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‘‘(II) reached out to other simi-
larly situated institutions in an effort 
to benefit from any best practices that 
may be shared with respect to pro-
viding maritime educational or career 
training programs to workers eligible 
for training; and 
‘‘(ii) include a detailed description 
of— 
‘‘(I) the extent and outcome of 
the outreach conducted under clause 
(i); 
‘‘(II) the extent to which the 
project for which the grant proposal is 
submitted will contribute to meeting 
any shortcomings identified under 
clause (i)(I)(aa) or any maritime edu-
cational or career training needs iden-
tified under clause (i)(I)(bb); and 
‘‘(III) the extent to which em-
ployers, including small- and medium- 
sized firms within the community, 
have demonstrated a commitment to 
employing workers who would benefit 
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from the project for which the grant 
proposal is submitted. 
‘‘(5) CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the appro-
priation of funds, the Secretary shall award a 
grant under this subsection based on— 
‘‘(i) a determination of the merits of 
the grant proposal submitted by the eligi-
ble institution to develop, offer, or improve 
maritime educational or career training 
programs to be made available to workers; 
‘‘(ii) an evaluation of the likely em-
ployment opportunities available to workers 
who complete a maritime educational or 
career training program that the eligible 
institution proposes to develop, offer, or 
improve; 
‘‘(iii) an evaluation of prior demand 
for training programs by workers in the 
community served by the eligible institu-
tion, as well as the availability and capac-
ity of existing maritime training programs 
to meet future demand for training pro-
grams; and 
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‘‘(iv) any prior designation of an insti-
tution as a Center of Excellence for Do-
mestic Maritime Workforce Training and 
Education. 
‘‘(B) 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
grant awarded under this subsection may not 
be used to satisfy any private matching require-
ment under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(6) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not later than Decem-
ber 15 in each of the calendar years 2021 through 
2023, the Secretary shall make available on a pub-
lically available website a report and provide a brief-
ing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives— 
‘‘(A) describing each grant awarded under 
this subsection during the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) assessing the impact of each award of 
a grant under this subsection in a fiscal year 
preceding the fiscal year referred to in subpara-
graph (A) on workers receiving training; and 
‘‘(C) the performance of the grant awarded 
with respect to the indicators of performance 
under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce 
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Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)). 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $200,000,000.’’. 
DIVISION O—EFFICIENT AND EF-
FECTIVE NEPA IMPLEMENTA-
TION 
SEC. 19101. EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE NEPA IMPLEMEN-
TATION. 
(a) DEFINITION OF AGENCY.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘agency’’ means a Federal agency eligible to receive 
funds under the INVEST in America Act. 
(b) FUNDING FOR THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE 
APPLICATION OF NEPA.—For the period of fiscal years 
2023 through 2031, there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality 
$150,000,000 for allocation to agencies eligible to receive 
funds under the INVEST in America Act to provide for 
efficient and effective environmental reviews under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) in accordance with the guidelines and re-
quirements established under subsection (c)(2), to remain 
available until expended. 
(c) TASK FORCE.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chair of the Coun-
cil on Environmental Quality shall establish and ad-
minister a task force, to be known as the ‘‘Task 
Force to Revitalize NEPA Implementation’’ (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Task Force’’), the 
membership of which may— 
(A) be determined by the Chair of the 
Council on Environmental Quality; and 
(B) include detailees from other agencies 
and personnel assigned to the Council on Envi-
ronmental Quality under subchapter VI of 
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) GUIDELINES
AND
REQUIREMENTS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this division, the Task Force shall establish guide-
lines and requirements for the use of amounts allo-
cated to an agency under paragraph (3) that provide 
for more efficient and more effective environmental 
reviews under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including 
through the hiring and training of additional per-
sonnel, development of programmatic assessments or 
templates, procurement of technical or scientific 
services, development of data or technology systems, 
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stakeholder and community engagement, and the 
purchase of new equipment. 
(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—An agency seeking to 
receive amounts under this section shall submit 
to the Task Force an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Task Force shall require, which 
shall include criteria and performance measures 
for the implementation of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) that are established by the Task Force. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
AGENCIES.—The Task 
Force, working with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, shall— 
(i) identify the agencies that need ad-
ditional amounts to effectively and effi-
ciently carry out the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.); and 
(ii) determine the additional amounts 
needed by each agency identified under 
clause (i). 
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(C) ALLOCATION.—The Task Force shall 
allocate amounts made available under sub-
section (b)— 
(i) for the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this division, to 
agencies that submit an application under 
subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) for the period beginning on the 
date that is 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this division and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2026— 
(I) to agencies that submit an 
application under subparagraph (A); 
and 
(II) to agencies identified under 
subparagraph (B)(i). 
(D) TRANSFER
AND
ACCEPTANCE
OF 
FUNDS.— 
(i) TRANSFER.—The Chair of the 
Council on Environmental Quality may, to 
the extent provided in advance in appro-
priations Acts— 
(I) transfer amounts allocated to 
agencies by the Task Force under 
subparagraph (C) to the heads of 
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those agencies for use in accordance 
with the guidelines and requirements 
established by the Task Force under 
paragraph (2); and 
(II) use the amounts allocated to 
the Council on Environmental Quality 
by the Task Force under subpara-
graph (C) in accordance with the 
guidelines and requirements estab-
lished by the Task Force under para-
graph (2). 
