[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3495 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 623
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3495
[Report No. 111-336]
To promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 15, 2010
Mr. Dorgan (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Murray)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
September 28, 2010
Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Electric Vehicles
Act of 2010''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Congress finds that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the United States is the largest consumer of
petroleum in the world, consuming 19,500,000 barrels per day of
petroleum products during 2008;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) high and volatile international oil prices
represent a significant and ongoing threat to the economic and
national security of the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) many of the nations on which the United States
relies for petroleum supplies or that significantly affect the
world petroleum market share neither the national interest nor
the values of the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the United States imports more than 50 percent
of the petroleum needs of the country each day;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) in 2008, the net deficit of the United States
in petroleum trade amounted to more than $380,000,000,000, or
nearly 60 percent of the total trade deficit;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) the transportation sector of the United States
accounts for over </DELETED>\<DELETED>2/3</DELETED>\
<DELETED>of total national petroleum consumption and is 94
percent reliant on petroleum;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) the electrification of the transportation
sector represents a direct pathway to significant reduction in
petroleum dependence, because passenger cars and light trucks
account for more than 60 percent of the transportation
petroleum demand and more than 40 percent of total petroleum
demand in the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) the electrification of the transportation
sector promotes national energy security because the electric
power sector uses a diverse range of domestic electricity
generation sources;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) electric drive vehicles, when running on
electric power, produce no tailpipe emissions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (10) the deployment of 700,000 plug-in electric
drive vehicles would result in a petroleum savings of
approximately 10,000,000 barrels per year compared to the
annual petroleum consumption as of the date of enactment of
this Act;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (11) in 2030, the United States could feasibly
deploy more than 100,000,000 plug-in electric drive vehicles,
which would result in a petroleum savings of more than
1,000,000,000 barrels of petroleum per year and greenhouse gas
reductions of over 300,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide compared
to the annual petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions as of the date of enactment of this Act;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (12) a targeted deployment program for plug-in
electric drive vehicles that is focused on competitively
selected deployment communities--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) is a critical component of a
comprehensive effort to speed plug-in electric drive
vehicle penetration rates;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) will contribute to the larger national
effort to deploy plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) will inform best practices for the
wide-scale deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) will substantially reduce the oil
consumption of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning
given the term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5,
United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Charging infrastructure.--The term ``charging
infrastructure'' means any property (not including a building
or the structural components of a building) if the property is
used for the recharging of motor vehicles propelled by
electricity, including electrical panel upgrades, wiring,
conduit, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the
Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee
established by section 304.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Deployment community.--The term ``deployment
community'' means a community selected by the Secretary to be
part of the targeted plug-in electric drive vehicles deployment
communities program under section 106.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Electric utility.--The term ``electric
utility'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2602).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Federal-aid system of highways.--The term
``Federal-aid system of highways'' means a highway system
described in section 103 of title 23, United States
Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Plug-in electric drive vehicle.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The term ``plug-in
electric drive vehicle'' has the meaning given the term
in section 131(a)(5) of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)(5)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Inclusions.--The term ``plug-in
electric drive vehicle'' includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) a low speed plug-in electric
drive vehicles that meet the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards described in section
571.500 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) any other motor vehicles that
can be recharged from an external source of
motive power and that is authorized to travel
on the Federal-aid system of
highways.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) Prize.--The term ``Prize'' means the Advanced
Batteries for Tomorrow Prize established by section
202.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (10) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means
the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force
established by section 305.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE I--NATIONAL PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 101. NATIONAL PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--There is established within the
Department of Energy a national plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment program for the purpose of assisting in the deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Goals.--The goals of the national program described in
subsection (a) include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the reduction and displacement of petroleum
use by accelerating the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles in the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by
accelerating the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles
in the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the facilitation of the rapid deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the achievement of significant market
penetrations by plug-in electric drive vehicles
nationally;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) the establishment of models for the rapid
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles nationally,
including models for the deployment of residential, private,
and publicly available charging infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) the increase of consumer knowledge and
acceptance of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) the encouragement of the innovation and
investment necessary to achieve mass market deployment of plug-
in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) the facilitation of the integration of plug-in
electric drive vehicles into electricity distribution systems
and the larger electric grid while maintaining grid system
performance and reliability;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) the provision of technical assistance to
communities across the United States to prepare for plug-in
electric drive vehicles; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (10) the support of workforce training across the
United States relating to plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Duties.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary
shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) provide technical assistance to State, local,
and tribal governments that want to create deployment programs
for plug-in electric drive vehicles in the communities over
which the governments have jurisdiction;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) perform national assessments of the potential
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) synthesize and disseminate data from the
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) develop best practices for the successful
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) carry out workforce training under section
104;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) establish the targeted plug-in electric drive
vehicle deployment communities program under section 106;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) in conjunction with the Task Force, make
recommendations to Congress and the President on methods to
reduce the barriers to plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
progress made in implementing the national program described in
subsection (a) that includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) a description of the progress made by--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the technical assistance program under
section 103; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the workforce training program under
section 104; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) any updated recommendations of the Secretary
for changes in Federal programs to promote the purposes of this
title.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) National Information Clearinghouse.--The Secretary
shall make available to the public, in a timely manner, information
regarding--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the cost, performance, usage data, and
technical data regarding plug-in electric drive vehicles and
associated infrastructure, including information from the
deployment communities established under section 106;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) any other educational information that the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the period of
fiscal years 2011 through 2016, there are authorized to be appropriated
$100,000,000 to carry out sections 101 through 103.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 102. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a national
assessment and develop a national plan for plug-in electric drive
vehicle deployment that includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) an assessment of the maximum feasible
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2020 and
2030;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the establishment of national goals for market
penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2020 and
2030;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) a plan for integrating the successes and
barriers to deployment identified by the deployment communities
program established under section 106 to prepare communities
across the Nation for the rapid deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) a plan for providing technical assistance to
communities across the United States to prepare for plug-in
electric drive vehicle deployment;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) a plan for quantifying the reduction in
petroleum consumption and the net impact on greenhouse gas
emissions due to the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) in consultation with the Task Force, any
recommendations to the President and to Congress for changes in
Federal programs (including laws, regulations, and
guidelines)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to better promote the deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to reduce barriers to the deployment
of plug-in electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Updates.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
development of the plan described in subsection (a), and not less
frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall use
market data and information from the targeted plug-in electric drive
vehicle deployment communities program established under section 106
and other relevant data to update the plan to reflect real world market
conditions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 103. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Technical Assistance to State, Local, and Tribal
Governments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--In carrying out this title, the
Secretary shall provide, at the request of the applicable
elected official, technical assistance to State, local, and
tribal governments to assist with the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Requirements.--The technical assistance
described in paragraph (1) shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) training on codes and standards for
building and safety inspectors;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) training on best practices for
expediting permits and inspections;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) education and outreach on frequently
asked questions relating to the various types of plug-
in electric drive vehicles and associated
infrastructure, battery technology, and disposal;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the dissemination of information
regarding best practices for the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Priority.--In providing technical assistance
under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) communities that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) applied to participate in the
program described in section 106;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) were determined to have
strong applications; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) were not selected to be
deployment communities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) communities that demonstrate engaged
partnerships among public and private stakeholders,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) elected and appointed
officials from each of the participating State,
local, and tribal governments;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) all relevant generators and
distributors of electricity;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) public utility
commissions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) departments of public works
and transportation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) owners and operators of
property that will be essential to the
deployment of a sufficient level of publicly
available charging infrastructure (including
privately owned parking lots or structures and
commercial entities with public access
locations);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) plug-in electric drive
vehicle manufacturers or retailers;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vii) third-party providers of
charging infrastructure or services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (viii) owners of any major fleet
that will participate in the program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ix) as appropriate, owners and
operators of regional electric power
distribution and transmission facilities;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (x) other existing community
coalitions recognized by the Department of
Energy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) communities that have best
demonstrated that the public is likely to embrace plug-
in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) communities that have shown a
commitment to serving diverse consumer charging
infrastructure needs, including the charging
infrastructure needs for single- and multi-family
housing and public and privately owned commercial
infrastructure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) communities that have established
regulatory and educational efforts to facilitate
consumer acceptance of electric drive vehicles,
including by--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) adopting (or being in the
process of adopting) streamlined permitting and
inspections processes for residential charging
infrastructure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) providing customer
informational resources, including providing
plug-in electric drive information on community
or other Web sites.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Best practices.--The Secretary shall collect
and disseminate information to State, local, and tribal
governments creating plans to deploy plug-in electric drive
vehicles on best practices (including codes and standards) that
uses data from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the program established by section
106; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the activities carried out by the Task
Force.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Grants.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The Secretary shall
establish a program to provide grants to State, local,
and tribal governments to assist the governments--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in preparing a community
deployment plan under section 106;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in preparing and implementing
programs that support the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Application.--A State, local, or
tribal government that seeks to receive a grant under
this paragraph shall submit to the Secretary an
application for the grant at such time, in such form,
and containing such information as the Secretary may
prescribe.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Use of funds.--A State, local, or
tribal government receiving a grant under this
paragraph shall use the funds--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) to develop a community
deployment plan that shall be submitted to the
next available competition under section 106;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) to carry out activities that
encourage the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) planning for and
installing charging
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) updating building,
zoning, or parking codes and permitting
or inspection processes;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) workforce training,
including the training of permitting
officials;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IV) public education
described in the proposed marketing
plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (V) shifting State, local,
or tribal government fleets to plug-in
electric drive vehicles, at a rate in
excess of the existing Federal
alternative fleet vehicles
requirements; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VI) any other activities,
as determined to be necessary by the
Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Updating Model Building Codes, Permitting and
Inspection Processes, and Zoning or Parking Rules.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and
publish--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) model building codes for the inclusion
of separate circuits for charging infrastructure, as
appropriate, in new construction and major renovations
of private residences, buildings, or other structures
that could provide publicly available charging
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) model construction permitting or
inspection processes that allow for the expedited
installation of charging infrastructure for purchasers
of plug-in electric drive vehicles (including a
permitting process that allows a vehicle purchaser to
have charging infrastructure installed not later than 1
week after a request); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) model zoning, parking rules, or other
local ordinances that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) facilitate the installation of
publicly available charging infrastructure,
including commercial entities that provide
public access to infrastructure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) allow for access to publicly
available charging infrastructure.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Optional adoption.--An applicant for selection
for technical assistance under this section or as a deployment
community under section 106 shall not be required to use the
model building codes, permitting and inspection processes, or
zoning, parking rules, or other ordinances included in the
report under paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Smart grid integration.--In developing the
model codes or ordinances described in paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall consider smart grid integration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 104. WORKFORCE TRAINING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Maintenance and Support.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Committee and the Task Force, shall award grants to
institutions of higher education and other qualified training
and education institutions for the establishment of programs to
provide training and education for vocational workforce
development through centers of excellence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Purpose.--Training funded under this
subsection shall be intended to ensure that the workforce has
the necessary skills needed to work on and maintain plug-in
electric drive vehicles and the infrastructure required to
support plug-in electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Scope.--Training funded under this subsection
shall include training for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) first responders;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) electricians and contractors who will
be installing infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) engineers;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) code inspection officials;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) dealers and mechanics.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Design.--The Secretary shall award grants to
institutions of higher education and other qualified training and
education institutions for the establishment of programs to provide
training and education in designing plug-in electric drive vehicles and
