SB 138 — Electric Vehicles

Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 138 By Senatorthe BrandesCommittee 24-00281A-21on 2021138__Transportation; A bill to be entitled An act relating to electric vehicles;

and Senators Brandes and Rodriguez 596-02647-21 2021138c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to electric vehicles;

revising the principles relating to mobility which the department’s goals relatingare required to mobility;address;

requiringproviding thatfor certainfuture fundsexpiration; remain in the State Transportation Trust Fund, beginning in a specified year;

providing for future expiration of the requirements;

authorizing the department to develop a model plan for localspecified governments;entities;

339.287, F.S.;

requiring the department to coordinate, develop, and recommend a supplemental master plan to address innovations in electric vehicle charging station infrastructure and the development of high-powered charging infrastructure for electric aircraft;

requiring the department to submit the plan to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;

conforming provisions to changes made by the act;

requiring the department to file a second status report with the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;

amending s.

specifyingprohibiting that certain rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services mayfrom notrequiring require specific methods of sale for electric vehicle charging equipment used in, and services provided in,in this state;

providing an appropriation;

3644 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

3846 Section 1. Subsections (2) and (56) of section 316.003, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

6876 A personal delivery device is not considered a vehicle unless expressly defined by law as a vehicle.

Section 3. Effective upon SenateSB Bill140 ___ or other similar legislation being enacted in the 2021 Regular Session or an extension thereof and becoming a law, section 339.0802, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

(1) BeginningBeginning in the 2021-20222023-2024 fiscal year, and annually for 4 fiscal years thereafter, all increased revenues must be used to fund the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program.Program created by s.

(2) Beginning339.286. in the 2026-2027 fiscal year, all increased revenues must remain in the State Transportation Trust Fund to be used for authorized purposes.

(3) ThisThis section expires on December 31, 2030.

120125 A plan must address actions to deploy the necessary infrastructure in high-density housing areas and low-income to moderate-income areas.

A grant for technical assistance requires a minimum match of funds from the applicant of 30 percent of the grant award, but such match is not required for an applicant that is located in a fiscally constrained county as defineddescribed in s.

A grant for equipment purchase and installation requires a minimum match of funds from the applicant in the amount of 60 percent of the total project cost for alternating-current, Level 2 charging infrastructure,infrastructure; or 20 percent of the total project cost for direct-current, fast charging infrastructure.

20 percent of the total project cost for direct current, fast-charging infrastructure;

or 20 percent of the total project cost for high-powered charging infrastructure for electric aircraft, including, but not limited to, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and semi-trucks.

Twenty percent of the funds available under the grant program must be reserved for applicants or projects in fiscally constrained counties as defineddescribed in s.

An applicant may partner with a private-sectorprivate sector entity to install charging infrastructure on private property in the same county or local jurisdiction as the applicant.

The prioritized list must include recommended funding levels for each application and, if staged implementation is appropriate, must provide funding requirements for each stage.

(5) The department shall continually review emerging research, policies, and standards related to electric vehicle infrastructure.infrastructure and innovations in the use of electric vehicles.

The department may develop a model plan that state agencies, public universities, public transit agencies, ports, airports, and local governments may use as a guide to establish an electric vehicle charging infrastructure plan.

Section 5. Section5. Subsection 366.94,(2) of section 339.287, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

339.287 Electric vehicle charging stations;

infrastructure plan development.— (2)(a) The department shall coordinate, develop, and recommend a master plan and a supplemental master plan for current and future plans for the development of electric vehicle charging station infrastructure along the State Highway System, as defined in s.

334.03(24).

The plans must include recommendations for legislation and may include other recommendations as determined by the department.

1. The department shall develop the recommended master plan and submit the recommended master plan it to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by July 1, 2021.

The plan must include recommendations for legislation and may include other recommendations as determined by the department.

2. The department shall submit the recommended supplemental master plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by July 1, 2023.

The supplemental master plan must address innovations in electric vehicle charging station infrastructure occurring since the submission of the recommended master plan and the development of high-powered charging infrastructure for electric aircraft.