[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1730 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1730

   To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 with 
              respect to electric vehicle infrastructure.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2009

 Mr. McNerney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 with 
              respect to electric vehicle infrastructure.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vehicles for the Future Act''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Amendment of PURPA.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility 
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle 
        infrastructure.--
                    ``(A) Utility plan for infrastructure.--Each 
                electric utility shall develop a plan to support the 
                use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric 
                vehicles, including heavy-duty hybrid electric 
                vehicles. The plan may provide for deployment of 
                electrical charging stations in public or private 
                locations, including street parking, parking garages, 
                parking lots, homes, gas stations, and highway rest 
                stops. Any such plan may also include--
                            ``(i) battery exchange, fast charging 
                        infrastructure and other services;
                            ``(ii) triggers for infrastructure 
                        deployment based upon market penetration of 
                        plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric 
                        vehicles; and
                            ``(iii) such other elements as the State 
                        determines necessary to support electric 
                        vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
                Each plan under this paragraph shall provide for the 
                deployment of the charging infrastructure or other 
                infrastructure necessary to adequately support the use 
                of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric 
                vehicles.
                    ``(B) Support requirements.--Each State regulatory 
                authority (in the case of each electric utility for 
                which it has ratemaking authority) and each utility (in 
                the case of a nonregulated utility) shall--
                            ``(i) require that charging infrastructure 
                        deployed is interoperable with products of all 
                        auto manufacturers to the extent possible; and
                            ``(ii) consider adopting minimum 
                        requirements for deployment of electrical 
                        charging infrastructure and other appropriate 
                        requirements necessary to support the use of 
                        plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric 
                        vehicles.
                    ``(C) Cost recovery.--Each State regulatory 
                authority (in the case of each electric utility for 
                which it has ratemaking authority) and each utility (in 
                the case of a nonregulated utility) shall consider 
                whether, and to what extent, to allow cost recovery for 
                plans and implementation of plans.
                    ``(D) Smart grid integration.--The State regulatory 
                authority (in the case of each electric utility for 
                which it has ratemaking authority) and each utility (in 
                the case of a nonregulated utility) shall--
                            ``(i) establish any appropriate protocols 
                        and standards for integrating plug-in hybrid 
                        electric vehicles and electric vehicles into an 
                        electrical distribution system, including smart 
                        grid systems and devices;
                            ``(ii) include the ability for each plug-in 
                        hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle to 
                        be identified individually and to be associated 
                        with its owner's electric utility account, 
                        regardless of the location that the vehicle is 
                        plugged in, for purposes of appropriate billing 
                        for any electricity required to charge the 
                        vehicle's batteries as well as any crediting 
                        for electricity provided to the electric 
                        utility from the vehicle's batteries; and
                            ``(iii) review the determination made in 
                        response to section 1252 of the Energy Policy 
                        Act of 2005 in light of this section, including 
                        whether time-of-use pricing should be employed 
                        to enable the use of plug-in hybrid electric 
                        vehicles and electric vehicles to contribute to 
                        meeting peak-load power needs''.
    (b) Compliance.--
            (1) Time limitations.--Section 112(b) of the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended 
        by adding the following at the end thereof:
            ``(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the enactment of this 
        paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to 
        each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) 
        and each nonregulated utility shall commence the consideration 
        referred to in section 111, or set a hearing date for 
        consideration, with respect to the standard established by 
        paragraph (20) of section 111(d).
            ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority 
        (with respect to each electric utility for which it has 
        ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, 
        shall complete the consideration, and shall make the 
        determination, referred to in section 111 with respect to the 
        standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d).''.
            (2) Failure to comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public 
        Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is 
        amended by adding the following at the end:
    ``In the case of the standards established by paragraph (20) of 
section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date 
of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date 
of enactment of such paragraph.''.
            (3) Prior state actions.--Section 112(d) of the Public 
        Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(d)) is 
        amended by inserting ``and paragraph (20)'' before ``of section 
        111(d)''.
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