associated components and infrastructure to ensure that the United
States can lead the world in this field.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $150,000,000 to carry out this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 105. FEDERAL FLEETS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Electricity consumed by Federal agencies
to fuel plug-in electric drive vehicles--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) is an alternative fuel (as defined in section
301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13218));
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) shall be accounted for under Federal fleet
management reporting requirements, not under Federal building
management reporting requirements.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Assessment and Report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act and at the completion of the Program,
the Federal Energy Management Program and the General Services
Administration, in consultation with the Task Force, shall complete an
assessment of Federal Government fleets, including the Postal Service
and the Department of Defense, and submit a report to Congress that
describes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) for each Federal agency, which types of
vehicles the agency uses that would or would not be suitable
for near-term and medium-term conversion to plug-in electric
drive vehicles, taking into account the types of vehicles for
which plug-in electric drive vehicles could provide comparable
functionality and lifecycle costs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) how many plug-in electric drive vehicles could
be deployed by the Federal Government in 5 years and in 10
years, assuming that plug-in electric drive vehicles are
available and are purchased when new vehicles are needed or
existing vehicles are replaced;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the estimated cost to the Federal Government
for vehicle purchases under paragraph (2); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) a description of any updates to the assessment
and plan based on new market data.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Inventory and Data Collection.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--In carrying out the assessment
and report under subsection (b), the Federal Energy Management
Program, in consultation with the General Services
Administration, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) develop an information request for
each agency that operates a fleet of at least 20 motor
vehicles; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) establish guidelines for each agency
to use in developing a plan to deploy plug-in electric
drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Agency responses.--Each agency that operates a
fleet of at least 20 motor vehicles shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) collect information on the vehicle
fleet of the agency in response to the information
request described in paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) develop a plan to deploy plug-in
electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Analysis of responses.--The Federal Energy
Management Program shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) analyze the information submitted by
each agency under paragraph (2);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) approve or suggest amendments to the
plan of each agency to ensure that the plan is
consistent with the goals and requirements of this Act;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) submit a plan to Congress and the
General Services Administration to be used in
developing the pilot program described in subsection
(e).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Budget Request.--Each agency of the Federal Government
shall include plug-in electric drive vehicle purchases identified in
the report under subsection (b) in the budget of the agency to be
included in the budget of the United States Government submitted by the
President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Pilot Program To Deploy Plug-In Electric Drive
Vehicles in the Federal Fleet.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Administrator of General
Services shall acquire plug-in electric drive vehicles and the
requisite charging infrastructure to be deployed in a range of
locations in the Federal fleet during the 5-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Data collection.--The Administrator of General
Services shall collect data regarding--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the cost, performance, and use of
plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal
fleet;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the deployment and integration of
plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the contribution of plug-in electric
drive vehicles in the Federal fleet toward reducing the
use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas
emissions.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Report.--Not later than 6 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) describes the status of plug-in
electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) includes an analysis of the data
collected under this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Public web site.--The Federal Energy
Management Program shall maintain and regularly update a
publicly available Web site that provides information on the
status of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal
fleet.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated for the Federal Government to pay for incremental
costs to purchase or lease plug-in electric drive vehicles and the
requisite charging infrastructure for Federal fleets
$25,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 106. TARGETED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT
COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--There is established within the
national plug-in electric drive deployment program established
under section 101 a targeted plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment communities program (referred to in this section as
the ``Program'').</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Phase 1.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The Secretary shall
establish a competitive process to select at least 5
and not more than 15 phase 1 deployment communities for
the Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Eligible entities.--In selecting
participants for the Program under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall only consider applications submitted by
State, tribal, or local government entities (or groups
of State, tribal, or local government
entities).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Selection.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall select the phase 1 deployment communities under
this paragraph.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) Termination.--Phase 1 of the Program
shall be carried out for a 5-year period beginning on
the date funding under this Act is first provided to
the deployment community.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Phase 2.--Not later than 5 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that analyzes the success of phase I and, if,
based on the phase I analysis, the Secretary determines that a
phase II program is warranted, makes recommendations and
describes a plan for phase II, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) recommendations regarding--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the number of additional
deployment communities that should be
selected;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the manner in which criteria
for selection should be updated;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the manner in which
incentive structures for phase 2 deployment
should be changed; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) whether other forms of
onboard energy storage for electric drive
vehicles should be included in phase 2;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) a request for appropriations to
implement phase 2 of the Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Goals.--The goals of the Program are--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to facilitate the rapid deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the deployment of 700,000 plug-in
electric drive vehicles in phase 1 in the deployment
communities selected under paragraph (2);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the near-term achievement of
significant market penetration in deployment
communities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the achievement of significant market
penetration nationally;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to establish models for the rapid deployment
of plug-in electric drive vehicles nationally, including for
the deployment of residential and publicly available charging
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) to increase consumer knowledge and acceptance
of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) to encourage the innovation and investment
necessary to achieve mass market deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) to demonstrate the integration of plug-in
electric drive vehicles into electricity distribution systems
and the larger electric grid while maintaining grid system
performance and reliability;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) to demonstrate protocols and communication
standards that facilitate vehicle integration into the grid and
provide seamless charging for consumers traveling through
multiple utility distribution systems;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) to investigate differences among deployment
communities and to develop best practices for implementing
vehicle electrification in various communities, including best
practices for planning for and facilitating the construction of
residential and publicly available infrastructure to support
plug-in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) to collect comprehensive data on the purchase
and use of plug-in electric drive vehicles to inform best
practices for rapidly deploying plug-in electric drive vehicles
in other locations, including for the installation of charging
infrastructure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) to reduce and displace petroleum use and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment
of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Phase 1 Deployment Community Selection Criteria.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure, to
the maximum extent practicable, that selected deployment
communities in phase 1 serve as models of deployment for
various communities across the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Selection.--In selecting communities under
this section, the Secretary--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the combination of selected
communities is diverse in population,
demographics, urban and suburban composition,
typical commuting patterns, climate, and type
of utility (including regulated, municipal,
cooperative, and vertically integrated
utilities);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the combination of selected
communities is diverse in geographic
distribution, and at least 1 deployment
community is located in each Petroleum
Administration for Defense District;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) at least 1 community
selected has a population of less than
125,000;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) each deployment community
will achieve significant market penetration;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) the deployment communities are
representative of other communities across the
United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) is encouraged to select a combination
of deployment communities that includes multiple models
or approaches for deploying plug-in electric drive
vehicles that the Secretary believes are reasonably
likely to be effective, including multiple approaches
to the deployment of charging infrastructure;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in addition to the criteria described
in subparagraph (A), may give preference to applicants
proposing a greater non-Federal cost share.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Criteria.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--Not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall publish criteria for the selection of deployment
communities that include requirements that applications
be submitted by a State, tribal, or local government
entity (or groups of State, tribal, or local government
entities).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Application requirements.--The
criteria published by the Secretary under subparagraph
(A) shall include application requirements that, at a
minimum, include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) goals for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) the number of plug-in
electric drive vehicles to be deployed
in the community;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) the expected
percentage of light-duty vehicle sales
that would be sales of plug-in electric
drive vehicles; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) the adoption of
plug-in electric drive vehicles
(including medium- or heavy-duty
vehicles) in private and public fleets
during the 5-year duration of the
Program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) evidence that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) the public is likely
to embrace plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) automobile
manufacturers and dealers will be able
to provide and service the targeted
number of plug-in electric drive
vehicles in the community for the
duration of the program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) clearly defined geographic
boundaries of the proposed deployment
area;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) a community deployment plan
for the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles, charging infrastructure, and services
in the deployment community;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) assurances that a majority of
the vehicle deployments anticipated in the plan
will be for personal vehicles authorized to
travel on the United States Federal-aid system
of highways, but may also include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) private or public
sector plug-in electric drive fleet
vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) medium- and heavy-
duty plug-in hybrid vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) low speed plug-in
electric drive vehicles that meet
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
described in section 571.500 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IV) any other plug-in
electric drive vehicle authorized to
travel on the United States Federal-aid
system of highways; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) any other merit-based
criteria, as determined by the
Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Community deployment plans.--Plans for the
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles shall include--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a proposed level of cost sharing in
accordance with subsection (d)(2)(C);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) documentation demonstrating a
substantial partnership with relevant stakeholders,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) a list of stakeholders that
includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) elected and appointed
officials from each of the
participating State, local, and tribal
governments;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) all relevant
generators and distributors of
electricity;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) State utility
regulatory authorities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IV) departments of public
works and transportation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (V) owners and operators
of property that will be essential to
the deployment of a sufficient level of
publicly available charging
infrastructure (including privately
owned parking lots or structures and
commercial entities with public access
locations);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VI) plug-in electric
drive vehicle manufacturers or
retailers;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VII) third-party
providers of residential, private, and
publicly available charging
infrastructure or services;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VIII) owners of any major
fleet that will participate in the
program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IX) as appropriate,
owners and operators of regional
electric power distribution and
transmission facilities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (X) as appropriate, other
existing community coalitions
recognized by the Department of
Energy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) evidence of the commitment of
the stakeholders to participate in the
partnership;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) a clear description of the
role and responsibilities of each stakeholder;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) a plan for continuing the
engagement and participation of the
stakeholders, as appropriate, throughout the
implementation of the deployment
plan;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) a description of the number of plug-in
electric drive vehicles anticipated to be plug-in
electric drive personal vehicles and the number of
plug-in electric drive vehicles anticipated to be
privately owned fleet or public fleet
vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) a plan for deploying residential,
private, and publicly available charging
infrastructure, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) an assessment of the number of
consumers who will have access to private
residential charging infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) options for accommodating
plug-in electric drive vehicle owners who are
not able to charge vehicles at their place of
residence;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) a plan for ensuring that the
charging infrastructure be able to send and
receive the information needed to interact with
the grid and be compatible with smart grid
technologies to the extent feasible;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) an estimate of the number and
dispersion of publicly and privately owned
charging stations that will be publicly or
commercially available;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) an estimate of the quantity of
charging infrastructure that will be privately
funded or located on private property;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) a description of equipment to
be deployed, including assurances that, to the
maximum extent practicable, equipment to be
deployed will meet open, nonproprietary
standards for connecting to plug-in electric
drive vehicles that are either--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) commonly accepted by
industry at the time the equipment is
being acquired; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) meet the standards
developed by the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology under section 1305 of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17385);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) a plan for effective marketing of and
consumer education relating to plug-in electric drive
vehicles, charging services, and
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) descriptions of updated building codes
(or a plan to update building codes before or during
the grant period) to include charging infrastructure or
dedicated circuits for charging infrastructure, as
appropriate, in new construction and major
renovations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) descriptions of updated construction
permitting or inspection processes (or a plan to update
construction permitting or inspection processes) to
allow for expedited installation of charging
infrastructure for purchasers of plug-in electric drive
vehicles, including a permitting process that allows a
vehicle purchaser to have charging infrastructure
installed within 1 week;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) descriptions of updated zoning,
parking rules, or other local ordinances as are
necessary to facilitate the installation of publicly
available charging infrastructure and to allow for
access to publicly available charging infrastructure,
as appropriate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) a plan to ensure that each resident in
a deployment community who purchases and registers a
new plug-in electric drive vehicle throughout the
duration of the deployment community receives a minimum
of $2,500 in consumer benefits, in addition to any
Federal incentives, that may include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) a rebate of part of the
purchase price of the vehicle;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) reductions in sales taxes or
registration fees;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) rebates or reductions in the
costs of permitting, purchasing, or installing
home plug-in electric drive vehicle charging
infrastructure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) rebates or reductions in
State or local toll road access
charges;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) additional consumer benefits, such as
preferred parking spaces or single-rider access to
high-occupancy vehicle lanes for plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (K) a proposed plan for making necessary
utility and grid upgrades, including economically sound
information technology upgrades and a plan for
recovering the cost of the upgrades;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (L) a description of utility, grid
operator, or third-party charging service provider,
policies and plans for accommodating the deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) rate structures or provisions
and billing protocols for the charging of plug-
in electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) analysis of potential impacts
to the grid;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) plans for using information
technology or third-party aggregators to
minimize the effects of charging on peak loads;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) plans for working with smart
grid technologies or third-party aggregators
for the purposes of smart charging and for
allowing 2-way communication and electricity
