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AB-2029 Electric vehicle charging stations assessment.(2023-2024)



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Amended  IN  Assembly  April 22, 2024
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 11, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2029

Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Davies)

February 01, 2024

An act to add and repeal Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44268.8) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to electric vehicles.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2029, as amended, Jackson. Electric vehicle charging stations study. assessment.
Existing law declares that it is the policy of the state to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen-fueling stations and to limit obstacles to their use. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), working with the State Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission, to prepare, and update at least once every 2 years, 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 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.
This bill would require the Energy Commission, beginning January 1, 2025, to biennially conduct a study on electric vehicle charging stations, as provided. The bill would require the study to adhere to certain criteria, including, among other things, that the study include information on whether electric vehicle charging stations have a feature to call or prompt an attendant to assist the customer with the operation of the electric vehicle charging station equipment and whether electric vehicle charging stations have attendants present to provide assistance. The bill would require the commission to incorporate the information and recommendations required to be included in the study into the statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure described above and to concurrently provide a report of the study to the Legislature, as provided. an assessment, in consultation with applicable state and federal agencies, of the abidance of electric vehicle charging stations, as defined, with electric vehicle charging station-related accessibility requirements and related guidance from relevant state and federal agencies, as provided. The bill would require the biennial assessment to include a biennial report, and would require the Energy Commission to submit the report to the Legislature concurrently with the Energy Commission’s updates to the statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2036.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44268.8) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
CHAPTER  8.8. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Study Assessment

44268.8.
 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(2) “Electric vehicle charging station” means an electric vehicle charging station that is under state control or operation. installed on or after January 1, 2024, that received an incentive from a state agency or through a charge on ratepayers.
(b) (1) The commission, beginning January 1, 2025, shall biennially conduct a study on electric vehicle charging stations that reports information and recommendations on electric vehicle charging stations, and the commission shall incorporate the information and recommendations into the updates of the statewide assessment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure required pursuant to Section 25229 of the Public Resources Code. The study shall adhere to the following criteria: assess, in consultation with applicable state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of General Services and the California Building Standards Commission, and applicable federal agencies, including, but not limited to, the federal Access Board, the abidance of electric vehicle charging stations with electric vehicle charging station-related accessibility requirements, including, but not limited to, the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) and related guidance of the California Building Standards Commission, and other guidance from relevant state and federal agencies, including guidance issued after the effective date of this chapter.

(A)The study shall include an analysis of architectural, design, or programmatic barriers that people with mobility, sensory, or other types of disabilities may encounter when trying to access an electric vehicle charging station and recommendations, including legislative recommendations, on how to remove barriers or prevent barriers from occurring.

(B)The study shall include, after the commission has worked with applicable state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the Department of General Services, and the California Building Standards Commission, any applicable regulations and information on how the report’s recommendations, if any, conflict with or would impact those regulations.

(C)The study shall include information on whether electric vehicle charging stations have a feature to call or prompt an attendant to assist the customer with the operation of the electric vehicle charging station equipment and whether electric vehicle charging stations have attendants present to provide assistance.

(2) The biennial study assessment shall include a biennial report that shall be submitted to the Legislature concurrently with the commission’s incorporation of the information and recommendations into the updates of the statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
(c) (1) The commission shall submit the report required by subdivision (b) in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this chapter shall be repealed on January 1, 2036.