Bill > B25-0106

Introduced Session

AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002 to require applicants for certain permits to install electric vehicle charging ports to provide certain data to the District Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy and Environment and, subject to federal law, use companies eligible to become certified business enterprises for 35% of the installation and maintenance of the electric vehicle charging ports, to establish the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Charging Pilot Program to increase electric vehicle charging infrastructure in communities across the District that lack access, and to require the implementation of a public education campaign to inform District residents and businesses about the availability and benefits of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and the benefits of electric vehicle adoption; to amend the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy and Environment to develop and make publicly accessible an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment and Management Plan to regularly assess the District’s readiness and capacity to support electric vehicle charging, to maximize utilization of electric vehicle charging ports to achieve a number or ports equal to at least 5% of District-registered vehicles by 2027, to require the establishment of electric vehicle charging port standards to ensure accessibility and interoperability to ensure charging reliability, and to establish the Electric Vehicle Charging Incentive Program; to amend the Green Building Act of 2006 to add definitions for electric vehicle-installed and electric vehicle-ready for dedicated parking spaces, to require that all new construction of single- family homes that include dedicated off-road parking in the permit include installation of at least one exterior electrical panel capacity and conduit during construction that can support electric vehicle charging and mark the space as electric vehicle-ready, to require newly constructed or substantially improved commercial buildings or multi-unit buildings to include infrastructure to accommodate electric vehicle charging onsite, to permit and establish conditions to which a condo unit owner, co-op member or shareholder, and homeowner must agree in order to obtain approval for installation of electric vehicle charging ports in a condominium association, community association, or common interest development, and to permit tenants to request installation of electric vehicle charging ports, subject to compliance with a housing provider's requirements; to amend the Department of Buildings Establishment Act of 2020 to require applicants for certain permits to install electric vehicle charging stations to provide certain data to the District Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy and Environment and, subject to federal law, use companies eligible to become certified business enterprises for 35% of the installation and maintenance of the electric vehicle charging ports; and to amend the Retail Service Port Act of 1976 to require the installation of a direct current fast charging electric vehicle charging port when a person constructing a new, or making improvements equal to at least 50% of the value of an existing retail service station that is projected to sell more than one million gallons of gasoline per year.

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Charles Allen (D)*,  Anita Bonds (D)*,  Matt Frumin (D)*,  Janeese George (D)*,  Vince Gray (D)*,  Christina Henderson (I)*,  Kenyan McDuffie (I)*,  Phil Mendelson (D)*,  Brianne Nadeau (D)*,  Zachary Parker (D)*,  Brooke Pinto (D)*,  Robert White (D)*,  Trayon White (D)*, 

Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is Mar 06, 2025 (on 01/23/2025)

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