movement;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (M) a deployment timeline;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (N) a plan for monitoring and evaluating
the implementation of the plan, including metrics for
assessing the success of the deployment and an approach
to updating the plan, as appropriate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (O) a description of the manner in which
any grant funds applied for under subsection (d) will
be used and the proposed local cost share for the
funds.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Phase 1 Applications and Grants.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of publication by the Secretary of the selection criteria
described in subsection (c)(3), any State, tribe, or local
government, or group of State, tribe, or local governments may
apply to the Secretary to become a deployment
community.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Grants.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--In each application, the
applicant may request up to $500,000,000 in financial
assistance from the Secretary to fund projects in the
deployment community.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Use of funds.--Funds provided through
a grant under this paragraph may be used to help
implement the plan for the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles included in the application,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) planning for and installing
charging infrastructure, including offering
additional incentives as described in
subsection (c)(4)(I);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) updating building codes,
zoning or parking rules, or permitting or
inspection processes as described in
subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of subsection
(c)(4);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) reducing the cost and
increasing the consumer adoption of plug-in
electric drive vehicles through incentives as
described in subsection (c)(4)(I);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) workforce training, including
training of permitting officials;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) public education and marketing
described in the proposed marketing plan;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) shifting State, tribal, or
local government fleets to plug-in electric
drive vehicles, at a rate in excess of the
existing Federal alternative fleet vehicle
requirements.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Cost-sharing.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) In general.--A grant provided
under this paragraph shall be subject to a
minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of
20 percent.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) Non-federal sources.--The
Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) determine the
appropriate cost share for each
selected applicant; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) require that not less
than 20 percent of the cost of an
activity funded by a grant under this
paragraph be provided by a non-Federal
source.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) Reduction.--The Secretary
may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing
requirement described in clause (i), as the
Secretary determines to be necessary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) Calculation of amount.--In
calculating the amount of the non-Federal share
under this section, the Secretary--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) may include allowable
costs in accordance with the applicable
cost principles, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (aa)
cash;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (bb) personnel
costs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (cc) the value of
a service, other resource, or
third party in-kind
contribution determined in
accordance with the applicable
circular of the Office of
Management and
Budget;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (dd) indirect
costs or facilities and
administrative costs;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ee) any funds
received under the power
program of the Tennessee Valley
Authority or any Power
Marketing Administration
(except to the extent that such
funds are made available under
an annual appropriation
Act);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) shall include
contributions made by State, tribal, or
local government entities and private
entities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) shall not include--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (aa) revenues or
royalties from the prospective
operation of an activity beyond
the time considered in the
grant;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (bb) proceeds from
the prospective sale of an
asset of an activity;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (cc) other
appropriated Federal
funds.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) Repayment of federal share.--
The Secretary shall not require repayment of
the Federal share of a cost-shared activity
under this section as a condition of providing
a grant.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) Title to property.--The
receipt of Federal funds under this section
shall not prohibit the purchaser of a vehicle,
equipment, or other property from retaining
sole, permanent title to the vehicle,
equipment, or property at the conclusion of the
program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Selection.--Not later than 120 days after the
application deadline established under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall announce the names of the deployment
communities selected under this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Reporting Requirements.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Committee, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) determine what data will be required
to be collected by participants in deployment
communities and submitted to the Department to allow
for analysis of the deployment communities;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) develop metrics to determine the
success of the deployment communities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Provision of data.--As a condition of
participation in the Program, a deployment community shall
provide any data identified by the Secretary under paragraph
(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Reports.--Not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this Act and again after the completion of
the Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
that contains--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a description of the status of--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the deployment communities and
the implementation of the deployment plan of
each deployment community;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the rate of vehicle
manufacturing deployment and market penetration
of plug-in electric drive vehicles;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the deployment of
residential and publicly available
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) a description of the challenges
experienced and lessons learned from the program to
date, including the activities described in
subparagraph (A); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) an analysis of the data collected
under this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Proprietary Information.--The Secretary shall, as
appropriate, provide for the protection of proprietary information and
intellectual property rights.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Conforming Amendment.--Section 166(b)(5) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Before
September 30, 2009, the State'' and inserting ``The State'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Before
September 30, 2009, the State'' and inserting ``The
State''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 201. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Research and Development Program.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Committee, shall establish a program to fund research
and development in advanced batteries, plug-in electric drive
vehicle components, plug-in electric drive infrastructure, and
other technologies supporting the development, manufacture, and
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles and charging
infrastructure.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use of funds.--The program may include funding
for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the development of low-cost, smart-
charging and vehicle-to-grid connectivity
technology;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the benchmarking and assessment of
open software systems using nationally established
evaluation criteria; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) new technologies in electricity
storage for vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report describing the status of the program
described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Secondary Use Applications Program.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Committee, shall carry out a research, development,
and demonstration program that builds upon any work carried out
under section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16195) and--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) identifies possible uses of a vehicle
battery after the useful life of the battery in a
vehicle has been exhausted;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) assesses the potential for markets for
uses described in subparagraph (A) to develop, as well
as any barriers to the development of the markets;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) identifies the potential uses of a
vehicle battery--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) with the most promise for
market development; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) for which market development
would be aided by a demonstration
project.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress an initial report on the
findings of the program described in paragraph (1), including
recommendations for stationary energy storage and other
potential applications for batteries used in plug-in electric
drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Secondary Use Demonstration Projects.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Based on the results of the
program described in subsection (b), the Secretary, in
consultation with the Committee, shall develop guidelines for
projects that demonstrate the secondary uses of vehicle
batteries.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Publication of guidelines.--Not later than 30
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) publish the guidelines described in
paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) solicit applications for funding for
demonstration projects.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Grant program.--Not later than 38 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall select
proposals for grant funding under this section, based on an
assessment of which proposals are mostly likely to contribute
to the development of a secondary market for
batteries.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Materials Recycling Study.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Committee, shall carry out a study on the recycling of
materials from plug-in electric drive vehicles and the
batteries used in plug-in electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of
the study described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,535,000,000,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) $1,500,000,000 for use in conducting the
program described in subsection (a) for fiscal years 2011
through 2020;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) $5,000,000 for use in conducting the program
described in subsection (b) for fiscal years 2011 through
2016;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) $25,000,000 for use in providing grants
described in subsection (c) for fiscal years 2011 through 2020;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) $5,000,000 for use in conducting the study
described in subsection (d) for fiscal years 2011 through
2013.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 202. ADVANCED BATTERIES FOR TOMORROW PRIZE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, as part of the program described in section 1008
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396), the Secretary shall
establish the Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize to competitively
award cash prizes in accordance with this section to advance the
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of a
500-mile vehicle battery.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Battery Specifications.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--To be eligible for the Prize, a
battery submitted by an entrant shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) able to power a plug-in electric drive
vehicle authorized to travel on the United States
Federal-aid system of highways for at least 500 miles
before recharging;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) of a size that would not be cost-
prohibitive or create space constraints, if mass-
produced; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) cost-effective (measured in cost per
kilowatt hour), if mass-produced.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Additional requirements.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the Committee, shall establish any additional
battery specifications that the Secretary and the Committee
determine to be necessary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Private Funds.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code,
the Secretary may accept, retain, and use funds contributed by
any person, government entity, or organization for purposes of
carrying out this subsection--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) without further appropriation;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) without fiscal year
limitation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Restriction on participation.--An entity
providing private funds for the Prize may not participate in
the competition for the Prize.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Technical Review.--The Secretary, in consultation with
the Committee, shall establish a technical review committee composed of
non-Federal officers to review data submitted by Prize entrants under
this section and determine whether the data meets the prize
specifications described in subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Third Party Administration.--The Secretary may select,
on a competitive basis, a third party to administer awards provided
under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Eligibility.--To be eligible for an award under this
section--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the case of a private entity, the entity
shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of
business in the United States; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in the case of an individual (whether
participating as a single individual or in a group), the
individual shall be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of
the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Award Amounts.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
funds to carry out this section, the amount of the Prize shall
be $10,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Breakthrough achievement awards.--In addition
to the award described in paragraph (1), the Secretary, in
consultation with the technical review committee established
under subsection (d), may award cash prizes, in amounts
determined by the Secretary, in recognition of breakthrough
achievements in research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) activities described in subsection
(b); or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) advances in battery durability, energy
density, and power density.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) 500-Mile Battery Award Fund.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Establishment.--There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ``500-
mile Battery Fund'' (referred to in this section as the
``Fund''), to be administered by the Secretary, to be available
without fiscal year limitation and subject to appropriation, to
award amounts under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Transfers to fund.--The Fund shall consist
of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) such amounts as are appropriated to
the Fund under subsection (i); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) such amounts as are described in
subsection (c) and that are provided for the
Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Prohibition.--Amounts in the Fund may not be
made available for any purpose other than a purposes described
in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Annual reports.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days
after the end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal
year 2012, the Secretary shall submit a report on the
operation of the Fund during the fiscal year to--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Contents.--Each report shall include,
for the fiscal year covered by the report, the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) A statement of the amounts
deposited into the Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) A description of the
expenditures made from the Fund for the fiscal
year, including the purpose of the
expenditures.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) Recommendations for
additional authorities to fulfill the purpose
of the Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) A statement of the balance
remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal
year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Separate appropriations account.--Section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by redesignating paragraphs (35) and
(36) as paragraphs (36) and (37),
respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by redesignating the second paragraph
(33) (relating to obligational authority and outlays
requested for homeland security) as paragraph (35);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(38) a separate statement for the 500-mile
Battery Fund established under section 8(h) of the `Promoting
Electric Vehicles Act of 2010', which shall include the
estimated amount of deposits into the Fund, obligations, and
outlays from the Fund.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) $10,000,000 to carry out subsection (g)(1);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection
(g)(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 203. STUDY ON THE SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary and the Task Force, shall conduct a
study that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) identifies the raw materials needed for the
manufacture of plug-in electric drive vehicles, batteries, and
other components for plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for
the infrastructure needed to support plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) describes the primary or original sources and
known reserves and resources of those raw materials;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) assesses, in consultation with the National
Academy of Sciences, the degree of risk to the manufacture,
maintenance, deployment, and use of plug-in electric drive
vehicles associated with the supply of those raw materials;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) identifies pathways to securing reliable and
resilient supplies of those raw materials.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to
Congress a report that describes the results of the study.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,500,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 204. STUDY ON THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND ACCESS TO
DATA COLLECTED FROM PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE
VEHICLES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Committee, shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of
Sciences under which the Academy shall conduct a study that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) identifies--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the data that may be collected from
plug-in electric drive vehicles, including data on the
location, charging patterns, and usage of plug-in
electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the scientific, economic, commercial,
security, and historic potential of the data described
in subparagraph (A); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) any laws or regulations that relate to
the data described in subparagraph (A); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) analyzes and provides recommendations on
matters that include procedures, technologies, and rules
relating to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the collection, storage, and
preservation of the data described in paragraph
(1)(A);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) ownership of the data described in
paragraph (1)(A);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) access to the data described in
paragraph (1)(A); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) informed consent and privacy
protections for owners and users of plug-in electric
drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of an
agreement between the Secretary and the Academy under subsection (a),
the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report that describes the results of the study
under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 301. UTILITY PLANNING FOR PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE
VEHICLES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in section 111(d) (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)), by
adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(20) Plug-in electric drive vehicle planning.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Utility plan for plug-in electric
drive vehicles.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) In general.--Not later than
2 years after the date of enactment of this
paragraph, each electric utility shall develop
a plan to support the use of plug-in electric
drive vehicles, including medium- and heavy-
duty hybrid electric vehicles in the service
area of the electric utility.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Requirements.--A plan under
