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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1742 

To establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in electric drive vehicles 

in multiple regions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2009 

Ms. ESHOO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined 

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 

within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in 

electric drive vehicles in multiple regions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. LARGE-SCALE VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION 

4 PROGRAM. 

5 (a) DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of En6 ergy shall establish a program to deploy and integrate 

7 plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions. In car8 rying out the program, the Secretary may provide finan9 cial assistance described under subsection (d), consistent 


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1 with the goals under subsection (b). The Secretary shall 

2 select regions based upon applications for assistance re3 ceived pursuant to subsection (c). 

4 (b) GOALS.—The goals of the program established 

5 pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 

6 (1) to demonstrate the viability of a vehicle7 based transportation system that is not overly de8 pendent on petroleum as a fuel and contributes to 

9 lower carbon emissions than a system based on con10 ventional vehicles; 

11 (2) to facilitate the integration of advanced ve12 hicle technologies into electricity distribution areas 

13 to improve system performance and reliability; 

14 (3) to demonstrate the potential benefits of co15 ordinated investments in vehicle electrification on 

16 personal mobility and a regional grid; 

17 (4) to demonstrate protocols and standards that 

18 facilitate vehicle integration into the grid; and 

19 (5) to investigate differences in each region and 

20 regulatory environment regarding best practices in 

21 implementing vehicle electrification. 

22 (c) APPLICATIONS.—Any State or local government 

23 (or group of State or local governments) may apply to the 

24 Secretary of Energy for financial assistance in furthering 

25 the regional deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles. 


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1 Such applications may be jointly sponsored by electric util2 ities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, car 

3 sharing companies or organizations, or other persons or 

4 entities. 

5 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Pursuant to applications re6 ceived under subsection (c), the Secretary may make fi7 nancial assistance available to any applicant or joint spon8 sor of the application to be used for any of the following: 

9 (1) Assisting persons located in the regional de10 ployment area, including fleet owners, in the pur11 chase of new plug-in electric drive vehicles by offset12 ting in whole or in part the incremental cost of such 

13 vehicles above the cost of comparable conventionally 

14 fueled vehicles. 

15 (2) Supporting the use of plug-in electric drive 

16 vehicles by funding projects for the deployment of 

17 any of the following: 

18 (A) Electrical charging stations for plug-in 

19 electric drive vehicles, including battery ex20 change, fast charging infrastructure, and other 

21 services, in public or private locations, including 

22 street parking, parking garages, parking lots, 

23 homes, gas stations, and highway rest stops. 


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1 (B) Smart grid equipment and infrastruc2 ture to facilitate the charging and integration of 

3 plug-in electric drive vehicles. 

4 (3) Such other projects as the Secretary deter5 mines appropriate to support the large-scale deploy6 ment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in regional de7 ployment areas. 

8 (e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

9 determine design elements and requirements of the pro10 gram established pursuant to subsection (a), including— 

11 (1) the type of financial mechanism with which 

12 to provide financial assistance; 

13 (2) criteria for evaluating applications sub14 mitted under subsection (c), including the antici15 pated ability to promote deployment and market 

16 penetration of vehicles that are less dependent on 

17 petroleum as fuel source; and 

18 (3) reporting requirements for entities that re19 ceive financial assistance under this section, includ20 ing a comprehensive set of performance data charac21 terizing the results of the deployment program. 

22 (f) INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Secretary 

23 shall, as part of the program established pursuant to sub24 section (a), collect and make available to the public infor25 mation regarding the cost, performance, and other techVerDate Nov 24 2008 06:46 Mar 27, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1742.IH H1742

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1 nical data regarding the deployment and integration of 

2 plug-in electric drive vehicles. 

3 (g) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap4 propriated to carry out this section, such sums as may 

5 be necessary. 

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