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(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 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 offroad 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.
(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) (c) 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) (d) The commission shall update the assessment at least once every two years.
(e) On and after January 1, 2021, the assessment shall consider the different electric vehicle charging infrastructure needs of metropolitan planning areas designated pursuant to Section 134 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
(f) Each metropolitan transportation organization shall submit to the commission a zero-emission readiness plan for purposes of completing the assessment pursuant to this section. The zero-emission readiness plan shall include all of the following:
(1) An assessment of the zero-emission vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure needed to support the region’s share of 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles deployed statewide.
(2) Identification of areas for additional publicly accessible zero-emission vehicle charging or fueling.
(3) Identification of areas for additional workplace zero-emission vehicle charging or fueling.
(4) Identification of areas for multiunit dwelling zero-emission vehicle charging or fueling.
(5) An assessment of zero-emission vehicle charging and fueling needs of low-income communities, as defined in Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code, or disadvantaged communities identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(6) An assessment of barriers and potential solutions to regional zero-emission vehicle adoption.