clause (i) shall investigate--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) various levels of
potential penetration of plug-in
electric drive vehicles in the utility
service area;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) the potential
impacts that the various levels would
have on distribution infrastructure and
on the operation of the transmission
grid; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) the role of third
parties in providing reliable and
economical charging services.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) Waiver.--An electric
utility that determines that the electric
utility will have no meaningful penetration of
plug-in electric drive vehicles during the 5-
year period beginning on the date of enactment
of this paragraph may petition the Secretary to
waive clause (i) for 5 years.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) Updates.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) In general.--Each
electric utility shall update the plan
of the electric utility every 5
years.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) Resubmission of
waiver.--An electric utility that
received a waiver under clause (iii)
and wants the waiver to continue after
the expiration of the waiver shall be
required to resubmit the
waiver.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) Exemption.--If the Secretary
determines that a plan required by a State
regulatory authority meets the requirements of
this paragraph, the Secretary may accept that
plan and exempt the electric utility submitting
the plan from the requirements of clause
(i).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Support requirements.--Each State
regulatory authority (in the case of each electric
utility for which the authority has ratemaking
authority) and each municipal and cooperative utility
shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) participate in any local
plan for the deployment of recharging
infrastructure in communities located in the
footprint of the authority or
utility;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) require that charging
infrastructure deployed is interoperable with
products of all auto manufacturers to the
maximum extent practicable; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) consider adopting minimum
requirements for deployment of electrical
charging infrastructure and other appropriate
requirements necessary to support the use of
plug-in electric drive vehicles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) Cost recovery.--Each State
regulatory authority (in the case of each electric
utility for which the authority has ratemaking
authority) and each municipal and cooperative utility
may consider whether, and to what extent, to allow cost
recovery for plans and implementation of
plans.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) Determination.--Not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
each State regulatory authority (with respect to each
electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking
authority), and each municipal and cooperative electric
utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall
make the determination, referred to in subsection (a)
with respect to the standard established by this
paragraph.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in section 112(c) (16 U.S.C. 2622(c))--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the first sentence, by striking
``Each State'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Each State'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in the second sentence, by striking
``In the case'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Specific standards.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Net metering and fossil fuel
generation efficiency.--In the case'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in the third sentence, by striking
``In the case'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Time-based metering and
communications.--In the case'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in the fourth sentence--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``In the case''
and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) Interconnection.--In the case'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``paragraph
(15)'' and inserting ``paragraph (15) of
section 111(d)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) in the fifth sentence, by striking
``In the case'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) Integrated resource planning, rate
design modifications, smart grid investments, smart
grid information.--In the case''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) Plug-in electric drive vehicle
planning.--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 that paragraph.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in section 112(d) (16 U.S.C. 2622(d)), in the
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``(19)'' and
inserting ``(20)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Technical Advisory Committee, shall convene a group of
utility stakeholders, charging infrastructure providers, third
party aggregators, and others, as appropriate, to discuss and
determine the potential models for the technically and
logistically challenging issues involved in using electricity
as a fuel for vehicles, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) accommodation for billing for charging
a plug-in electric drive vehicle, both at home and at
publicly available charging infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) plans for anticipating vehicle to grid
applications that will allow batteries in cars as well
as banks of batteries to be used for grid storage,
ancillary services provision, and backup power;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) integration of plug-in electric drive
vehicles with smart grid, including protocols and
standards, necessary equipment, and information
technology systems.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report that includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the issues and model solutions
described in paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) any other issues that the Task Force
and Secretary determine to be appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 302. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED BATTERY PURCHASES FOR
USE IN STATIONARY APPLICATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Subtitle B of title I of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 137. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED BATTERY
PURCHASES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Qualified automotive battery.--The term
`qualified automotive battery' means a battery that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) has at least 4 kilowatt hours of
battery capacity; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) is designed for use in qualified
plug-in electric drive motor vehicles but is purchased
for nonautomotive applications.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) an original equipment
manufacturer;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) an electric utility;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) any provider of range extension
infrastructure; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) any other qualified entity, as
determined by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Loan Guarantees.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall guarantee
loans made to eligible entities for the aggregate purchase of
not less than 200 qualified automotive batteries in a calendar
year that have a total minimum power rating of 1 megawatt and
use advanced battery technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Restriction.--As a condition of receiving a
loan guarantee under this section, an entity purchasing
qualified automotive batteries with loan funds guaranteed under
this section shall comply with the provisions of the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such
regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$50,000,000.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 303. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSING OF ADVANCED BATTERIES IN
LANDFILLS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> An advanced battery from a plug-in electric drive vehicle
shall be disposed of in accordance with the Mercury-Containing and
Rechargeable Battery Management Act (42 U.S.C. 14301 et
seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 304. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--There is established the Plug-in Electric
Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on
the programs and activities under this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Mission.--The mission of the Committee shall be to
advise the Secretary on technical matters, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the priorities for research and
development;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) means of accelerating the deployment of safe,
economical, and efficient plug-in electric drive vehicles for
mass market adoption;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the development and deployment of charging
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the development of uniform codes, standards,
and safety protocols for plug-in electric drive vehicles and
charging infrastructure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) reporting on the competitiveness of the United
States in plug-in electric drive vehicle and infrastructure
research, manufacturing, and deployment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Membership.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Members.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The Committee shall
consist of not less than 12, but not more than 25,
members.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Representation.--The Secretary shall
appoint the members to Committee from among
representatives of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) domestic industry;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) institutions of higher
education;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) professional
societies;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) Federal, State, and local
governmental agencies (including the National
Laboratories); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) financial, transportation,
labor, environmental, or other appropriate
organizations or individuals with direct
experience in deploying and marketing plug-in
electric drive vehicles, as the Secretary
determines to be necessary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Terms.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The term of a Committee
member shall not be longer than 3 years.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Staggered terms.--The Secretary may
appoint members to the Committee for differing term
lengths to ensure continuity in the functioning of the
Committee.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Reappointments.--A member of the
Committee whose term is expiring may be
reappointed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Chairperson.--The Committee shall have a
chairperson, who shall be elected by and from the
members.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Review.--The Committee shall review and make
recommendations to the Secretary on the implementation of programs and
activities under this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Response.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary shall consider and
may adopt any recommendation of the Committee under subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Biennial report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act and every 2
years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report describing
any new recommendations of the Committee.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Contents.--The report shall include--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) a description of the manner in
which the Secretary has implemented or plans to
implement the recommendations of the Committee;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) an explanation of the reason
that a recommendation of the Committee has not
been implemented.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Timing.--The report described in this
paragraph shall be submitted by the Secretary at the
same time the President submits the budget proposal for
the Department of Energy to Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Coordination.--The Committee shall hold joint annual
meetings with the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee
established by section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16156) to help coordinate the work and recommendations of the
Committees.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Support.--The Secretary shall provide to the Committee
the resources necessary to carry out this section, as determined to be
necessary by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 305. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE INTERAGENCY TASK
FORCE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall establish the Plug-in
Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force, to be chaired by the
Secretary and which shall consist of at least 1 representative from
each of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Office of Science and Technology
Policy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Council on Environmental
Quality;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Department of Energy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the Department of Transportation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) the Department of Defense;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) the Department of Commerce (including the
National Institute of Standards and Technology);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) the Environmental Protection Agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) the General Services Administration;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) any other Federal agencies that the President
determines to be appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Mission.--The mission of the Task Force shall be to
ensure awareness, coordination, and integration of the activities of
the Federal Government relating to plug-in electric drive vehicles,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) plug-in electric drive vehicle research and
development (including necessary components);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the development of widely accepted smart-grid
standards and protocols for charging infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the relationship of plug-in electric drive
vehicle charging practices to electric utility
regulation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the relationship of plug-in electric drive
vehicle deployment to system reliability and
security;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) the general deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles in the Federal, State, and local governments and
for private use;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) the development of uniform codes, standards,
and safety protocols for plug-in electric drive vehicles and
charging infrastructure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) the alignment of international plug-in
electric drive vehicle standards.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Activities.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
Task Force may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) organize workshops and
conferences;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) issue publications; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) create databases.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Mandatory activities.--In carrying out this
section, the Task Force shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) foster the exchange of generic,
nonproprietary information and technology among
industry, academia, and the Federal
Government;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) integrate and disseminate technical
and other information made available as a result of the
programs and activities under this Act;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) support education about plug-in
electric drive vehicles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) monitor, analyze, and report on the
effects of plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment on
the environment and public health, including air
emissions from vehicles and electricity generating
units; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) review and report on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) opportunities to use Federal
programs (including laws, regulations, and
guidelines) to promote the deployment of plug-
in electric drive vehicles; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) any barriers to the
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
including barriers that are attributable to
Federal programs (including laws, regulations,
and guidelines).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Agency Cooperation.--A Federal agency--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) shall cooperate with the Task Force;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) provide, on request of the Task Force,
appropriate assistance in carrying out this section, in
accordance with applicable Federal laws (including
regulations).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States is the largest consumer of petroleum
in the world, consuming 19,500,000 barrels per day of petroleum
products during 2008;
(2) high and volatile international oil prices represent a
significant and ongoing threat to the economic and national
security of the United States;
(3) many of the nations on which the United States relies
for petroleum supplies or that significantly affect the world
petroleum market share neither the national interest nor the
values of the United States;
(4) the United States imports more than 50 percent of the
petroleum needs of the country each day;
(5) in 2008, the net deficit of the United States in
petroleum trade amounted to more than $380,000,000,000, or
nearly 60 percent of the total trade deficit;
(6) the transportation sector of the United States accounts
for over \2/3\ of total national petroleum consumption and is
94 percent reliant on petroleum;
(7) the electrification of the transportation sector
represents a direct pathway to significant reduction in
petroleum dependence, because passenger cars and light trucks
account for more than 60 percent of the transportation
petroleum demand and more than 40 percent of total petroleum
demand in the United States;
(8) the electrification of the transportation sector
promotes national energy security because the electric power
sector uses a diverse range of domestic electricity generation
sources;
(9) electric drive vehicles, when running on electric
power, produce no tailpipe emissions;
(10) the deployment of 700,000 plug-in electric drive
vehicles would result in a petroleum savings of approximately
10,000,000 barrels per year compared to the annual petroleum
consumption as of the date of enactment of this Act;
(11) in 2030, the United States could feasibly deploy more
than 100,000,000 plug-in electric drive vehicles, which would
result in a petroleum savings of more than 1,000,000,000
barrels of petroleum per year and greenhouse gas reductions of
over 300,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide compared to the annual
petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as of the
date of enactment of this Act; and
(12) a targeted deployment program for plug-in electric
drive vehicles that is focused on competitively selected
deployment communities--
(A) is a critical component of a comprehensive
effort to speed plug-in electric drive vehicle
penetration rates;
(B) will contribute to the larger national effort
to deploy plug-in electric drive vehicles;
(C) will inform best practices for the wide-scale
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and
(D) will substantially reduce the oil consumption
of the United States.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) Charging infrastructure.--The term ``charging
infrastructure'' means any property (not including a building)
if the property is used for the recharging of plug-in electric
drive vehicles, including electrical panel upgrades, wiring,
conduit, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment.
(3) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Plug-in
Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee established
by section 304.
(4) Deployment community.--The term ``deployment
community'' means a community selected by the Secretary to be
part of the targeted plug-in electric drive vehicles deployment
communities program under section 106.
(5) Electric utility.--The term ``electric utility'' has
the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602).
(6) Federal-aid system of highways.--The term ``Federal-aid
system of highways'' means a highway system described in
section 103 of title 23, United States Code.
(7) Plug-in electric drive vehicle.--
(A) In general.--The term ``plug-in electric drive
vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in section
131(a)(5) of the Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)(5)).
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``plug-in electric drive
vehicle'' includes--
(i) low speed plug-in electric drive
vehicles that meet the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards described in section 571.500
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations); and
(ii) any other electric drive motor vehicle
that can be recharged from an external source
of motive power and that is authorized to
travel on the Federal-aid system of highways.
(8) Prize.--The term ``Prize'' means the Advanced Batteries
for Tomorrow Prize established by section 202.
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(10) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the Plug-in
Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force established by
section 305.
TITLE I--NATIONAL PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
SEC. 101. NATIONAL PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--There is established within the Department of
Energy a national plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment program for
the purpose of assisting in the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles.
