This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 12:12 PM by naomigarrow.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Robert M. Spendlove

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Senate Sponsor: David G. Buxton

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill requires the Department of Transportation to lead in the creation of a statewide
10     electric vehicle charging network plan.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     requires the Department of Transportation Ĥ→ , in consultation with relevant private
13a     entities, ←Ĥ to lead in the creation of a statewide
14     electric vehicle charging network plan to provide electric vehicle charging facilities
15     along certain state highways;
16          ▸     requires the department to coordinate with other relevant state Ĥ→ and local ←Ĥ
16a           entities; and
17          ▸     requires the department to present the plan to the Transportation Interim
18     Committee.
19     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20          None
21     Other Special Clauses:
22          None
23     Utah Code Sections Affected:
24     ENACTS:
25          72-1-215, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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27     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28          Section 1. Section 72-1-215 is enacted to read:
29          72-1-215. Statewide electric vehicle charging network plan -- Report.
30          (1) (a) The department Ĥ→ , in consultation with relevant entities in the private sector,
30a      ←Ĥ shall develop a statewide electric vehicle charging network
31     plan.
32          (b) To develop the statewide electric vehicle charging network plan, the department
33     shall consult with Ĥ→ political subdivisions and ←Ĥ other relevant state agencies, divisions, and
33a     entities, including:
34          (i) the Department of Environmental Quality created in Section 19-1-104;
35          (ii) the Division of Facilities Construction and Management created in Section
36     63A-5-201;
37          (iii) the Office of Energy Development created in Section 63M-4-401; and
38          (iv) the Department of Natural Resources created in Section 79-2-201.
39          (2) The statewide electric vehicle charging network plan shall provide implementation
40     strategies to ensure that electric vehicle charging stations are available:
41          (a) at strategic locations as determined by the department by June 30, 2021;
42          (b) at incremental distances no greater than every 50 miles along the state's interstate
43     highway system by December 31, 2025; and
44          (c) along other major highways within the state as the department finds appropriate.
45          (3) The department shall provide a report before November 30, 2020 to the
46     Transportation Interim Committee to outline the statewide electric vehicle charging network
47     plan.