the council shall prepare and submit to | ||
| the governor, the lieutenant governor, each member of the | ||
| legislature, and relevant state and federal agencies a written | ||
| report that includes: | ||
| (1) a summary of the progress made on the | ||
| implementation of the plan developed under Section 490J.005; | ||
| (2) the biennial update to the plan required under | ||
| Section 490J.005(a)(2); and | ||
| (3) any updates to the policy recommendations | ||
| developed under Section 490J.006. | ||
| Sec. 490J.010. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires and the | ||
| council is abolished January 1, 2033. | ||
| SECTION 2. The Texas Transportation Electrification | ||
| Council shall submit its first report under Section 490J.009, | ||
| Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than December 1, | ||
| 2026. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024. | ||