(b) Goals.--The goals of the national program described in
subsection (a) include--
(1) the reduction and displacement of petroleum use by
accelerating the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles
in the United States;
(2) the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by
accelerating the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles
in the United States;
(3) the facilitation of the rapid deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles;
(4) the achievement of significant market penetrations by
plug-in electric drive vehicles nationally;
(5) the establishment of models for the rapid deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles nationally, including models
for the deployment of residential, private, and publicly
available charging infrastructure;
(6) the increase of consumer knowledge and acceptance of
plug-in electric drive vehicles;
(7) the encouragement of the innovation and investment
necessary to achieve mass market deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles;
(8) the facilitation of the integration of plug-in electric
drive vehicles into electricity distribution systems and the
larger electric grid while maintaining grid system performance
and reliability;
(9) the provision of technical assistance to communities
across the United States to prepare for plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and
(10) the support of workforce training across the United
States relating to plug-in electric drive vehicles.
(c) Duties.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary shall--
(1) provide technical assistance to State, local, and
tribal governments that want to create deployment programs for
plug-in electric drive vehicles in the communities over which
the governments have jurisdiction;
(2) perform national assessments of the potential
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles under section
102;
(3) synthesize and disseminate data from the deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles;
(4) develop best practices for the successful deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles;
(5) carry out workforce training under section 104;
(6) establish the targeted plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment communities program under section 106; and
(7) in conjunction with the Task Force, make
recommendations to Congress and the President on methods to
reduce the barriers to plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment.
(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the progress made in
implementing the national program described in subsection (a) that
includes--
(1) a description of the progress made by--
(A) the technical assistance program under section
103; and
(B) the workforce training program under section
104; and
(2) any updated recommendations of the Secretary for
changes in Federal programs to promote the purposes of this
title.
(e) National Information Clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall make
available to the public, in a timely manner, information regarding--
(1) the cost, performance, usage data, and technical data
regarding plug-in electric drive vehicles and associated
infrastructure, including information from the deployment
communities established under section 106; and
(2) any other educational information that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the period of fiscal
years 2011 through 2016, there are authorized to be appropriated
$100,000,000 to carry out sections 101 through 103.
SEC. 102. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a national assessment and
develop a national plan for plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment
that includes--
(1) an assessment of the maximum feasible deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2020 and 2030;
(2) the establishment of national goals for market
penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2020 and
2030;
(3) a plan for integrating the successes and barriers to
deployment identified by the deployment communities program
established under section 106 to prepare communities across the
Nation for the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;
(4) a plan for providing technical assistance to
communities across the United States to prepare for plug-in
electric drive vehicle deployment;
(5) a plan for quantifying the reduction in petroleum
consumption and the net impact on greenhouse gas emissions due
to the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and
(6) in consultation with the Task Force, any
recommendations to the President and to Congress for changes in
Federal programs (including laws, regulations, and
guidelines)--
(A) to better promote the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles; and
(B) to reduce barriers to the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles.
(b) Updates.--Not later than 2 years after the date of development
of the plan described in subsection (a), and not less frequently than
once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall use market data and
information from the targeted plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment
communities program established under section 106 and other relevant
data to update the plan to reflect real world market conditions.
SEC. 103. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) Technical Assistance to State, Local, and Tribal Governments.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary
shall provide, at the request of the Governor, Mayor, county
executive, or the designee of such an official, technical
assistance to State, local, and tribal governments to assist
with the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles.
(2) Requirements.--The technical assistance described in
paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) training on codes and standards for building
and safety inspectors;
(B) training on best practices for expediting
permits and inspections;
(C) education and outreach on frequently asked
questions relating to the various types of plug-in
electric drive vehicles and associated infrastructure,
battery technology, and disposal; and
(D) the dissemination of information regarding best
practices for the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles.
(3) Priority.--In providing technical assistance under this
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to--
(A) communities that have established public and
private partnerships, including partnerships comprised
of--
(i) elected and appointed officials from
each of the participating State, local, and
tribal governments;
(ii) relevant generators and distributors
of electricity;
(iii) public utility commissions;
(iv) departments of public works and
transportation;
(v) owners and operators of property that
will be essential to the deployment of a
sufficient level of publicly available charging
infrastructure (including privately owned
parking lots or structures and commercial
entities with public access locations);
(vi) plug-in electric drive vehicle
manufacturers or retailers;
(vii) third-party providers of charging
infrastructure or services;
(viii) owners of any major fleet that will
participate in the program;
(ix) as appropriate, owners and operators
of regional electric power distribution and
transmission facilities; and
(x) other existing community coalitions
recognized by the Department of Energy;
(B) communities that, as determined by the
Secretary, have best demonstrated that the public is
likely to embrace plug-in electric drive vehicles,
giving particular consideration to communities that--
(i) have documented waiting lists to
purchase plug-in electric drive vehicles;
(ii) have developed projections of the
quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles
supplied to dealers; and
(iii) have assessed the quantity of
charging infrastructure installed or for which
permits have been issued;
(C) communities that have shown a commitment to
serving diverse consumer charging infrastructure needs,
including the charging infrastructure needs for single-
and multi-family housing and public and privately owned
commercial infrastructure; and
(D) communities that have established regulatory
and educational efforts to facilitate consumer
acceptance of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
including by--
(i) adopting (or being in the process of
adopting) streamlined permitting and
inspections processes for residential charging
infrastructure; and
(ii) providing customer informational
resources, including providing plug-in electric
drive information on community or other
websites.
(4) Best practices.--The Secretary shall collect and
disseminate information to State, local, and tribal governments
creating plans to deploy plug-in electric drive vehicles on
best practices (including codes and standards) that uses data
from--
(A) the program established by section 106;
(B) the activities carried out by the Task Force;
and
(C) existing academic and industry studies of the
factors that contribute to the successful deployment of
new technologies, particularly studies relating to
alternative fueled vehicles.
(5) Grants.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
program to provide grants to State, local, and tribal
governments or to partnerships of government and
private entities to assist the governments and
partnerships--
(i) in preparing a community deployment
plan under section 106; and
(ii) in preparing and implementing programs
that support the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles.
(B) Application.--A State, local, or tribal
government that seeks to receive a grant under this
paragraph shall submit to the Secretary an application
for the grant at such time, in such form, and
containing such information as the Secretary may
prescribe.
(C) Use of funds.--A State, local, or tribal
government receiving a grant under this paragraph shall
use the funds--
(i) to develop a community deployment plan
that shall be submitted to the next available
competition under section 106; and
(ii) to carry out activities that encourage
the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles including--
(I) planning for and installing
charging infrastructure, particularly
to develop and demonstrate diverse and
cost-effective planning, installation,
and operations options for deployment
of single family and multifamily
residential, workplace, and publicly
available charging infrastructure;
(II) updating building, zoning, or
parking codes and permitting or
inspection processes;
(III) workforce training, including
the training of permitting officials;
(IV) public education described in
the proposed marketing plan;
(V) shifting State, local, or
tribal government fleets to plug-in
electric drive vehicles, at a rate in
excess of the existing alternative
fueled fleet vehicles acquisition
requirements for Federal fleets under
section 303(b)(1)(D) of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13212(b)(1)(D)); and
(VI) any other activities, as
determined to be necessary by the
Secretary.
(D) Criteria.--The Secretary shall develop and
publish criteria for the selection of technical
assistance grants, including requirements for the
submission of applications under this paragraph.
(E) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out this paragraph.
(b) Updating Model Building Codes, Permitting and Inspection
Processes, and Zoning or Parking Rules.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers, the International Code Council, and any other
organizations that the Secretary determines to be appropriate,
shall develop and publish guidance for--
(A) model building codes for the inclusion of
separate circuits for charging infrastructure, as
appropriate, in new construction and major renovations
of private residences, buildings, or other structures
that could provide publicly available charging
infrastructure;
(B) model construction permitting or inspection
processes that allow for the expedited installation of
charging infrastructure for purchasers of plug-in
electric drive vehicles (including a permitting process
that allows a vehicle purchaser to have charging
infrastructure installed not later than 1 week after a
request); and
(C) model zoning, parking rules, or other local
ordinances that--
(i) facilitate the installation of publicly
available charging infrastructure, including
commercial entities that provide public access
to infrastructure; and
(ii) allow for access to publicly available
charging infrastructure.
(2) Optional adoption.--An applicant for selection for
technical assistance under this section or as a deployment
community under section 106 shall not be required to use the
model building codes, permitting and inspection processes, or
zoning, parking rules, or other ordinances included in the
report under paragraph (1).
(3) Smart grid integration.--In developing the model codes
or ordinances described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
consider smart grid integration.
SEC. 104. WORKFORCE TRAINING.
(a) Maintenance and Support.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Committee and the Task Force, shall award grants to
institutions of higher education and other qualified training
and education institutions for the establishment of programs to
provide training and education for vocational workforce
development through centers of excellence.
(2) Purpose.--Training funded under this subsection shall
be intended to ensure that the workforce has the necessary
skills needed to work on and maintain plug-in electric drive
vehicles and the infrastructure required to support plug-in
electric drive vehicles.
(3) Scope.--Training funded under this subsection shall
include training for--
(A) first responders;
(B) electricians and contractors who will be
installing infrastructure;
(C) engineers;
(D) code inspection officials; and
(E) dealers and mechanics.
(b) Design.--The Secretary shall award grants to institutions of
higher education and other qualified training and education
institutions for the establishment of programs to provide training and
education in designing plug-in electric drive vehicles and associated
components and infrastructure to ensure that the United States can lead
the world in this field.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $150,000,000 to carry out this section.
SEC. 105. FEDERAL FLEETS.
(a) In General.--Electricity consumed by Federal agencies to fuel
plug-in electric drive vehicles--
(1) is an alternative fuel (as defined in section 301 of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13218)); and
(2) shall be accounted for under Federal fleet management
reporting requirements, not under Federal building management
reporting requirements.
(b) Assessment and Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, the Federal
Energy Management Program and the General Services Administration, in
consultation with the Task Force, shall complete an assessment of
Federal Government fleets, including the Postal Service and the
Department of Defense, and submit a report to Congress that describes--
(1) for each Federal agency, which types of vehicles the
agency uses that would or would not be suitable for near-term
and medium-term conversion to plug-in electric drive vehicles,
taking into account the types of vehicles for which plug-in
electric drive vehicles could provide comparable functionality
and lifecycle costs;
(2) how many plug-in electric drive vehicles could be
deployed by the Federal Government in 5 years and in 10 years,
assuming that plug-in electric drive vehicles are available and
are purchased when new vehicles are needed or existing vehicles
are replaced;
(3) the estimated cost to the Federal Government for
vehicle purchases under paragraph (2); and
(4) a description of any updates to the assessment based on
new market data.
(c) Inventory and Data Collection.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the assessment and report
under subsection (b), the Federal Energy Management Program, in
consultation with the General Services Administration, shall--
(A) develop an information request for each agency
that operates a fleet of at least 20 motor vehicles;
and
(B) establish guidelines for each agency to use in
developing a plan to deploy plug-in electric drive
vehicles.
(2) Agency responses.--Each agency that operates a fleet of
at least 20 motor vehicles shall--
(A) collect information on the vehicle fleet of the
agency in response to the information request described
in paragraph (1); and
(B) develop a plan to deploy plug-in electric drive
vehicles.
(3) Analysis of responses.--The Federal Energy Management
Program shall--
(A) analyze the information submitted by each
agency under paragraph (2);
(B) approve or suggest amendments to the plan of
each agency to ensure that the plan is consistent with
the goals and requirements of this Act; and
(C) submit a plan to Congress and the General
Services Administration to be used in developing the
pilot program described in subsection (e).
(d) Budget Request.--Each agency of the Federal Government shall
include plug-in electric drive vehicle purchases identified in the
report under subsection (b) in the budget of the agency to be included
in the budget of the United States Government submitted by the
President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
(e) Pilot Program To Deploy Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles in the
Federal Fleet.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services
shall acquire plug-in electric drive vehicles and the requisite
charging infrastructure to be deployed in a range of locations
in Federal Government fleets, which may include the United
States Postal Service and the Department of Defense, during the
5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Data collection.--The Administrator of General Services
shall collect data regarding--
(A) the cost, performance, and use of plug-in
electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet;
(B) the deployment and integration of plug-in
electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet; and
(C) the contribution of plug-in electric drive
vehicles in the Federal fleet toward reducing the use
of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions.
(3) Report.--Not later than 6 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
that--
(A) describes the status of plug-in electric drive
vehicles in the Federal fleet; and
(B) includes an analysis of the data collected
under this subsection.
(4) Public web site.--The Federal Energy Management Program
shall maintain and regularly update a publicly available Web
site that provides information on the status of plug-in
electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet.
(f) Acquisition Priority.--Section 507(g) of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13257(g)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(5) Priority.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, prioritize the acquisition of plug-in electric
drive vehicles (as defined in section 131(a) of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)) over
nonelectric alternative fueled vehicles.''.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Federal Government to pay for incremental costs to
purchase or lease plug-in electric drive vehicles and the requisite
charging infrastructure for Federal fleets $25,000,000.
SEC. 106. TARGETED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT
COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established within the national
plug-in electric drive deployment program established under
section 101 a targeted plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment communities program (referred to in this section as
the ``Program'').
(2) Existing activities.--In carrying out the Program, the
Secretary shall coordinate and supplement, not supplant, any
ongoing plug-in electric drive deployment activities under
section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
(42 U.S.C. 17011).
(3) Phase 1.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
competitive process to select phase 1 deployment
communities for the Program.
(B) Eligible entities.--In selecting participants
for the Program under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall only consider applications submitted by State,
tribal, or local government entities (or groups of
State, tribal, or local government entities).
(C) Selection.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year
after the date on which any subsequent amounts are
appropriated for the Program, the Secretary shall
select the phase 1 deployment communities under this
paragraph.
(D) Termination.--Phase 1 of the Program shall be
carried out for a 3-year period beginning on the date
funding under this Act is first provided to the
deployment community.
(4) Phase 2.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report that analyzes the lessons learned in phase I and, if,
based on the phase I analysis, the Secretary determines that a
phase II program is warranted, makes recommendations and
describes a plan for phase II, including--
(A) recommendations regarding--
(i) options for the number of additional
deployment communities that should be selected;
(ii) the manner in which criteria for
selection should be updated;
(iii) the manner in which incentive
structures for phase 2 deployment should be
changed; and
(iv) whether other forms of onboard energy
storage for electric drive vehicles, such as
fuel cells, should be included in phase 2; and
(B) a request for appropriations to implement phase
2 of the Program.
(b) Goals.--The goals of the Program are--
(1) to facilitate the rapid deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles, including--
(A) the deployment of 400,000 plug-in electric
drive vehicles in phase 1 in the deployment communities
selected under paragraph (2);
(B) the near-term achievement of significant market
penetration in deployment communities; and
(C) supporting the achievement of significant
market penetration nationally;
(2) to establish models for the rapid deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles nationally, including for the
deployment of single-family and multifamily residential,
workplace, and publicly available charging infrastructure;
(3) to increase consumer knowledge and acceptance of, and
exposure to, plug-in electric drive vehicles;
(4) to encourage the innovation and investment necessary to
achieve mass market deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;
(5) to demonstrate the integration of plug-in electric
drive vehicles into electricity distribution systems and the
larger electric grid while maintaining or improving grid system
performance and reliability;
(6) to demonstrate protocols and communication standards
that facilitate vehicle integration into the grid and provide
seamless charging for consumers traveling through multiple
utility distribution systems;
(7) to investigate differences among deployment communities
and to develop best practices for implementing vehicle
electrification in various communities, including best
practices for planning for and facilitating the construction of
residential, workplace, and publicly available infrastructure
to support plug-in electric drive vehicles;
(8) to collect comprehensive data on the purchase and use
of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including charging profile
data at unit and aggregate levels, to inform best practices for
rapidly deploying plug-in electric drive vehicles in other
locations, including for the installation of charging
infrastructure;
(9) to reduce and displace petroleum use and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles in the United States; and
(10) to increase domestic manufacturing capacity and
commercialization in a manner that will establish the United
States as a world leader in plug-in electric drive vehicle
technologies.
(c) Phase 1 Deployment Community Selection Criteria.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable, that selected deployment communities in
phase 1 serve as models of deployment for various communities
across the United States.
(2) Selection.--In selecting communities under this
section, the Secretary--
(A) shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that--
(i) the combination of selected communities
is diverse in population density, demographics,
urban and suburban composition, typical
commuting patterns, climate, and type of
utility (including investor-owned, publicly-
owned, cooperatively-owned, distribution-only,
and vertically integrated utilities);
(ii) the combination of selected
communities is diverse in geographic
distribution, and at least 1 deployment
community is located in each Petroleum
Administration for Defense District;
(iii) at least 1 community selected has a
population of less than 125,000;
(iv) grants are of a sufficient amount such
that each deployment community will achieve
significant market penetration; and
(v) the deployment communities are
representative of other communities across the
United States;
(B) is encouraged to select a combination of
deployment communities that includes multiple models or
approaches for deploying plug-in electric drive
vehicles that the Secretary believes are reasonably
likely to be effective, including multiple approaches
to the deployment of charging infrastructure;
(C) in addition to the criteria described in
subparagraph (A), may give preference to applicants
proposing a greater non-Federal cost share; and
(D) when considering deployment community plans,
shall take into account previous Department of Energy
and other Federal investments to ensure that the
maximum domestic benefit from Federal investments is
realized.
(3) Criteria.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 90
days after the date on which any subsequent amounts are
appropriated for the Program, the Secretary shall
publish criteria for the selection of deployment
communities that include requirements that applications
be submitted by a State, tribal, or local government
entity (or groups of State, tribal, or local government
entities).
(B) Application requirements.--The criteria
published by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall
include application requirements that, at a minimum,
include--
(i) goals for--
(I) the number of plug-in electric
drive vehicles to be deployed in the
community;
(II) the expected percentage of
light-duty vehicle sales that would be
sales of plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and
(III) the adoption of plug-in
electric drive vehicles (including
medium- or heavy-duty vehicles) in
private and public fleets during the 3-
year duration of the Program;
(ii) data that demonstrate that--
(I) the public is likely to embrace
plug-in electric drive vehicles, which
may include--
(aa) the quantity of plug-
in electric drive vehicles
purchased;
(bb) the number of
individuals on a waiting list
to purchase a plug-in electric
drive vehicle;
(cc) projections of the
quantity of plug-in electric
drive vehicles supplied to
dealers; and
(dd) any assessment of the
quantity of charging
infrastructure installed or for
which permits have been issued;
and
(II) automobile manufacturers and
dealers will be able to provide and
service the targeted number of plug-in
electric drive vehicles in the
community for the duration of the
program;
(iii) clearly defined geographic boundaries
of the proposed deployment area;
(iv) a community deployment plan for the
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
charging infrastructure, and services in the
deployment community;
(v) assurances that a majority of the
vehicle deployments anticipated in the plan
will be personal vehicles authorized to travel
on the United States Federal-aid system of
highways, and secondarily, private or public
sector plug-in electric drive fleet vehicles,
but may also include--
(I) medium- and heavy-duty plug-in
hybrid vehicles;
(II) low speed plug-in electric
drive vehicles that meet Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards described in
section 571.500 of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations; and
(III) any other plug-in electric
drive vehicle authorized to travel on
the United States Federal-aid system of
highways; and
(vi) any other merit-based criteria, as
determined by the Secretary.
(4) Community deployment plans.--Plans for the deployment
of plug-in electric drive vehicles shall include--
(A) a proposed level of cost sharing in accordance
with subsection (d)(2)(C);
(B) documentation demonstrating a substantial
partnership with relevant stakeholders, including--
(i) a list of stakeholders that includes--
(I) elected and appointed officials
from each of the participating State,
local, and tribal governments;
(II) all relevant generators and
distributors of electricity;
(III) State utility regulatory
authorities;
(IV) departments of public works
and transportation;
(V) owners and operators of
property that will be essential to the
deployment of a sufficient level of
publicly available charging
infrastructure (including privately
owned parking lots or structures and
commercial entities with public access
locations);
(VI) plug-in electric drive vehicle
manufacturers or retailers;
(VII) third-party providers of
residential, workplace, private, and
publicly available charging
infrastructure or services;
(VIII) owners of any major fleet
that will participate in the program;
(IX) as appropriate, owners and
operators of regional electric power
distribution and transmission
facilities; and
(X) as appropriate, other existing
community coalitions recognized by the
Department of Energy;
(ii) evidence of the commitment of the
stakeholders to participate in the partnership;
(iii) a clear description of the role and
responsibilities of each stakeholder; and
(iv) a plan for continuing the engagement
and participation of the stakeholders, as
appropriate, throughout the implementation of
the deployment plan;
(C) a description of the number of plug-in electric
drive vehicles anticipated to be plug-in electric drive
personal vehicles and the number of plug-in electric
drive vehicles anticipated to be privately owned fleet
or public fleet vehicles;
(D) a plan for deploying residential, workplace,
private, and publicly available charging
infrastructure, including--
(i) an assessment of the number of
consumers who will have access to private
residential charging infrastructure in single-
family or multifamily residences;
(ii) options for accommodating plug-in
electric drive vehicle owners who are not able
to charge vehicles at their place of residence;
(iii) an assessment of the number of
consumers who will have access to workplace
charging infrastructure;
(iv) a plan for ensuring that the charging
infrastructure or plug-in electric drive
vehicle be able to send and receive the
information needed to interact with the grid
and be compatible with smart grid technologies
to the extent feasible;
(v) an estimate of the number and
dispersion of publicly and privately owned
charging stations that will be publicly or
commercially available;
(vi) an estimate of the quantity of
charging infrastructure that will be privately
funded or located on private property; and
(vii) a description of equipment to be
deployed, including assurances that, to the
maximum extent practicable, equipment to be
deployed will meet open, nonproprietary
standards for connecting to plug-in electric
drive vehicles that are either--
(I) commonly accepted by industry
at the time the equipment is being
acquired; or
(II) meet the standards developed
by the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
under section 1305 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007
(42 U.S.C. 17385);
(E) a plan for effective marketing of and consumer
education relating to plug-in electric drive vehicles,
charging services, and infrastructure;
(F) descriptions of updated building codes (or a
plan to update building codes before or during the
grant period) to include charging infrastructure or
dedicated circuits for charging infrastructure, as
appropriate, in new construction and major renovations;
(G) descriptions of updated construction permitting
or inspection processes (or a plan to update
construction permitting or inspection processes) to
allow for expedited installation of charging
infrastructure for purchasers of plug-in electric drive
vehicles, including a permitting process that allows a
vehicle purchaser to have charging infrastructure
installed in a timely manner;
(H) descriptions of updated zoning, parking rules,
or other local ordinances as are necessary to
facilitate the installation of publicly available
charging infrastructure and to allow for access to
publicly available charging infrastructure, as
appropriate;
(I) a plan to ensure that each resident in a
deployment community who purchases and registers a new
plug-in electric drive vehicle throughout the duration
of the deployment community receives, in addition to
any Federal incentives, consumer benefits that may
include--
(i) a rebate of part of the purchase price
of the vehicle;
(ii) reductions in sales taxes or
registration fees;
(iii) rebates or reductions in the costs of
permitting, purchasing, or installing home
plug-in electric drive vehicle charging
infrastructure; and
(iv) rebates or reductions in State or
local toll road access charges;
(J) additional consumer benefits, such as preferred
parking spaces or single-rider access to high-occupancy
vehicle lanes for plug-in electric drive vehicles;
(K) a proposed plan for making necessary utility
and grid upgrades, including economically sound and
cybersecure information technology upgrades and
employee training, and a plan for recovering the cost
of the upgrades;
(L) a description of utility, grid operator, or
third-party charging service provider, policies and
plans for accommodating the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles, including--
(i) rate structures or provisions and
billing protocols for the charging of plug-in
electric drive vehicles;
(ii) analysis of potential impacts to the
grid;
(iii) plans for using information
technology or third-party aggregators--
(I) to minimize the effects of
charging on peak loads;
(II) to enhance reliability; and
(III) to provide other grid
benefits;
(iv) plans for working with smart grid
technologies or third-party aggregators for the
purposes of smart charging and for allowing 2-
way communication;
(M) a deployment timeline;
(N) a plan for monitoring and evaluating the
implementation of the plan, including metrics for
assessing the success of the deployment and an approach
to updating the plan, as appropriate; and
(O) a description of the manner in which any grant
funds applied for under subsection (d) will be used and
the proposed local cost share for the funds.
(d) Phase 1 Applications and Grants.--
(1) Applications.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 150 days after the
date of publication by the Secretary of selection
criteria described in subsection (c)(3), any State,
tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal,
or local governments may apply to the Secretary to
become a deployment community.
(B) Joint sponsorship.--
(i) In general.--An application submitted
under subparagraph (A) may be jointly sponsored
by electric utilities, automobile
manufacturers, technology providers, carsharing
companies or organizations, third-party plug-in
electric drive vehicle service providers, or
other appropriated entities.
(ii) Disbursement of grants.--A grant
provided under this subsection shall only be
disbursed to a State, tribal, or local
government, or group of State, tribal, or local
governments, regardless of whether the
application is jointly sponsored under clause
(i).
(2) Grants.--
(A) In general.--In each application, the applicant
may request up to $250,000,000 in financial assistance
from the Secretary to fund projects in the deployment
community.
(B) Use of funds.--Funds provided through a grant
under this paragraph may be used to help implement the
plan for the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles included in the application, including--
(i) planning for and installing charging
infrastructure, including offering additional
incentives as described in subsection
(c)(4)(I);
(ii) updating building codes, zoning or
parking rules, or permitting or inspection
processes as described in subparagraphs (F),
(G), and (H) of subsection (c)(4);
(iii) reducing the cost and increasing the
consumer adoption of plug-in electric drive
vehicles through incentives as described in
subsection (c)(4)(I);
(iv) workforce training, including training
of permitting officials;
(v) public education and marketing
described in the proposed marketing plan;
(vi) shifting State, tribal, or local
government fleets to plug-in electric drive
vehicles, at a rate in excess of the existing
alternative fueled fleet vehicle acquisition
requirements for Federal fleets under section
303(b)(1)(D) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)(D)); and
(vii) necessary utility and grid upgrades
as described in subsection (c)(4)(K).
(C) Cost-sharing.--
(i) In general.--A grant provided under
this paragraph shall be subject to a minimum
non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 20
percent.
(ii) Non-federal sources.--The Secretary
shall--
(I) determine the appropriate cost
share for each selected applicant; and
(II) require that not less than 20
percent of the cost of an activity
funded by a grant under this paragraph
be provided by a non-Federal source.
(iii) Reduction.--The Secretary may reduce
or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement
described in clause (i), as the Secretary
determines to be necessary.
(iv) Calculation of amount.--In calculating
the amount of the non-Federal share under this
section, the Secretary--
(I) may include allowable costs in
accordance with the applicable cost
principles, including--
(aa) cash;
(bb) personnel costs;
(cc) the value of a
service, other resource, or
third party in-kind
contribution determined in
accordance with the applicable
circular of the Office of
Management and Budget;
(dd) indirect costs or
facilities and administrative
costs; or
(ee) any funds received
under the power program of the
Tennessee Valley Authority or
any Power Marketing
Administration (except to the
extent that such funds are made
available under an annual
appropriation Act);
(II) shall include contributions
made by State, tribal, or local
government entities and private
entities; and
(III) shall not include--
(aa) revenues or royalties
from the prospective operation
of an activity beyond the time
considered in the grant;
(bb) proceeds from the
prospective sale of an asset of
an activity; or
(cc) other appropriated
Federal funds.
(v) Repayment of federal share.--The
Secretary shall not require repayment of the
Federal share of a cost-shared activity under
this section as a condition of providing a
grant.
(vi) Title to property.--The Secretary may
vest title or other property interests acquired
under projects funded under this Act in any
entity, including the United States.
(3) Selection.--Not later than 120 days after an
application deadline has been established under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall announce the names of the deployment
communities selected under this subsection.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Committee, shall--
(A) determine what data will be required to be
collected by participants in deployment communities and
submitted to the Department to allow for analysis of
the deployment communities;
(B) provide for the protection of consumer privacy,
as appropriate; and
(C) develop metrics to evaluate the performance of
the deployment communities.
(2) Provision of data.--As a condition of participation in
the Program, a deployment community shall provide any data
identified by the Secretary under paragraph (1).
(3) Reports.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act and again after the completion of the
Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that
contains--
(A) a description of the status of--
(i) the deployment communities and the
implementation of the deployment plan of each
deployment community;
(ii) the rate of vehicle deployment and
market penetration of plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and
(iii) the deployment of residential and
publicly available infrastructure;
(B) a description of the challenges experienced and
lessons learned from the program to date, including the
activities described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) an analysis of the data collected under this
subsection.
(f) Proprietary Information.--The Secretary shall, as appropriate,
provide for the protection of proprietary information and intellectual
property rights.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,002,000.
(h) Conforming Amendment.--Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Before September 30,
2009, the State'' and inserting ``The State''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Before September 30,
2009, the State'' and inserting ``The State''.
TITLE II--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 201. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Research and Development Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Committee, shall establish a program to fund research and
development in advanced batteries, plug-in electric drive
vehicle components, plug-in electric drive infrastructure, and
other technologies supporting the development, manufacture, and
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles and charging
infrastructure.
(2) Use of funds.--The program may include funding for--
(A) the development of low-cost, smart-charging and
vehicle-to-grid connectivity technology;
(B) the benchmarking and assessment of open
software systems using nationally established
evaluation criteria; and
(C) new technologies in electricity storage or
electric drive components for vehicles.
(3) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report describing the status of the program described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Secondary Use Applications Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Committee, shall carry out a research, development, and
demonstration program that builds upon any work carried out
under section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16195) and--
(A) identifies possible uses of a vehicle battery
after the useful life of the battery in a vehicle has
been exhausted;
(B) assesses the potential for markets for uses
described in subparagraph (A) to develop, as well as
any barriers to the development of the markets;
(C) identifies the infrastructure, technology, and
equipment needed to manage the charging activity of the
batteries used in stationary sources; and
(D) identifies the potential uses of a vehicle
battery--
(i) with the most promise for market
development; and
(ii) for which market development would be
aided by a demonstration project.
(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress an initial report on the
findings of the program described in paragraph (1), including
recommendations for stationary energy storage and other
potential applications for batteries used in plug-in electric
drive vehicles.
(c) Secondary Use Demonstration Projects.--
(1) In general.--Based on the results of the program
described in subsection (b), the Secretary, in consultation
with the Committee, shall develop guidelines for projects that
demonstrate the secondary uses of vehicle batteries.
(2) Publication of guidelines.--Not later than 30 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(A) publish the guidelines described in paragraph
(1); and
(B) solicit applications for funding for
demonstration projects.
(3) Grant program.--Not later than 38 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall select proposals
for grant funding under this section, based on an assessment of
which proposals are mostly likely to contribute to the
development of a secondary market for batteries.
(d) Materials Recycling Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Committee, shall carry out a study on the recycling of
materials from plug-in electric drive vehicles and the
batteries used in plug-in electric drive vehicles.
(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of
the study described in paragraph (1).
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,535,000,000, including--
(1) $1,500,000,000 for use in conducting the program
described in subsection (a) for fiscal years 2011 through 2020;
(2) $5,000,000 for use in conducting the program described
in subsection (b) for fiscal years 2011 through 2016;
(3) $25,000,000 for use in providing grants described in
subsection (c) for fiscal years 2011 through 2020; and
(4) $5,000,000 for use in conducting the study described in
subsection (d) for fiscal years 2011 through 2013.
SEC. 202. ADVANCED BATTERIES FOR TOMORROW PRIZE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, as part of the program described in section 1008 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396), the Secretary shall
establish the Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize to competitively
award cash prizes in accordance with this section to advance the
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of a
500-mile vehicle battery.
(b) Battery Specifications.--
(1) In general.--To be eligible for the Prize, a battery
submitted by an entrant shall be--
(A) able to power a plug-in electric drive vehicle
authorized to travel on the United States Federal-aid
system of highways for at least 500 miles before
recharging;
(B) of a size that would not be cost-prohibitive or
create space constraints, if mass-produced; and
(C) cost-effective (measured in cost per kilowatt
hour), if mass-produced.
(2) Additional requirements.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the Committee, shall establish any additional
battery specifications that the Secretary and the Committee
determine to be necessary.
(c) Private Funds.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code,
the Secretary may accept, retain, and use funds contributed by
any person, government entity, or organization for purposes of
carrying out this subsection--
(A) without further appropriation; and
(B) without fiscal year limitation.
(2) Restriction on participation.--An entity providing
private funds for the Prize may not participate in the
competition for the Prize.
(d) Technical Review.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Committee, shall establish a technical review committee composed of
non-Federal officers to review data submitted by Prize entrants under
this section and determine whether the data meets the prize
specifications described in subsection (b).
(e) Third Party Administration.--The Secretary may select, on a
competitive basis, a third party to administer awards provided under
this section.
(f) Eligibility.--To be eligible for an award under this section--
(1) in the case of a private entity, the entity shall be
incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the
United States; and
(2) in the case of an individual (whether participating as
a single individual or in a group), the individual shall be a
citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.
(g) Award Amounts.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of funds to
carry out this section, the amount of the Prize shall be
$10,000,000.
(2) Breakthrough achievement awards.--In addition to the
award described in paragraph (1), the Secretary, in
consultation with the technical review committee established
under subsection (d), may award cash prizes, in amounts
determined by the Secretary, in recognition of breakthrough
achievements in research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application of--
(A) activities described in subsection (b); or
(B) advances in battery durability, energy density,
and power density.
(h) 500-Mile Battery Award Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a fund to be known as the ``500-mile Battery
Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund''), to be
administered by the Secretary, to be available without fiscal
year limitation and subject to appropriation, to award amounts
under this section.
(2) Transfers to fund.--The Fund shall consist of--
(A) such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund
under subsection (i); and
(B) such amounts as are described in subsection (c)
and that are provided for the Fund.
(3) Prohibition.--Amounts in the Fund may not be made
available for any purpose other than a purposes described in
subsection (a).
(4) Annual reports.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year
2012, the Secretary shall submit a report on the
operation of the Fund during the fiscal year to--
(i) the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and of the Senate;
(ii) the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate; and
(iii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives.
(B) Contents.--Each report shall include, for the
fiscal year covered by the report, the following:
(i) A statement of the amounts deposited
into the Fund.
(ii) A description of the expenditures made
from the Fund for the fiscal year, including
the purpose of the expenditures.
(iii) Recommendations for additional
authorities to fulfill the purpose of the Fund.
(iv) A statement of the balance remaining
in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year.
(5) Separate appropriations account.--Section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (35) and (36) as
paragraphs (36) and (37), respectively;
(B) by redesignating the second paragraph (33)
(relating to obligational authority and outlays
requested for homeland security) as paragraph (35); and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(38) a separate statement for the 500-mile Battery Fund
established under section 8(h) of the `Promoting Electric
Vehicles Act of 2010', which shall include the estimated amount
of deposits into the Fund, obligations, and outlays from the
Fund.''.
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated--
(1) $10,000,000 to carry out subsection (g)(1); and
(2) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (g)(2).
SEC. 203. STUDY ON THE SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation
with the Secretary and the Task Force, shall conduct a study that--
(1) identifies the raw materials needed for the manufacture
of plug-in electric drive vehicles, batteries, and other
components for plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for the
infrastructure needed to support plug-in electric drive
vehicles;
(2) describes the primary or original sources and known
reserves and resources of those raw materials;
(3) assesses, in consultation with the National Academy of
Sciences, the degree of risk to the manufacture, maintenance,
deployment, and use of plug-in electric drive vehicles
associated with the supply of those raw materials; and
(4) identifies pathways to securing reliable and resilient
supplies of those raw materials.
(b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a
report that describes the results of the study.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,500,000.
SEC. 204. STUDY ON THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF DATA COLLECTED
FROM PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Committee, shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of
Sciences under which the Academy shall conduct a study that--
(1) identifies--
(A) the data that may be collected from plug-in
electric drive vehicles, including data on the
location, charging patterns, and usage of plug-in
electric drive vehicles;
(B) the scientific, economic, commercial, security,
and historic potential of the data described in
subparagraph (A); and
(C) any laws or regulations that relate to the data
described in subparagraph (A); and
(2) analyzes and provides recommendations on matters that
include procedures, technologies, and rules relating to the
collection, storage, and preservation of the data described in
paragraph (1)(A).
(b) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of an
agreement between the Secretary and the Academy under subsection (a),
the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report that describes the results of the study
under subsection (a).
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.
TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 301. UTILITY PLANNING FOR PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 111(d) (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(20) Plug-in electric drive vehicle planning.--
``(A) Utility plan for plug-in electric drive
vehicles.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
each electric utility shall develop a plan to
support the use of plug-in electric drive
vehicles, including medium- and heavy-duty
hybrid electric vehicles in the service area of
the electric utility.
``(ii) Requirements.--A plan under clause
(i) shall investigate--
``(I) various levels of potential
penetration of plug-in electric drive
vehicles in the utility service area;
``(II) the potential impacts that
the various levels of penetration and
charging scenarios (including charging
rates and daily hours of charging)
would have on generation, distribution
infrastructure, and the operation of
the transmission grid; and
``(III) the role of third parties
in providing reliable and economical
charging services.
``(iii) Waiver.--
``(I) In general.--An electric
utility that determines that the
electric utility will not be impacted
by plug-in electric drive vehicles
during the 5-year period beginning on
the date of enactment of this paragraph
may petition the Secretary to waive
clause (i) for 5 years.
``(II) Approval.--Approval of a
waiver under subclause (I) shall be in
the sole discretion of the Secretary.
``(iv) Updates.--
``(I) In general.--Each electric
utility shall update the plan of the
electric utility every 5 years.
``(II) Resubmission of waiver.--An
electric utility that received a waiver
under clause (iii) and wants the waiver
to continue after the expiration of the
waiver shall be required to resubmit
the waiver.
``(v) Exemption.--If the Secretary
determines that a plan required by a State
regulatory authority meets the requirements of
this paragraph, the Secretary may accept that
plan and exempt the electric utility submitting
the plan from the requirements of clause (i).
``(B) Support requirements.--Each State regulatory
authority (in the case of each electric utility for
which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each
municipal and cooperative utility shall--
``(i) participate in any local plan for the
deployment of recharging infrastructure in
communities located in the footprint of the
authority or utility;
``(ii) require that charging infrastructure
deployed is interoperable with products of all
auto manufacturers to the maximum extent
practicable; and
``(iii) consider adopting minimum
requirements for deployment of electrical
charging infrastructure and other appropriate
requirements necessary to support the use of
plug-in electric drive vehicles.
``(C) Cost recovery.--Each State regulatory
authority (in the case of each electric utility for
which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each
municipal and cooperative utility may consider whether,
and to what extent, to allow cost recovery for plans
and implementation of plans.
``(D) Determination.--Not later than 3 years after
the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State
regulatory authority (with respect to each electric
utility for which the authority has ratemaking
authority), and each municipal and cooperative electric
utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall
make the determination, referred to in subsection (a)
with respect to the standard established by this
paragraph.'';
(2) in section 112(c) (16 U.S.C. 2622(c))--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Each
State'' and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Each State'';
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``In the
case'' and inserting the following:
``(2) Specific standards.--
``(A) Net metering and fossil fuel generation
efficiency.--In the case'';
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ``In the
case'' and inserting the following:
``(B) Time-based metering and communications.--In
the case'';
(D) in the fourth sentence--
(i) by striking ``In the case'' and
inserting the following:
``(C) Interconnection.--In the case''; and
(ii) by striking ``paragraph (15)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (15) of section 111(d)'';
(E) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``In the
case'' and inserting the following:
``(D) Integrated resource planning, rate design
modifications, smart grid investments, smart grid
information.--In the case''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Plug-in electric drive vehicle planning.--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
that paragraph.''; and
(3) in section 112(d) (16 U.S.C. 2622(d)), in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``(19)'' and inserting
``(20)''.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Technical Advisory Committee, shall convene a group of utility
stakeholders, charging infrastructure providers, third party
aggregators, and others, as appropriate, to discuss and
determine the potential models for the technically and
logistically challenging issues involved in using electricity
as a fuel for vehicles, including--
(A) accommodation for billing for charging a plug-
in electric drive vehicle, both at home and at publicly
available charging infrastructure;
(B) plans for anticipating vehicle to grid
applications that will allow batteries in cars as well
as banks of batteries to be used for grid storage,
ancillary services provision, and backup power;
(C) integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles
with smart grid, including protocols and standards,
necessary equipment, and information technology
systems; and
(D) any other barriers to installing sufficient and
appropriate charging infrastructure.
(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
that includes--
(A) the issues and model solutions described in
paragraph (1); and
(B) any other issues that the Task Force and
Secretary determine to be appropriate.
SEC. 302. LOAN GUARANTEES.
(a) Loan Guarantees for Advanced Battery Purchases for Use in
Stationary Applications.--Subtitle B of title I of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 137. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED BATTERY PURCHASES.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Qualified automotive battery.--The term `qualified
automotive battery' means a battery that--
``(A) has at least 4 kilowatt hours of battery
capacity; and
``(B) is designed for use in qualified plug-in
electric drive motor vehicles but is purchased for
nonautomotive applications.
``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) an original equipment manufacturer;
``(B) an electric utility;
``(C) any provider of range extension
infrastructure; or
``(D) any other qualified entity, as determined by
the Secretary.
``(b) Loan Guarantees.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall guarantee loans made
to eligible entities for the aggregate purchase of not less
than 200 qualified automotive batteries in a calendar year that
have a total minimum power rating of 1 megawatt and use
advanced battery technology.
``(2) Restriction.--As a condition of receiving a loan
guarantee under this section, an entity purchasing qualified
automotive batteries with loan funds guaranteed under this
section shall comply with the provisions of the Buy American
Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations
as are necessary to carry out this section.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000.''.
(b) Loan Guarantees for Charging Infrastructure.--Section 1705(a)
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(4) Charging infrastructure and networks of charging
infrastructure for plug-in drive electric vehicles, if the
charging infrastructure will be operational prior to December
31, 2016.''.
SEC. 303. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSING OF ADVANCED BATTERIES IN LANDFILLS.
(a) Definition of Advanced Battery.--
(1) In general.--In this section, the term ``advanced
battery'' means a battery that is a secondary (rechargeable)
electrochemical energy storage device that has enhanced energy
capacity.
(2) Exclusions.--The term ``advanced battery'' does not
include--
(A) a primary (nonrechargeable) battery; or
(B) a lead-acid battery that is used to start or
serve as the principal electrical power source for a
plug-in electric drive vehicle.
(b) Requirement.--An advanced battery from a plug-in electric drive
vehicle shall be disposed of in accordance with the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976'').
SEC. 304. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) In General.--There is established the Plug-in Electric Drive
Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on the
programs and activities under this Act.
(b) Mission.--The mission of the Committee shall be to advise the
Secretary on technical matters, including--
(1) the priorities for research and development;
(2) means of accelerating the deployment of safe,
economical, and efficient plug-in electric drive vehicles for
mass market adoption;
(3) the development and deployment of charging
infrastructure;
(4) the development of uniform codes, standards, and safety
protocols for plug-in electric drive vehicles and charging
infrastructure; and
(5) reporting on the competitiveness of the United States
in plug-in electric drive vehicle and infrastructure research,
manufacturing, and deployment.
(c) Membership.--
(1) Members.--
(A) In general.--The Committee shall consist of not
less than 12, but not more than 25, members.
(B) Representation.--The Secretary shall appoint
the members to Committee from among representatives
of--
(i) domestic industry;
(ii) institutions of higher education;
(iii) professional societies;
(iv) Federal, State, and local governmental
agencies (including the National Laboratories);
and
(v) financial, transportation, labor,
environmental, electric utility, or other
appropriate organizations or individuals with
direct experience in deploying and marketing
plug-in electric drive vehicles, as the
Secretary determines to be necessary.
(2) Terms.--
(A) In general.--The term of a Committee member
shall not be longer than 3 years.
(B) Staggered terms.--The Secretary may appoint
members to the Committee for differing term lengths to
ensure continuity in the functioning of the Committee.
(C) Reappointments.--A member of the Committee
whose term is expiring may be reappointed.
(3) Chairperson.--The Committee shall have a chairperson,
who shall be elected by and from the members.
(d) Review.--The Committee shall review and make recommendations to
the Secretary on the implementation of programs and activities under
this Act.
(e) Response.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall consider and may adopt
any recommendation of the Committee under subsection (c).
(2) Biennial report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act and every 2 years
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report describing
any new recommendations of the Committee.
(B) Contents.--The report shall include--
(i) a description of the manner in which
the Secretary has implemented or plans to
implement the recommendations of the Committee;
or
(ii) an explanation of the reason that a
recommendation of the Committee has not been
implemented.
(C) Timing.--The report described in this paragraph
shall be submitted by the Secretary at the same time
the President submits the budget proposal for the
Department of Energy to Congress.
(f) Coordination.--The Committee shall--
(1) hold joint annual meetings with the Hydrogen and Fuel
Cell Technical Advisory Committee established by section 807 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16156) to help
coordinate the work and recommendations of the Committees; and
(2) coordinate efforts, to the maximum extent practicable,
with all existing independent, departmental, and other advisory
Committees, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
(g) Support.--The Secretary shall provide to the Committee the
resources necessary to carry out this section, as determined to be
necessary by the Secretary.
SEC. 305. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall establish the Plug-in
Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force, to be chaired by the
Secretary and which shall consist of at least 1 representative from
each of--
(1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(2) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(3) the Department of Energy;
(4) the Department of Transportation;
(5) the Department of Defense;
(6) the Department of Commerce (including the National
Institute of Standards and Technology);
(7) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(8) the General Services Administration; and
(9) any other Federal agencies that the President
determines to be appropriate.
(b) Mission.--The mission of the Task Force shall be to ensure
awareness, coordination, and integration of the activities of the
Federal Government relating to plug-in electric drive vehicles,
including--
(1) plug-in electric drive vehicle research and development
(including necessary components);
(2) the development of widely accepted smart-grid standards
and protocols for charging infrastructure;
(3) the relationship of plug-in electric drive vehicle
charging practices to electric utility regulation;
(4) the relationship of plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment to system reliability and security;
(5) the general deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles in the Federal, State, and local governments and for
private use;
(6) the development of uniform codes, standards, and safety
protocols for plug-in electric drive vehicles and charging
infrastructure; and
(7) the alignment of international plug-in electric drive
vehicle standards.
(c) Activities.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the Task
Force may--
(A) organize workshops and conferences;
(B) issue publications; and
(C) create databases.
(2) Mandatory activities.--In carrying out this section,
the Task Force shall--
(A) foster the exchange of generic, nonproprietary
information and technology among industry, academia,
and the Federal Government;
(B) integrate and disseminate technical and other
information made available as a result of the programs
and activities under this Act;
(C) support education about plug-in electric drive
vehicles;
(D) monitor, analyze, and report on the effects of
plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment on the
environment and public health, including air emissions
from vehicles and electricity generating units; and
(E) review and report on--
(i) opportunities to use Federal programs
(including laws, regulations, and guidelines)
to promote the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles; and
(ii) any barriers to the deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles, including
barriers that are attributable to Federal
programs (including laws, regulations, and
guidelines).
(d) Agency Cooperation.--A Federal agency--
(1) shall cooperate with the Task Force; and
(2) provide, on request of the Task Force, appropriate
assistance in carrying out this section, in accordance with
applicable Federal laws (including regulations).
Calendar No. 623
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3495
[Report No. 111-336]
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A BILL
To promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for
other purposes.
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September 28, 2010
Reported with an amendment