(ii) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The 
head of an agency to which amounts are 
transferred by the Chair of the Council on 
Environmental Quality under clause (i)(I) 
shall be entitled to receive, may accept, 
and may use those amounts, in accordance 
with the guidelines and requirements es-
tablished by the Task Force under para-
graph (2). 
(4) SUPPLEMENT, NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
allocated to an agency under this section shall sup-
plement, and not supplant, amounts otherwise made 
available to the agency to carry out the National En-
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vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.). 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this division, and annually 
thereafter until amounts made available to carry out 
this section are expended, the Chair of the Council 
on Environmental Quality shall submit to Congress 
a report describing the implementation of this sec-
tion. 
(2) INCLUSION.—If the Task Force allocates 
amounts 
to 
agencies 
under 
subsection 
(c)(3)(C)(ii)(II), the Chair of the Council on Envi-
ronmental Quality shall include in the applicable re-
port under paragraph (1) a description of— 
(A) the agencies to which amounts were al-
located under that subsection; and 
(B) the amounts that were allocated to 
those agencies. 
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DIVISION P—ELECTRIC 
VEHICLES 
TITLE I—ZERO EMISSIONS VEHI-
CLE 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
BUILDOUT 
Subtitle A—Electric Vehicle 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 20101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.— 
The term ‘‘electric vehicle supply equipment’’ means 
any conductors, including ungrounded, grounded, 
and equipment grounding conductors, electric vehicle 
connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, 
devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed spe-
cifically for the purpose of delivering energy to an 
electric vehicle. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(3) UNDERSERVED OR DISADVANTAGED COM-
MUNITY.—The term ‘‘underserved or disadvantaged 
community’’ means— 
(A) a community located in a ZIP code 
that includes a census tract that is identified 
as— 
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(i) a low-income community; or 
(ii) a community of color; 
(B) a community in which climate change, 
pollution, or environmental destruction have ex-
acerbated systemic racial, regional, social, envi-
ronmental, and economic injustices by dis-
proportionately affecting indigenous peoples, 
communities of color, migrant communities, 
deindustrialized communities, depopulated rural 
communities, the poor, low-income workers, 
women, the elderly, the unhoused, people with 
disabilities, or youth; or 
(C) any other community that the Sec-
retary determines is disproportionately vulner-
able to, or bears a disproportionate burden of, 
any combination of economic, social, and envi-
ronmental stressors. 
SEC. 20102. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT RE-
BATE PROGRAM. 
(a) REBATE PROGRAM.—Not later than January 1, 
2022, the Secretary shall establish a rebate program to 
provide rebates for covered expenses associated with pub-
licly accessible electric vehicle supply equipment (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘rebate program’’). 
(b) REBATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—A rebate under the 
rebate program may be made to an individual, a 
State, local, Tribal, or Territorial government, a pri-
vate entity, a not-for-profit entity, a nonprofit entity, 
or a metropolitan planning organization. 
(2) ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall publish and maintain 
on the Department of Energy internet website 
a list of electric vehicle supply equipment that 
is eligible for the rebate program. 
(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary may, by 
regulation, add to, or otherwise revise, the list 
of electric vehicle supply equipment under sub-
paragraph (A) if the Secretary determines that 
such addition or revision will likely lead to— 
(i) greater usage of electric vehicle 
supply equipment; 
(ii) greater access to electric vehicle 
supply equipment by users; or 
(iii) an improved experience for users 
of electric vehicle supply equipment, in-
cluding accessibility in compliance with the 
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
(C) LOCATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eli-
gible for the rebate program, the electric vehicle 
supply equipment described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be installed— 
(i) in the United States; 
(ii) on property— 
(I) owned by the eligible entity 
under paragraph (1); or 
(II) on which the eligible entity 
under paragraph (1) has authority to 
install electric vehicle supply equip-
ment; and 
(iii) at a location that is— 
(I) a multi-unit housing struc-
ture; 
(II) a workplace; 
(III) a commercial location; or 
(IV) open to the public for a 
minimum of 12 hours per day; 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity under 
paragraph (1) may submit to the Secretary an 
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application for a rebate under the rebate pro-
gram. Such application shall include— 
(i) the estimated cost of covered ex-
penses to be expended on the electric vehi-
cle supply equipment that is eligible under 
paragraph (2); 
(ii) the estimated installation cost of 
the electric vehicle supply equipment that 
is eligible under paragraph (2); 
(iii) the global positioning system lo-
cation, including the integer number of de-
grees, minutes, and seconds, where such 
electric vehicle supply equipment is to be 
installed, and identification of whether 
such location is— 
(I) a multi-unit housing struc-
ture; 
(II) a workplace; 
(III) a commercial location; or 
(IV) open to the public for a 
minimum of 12 hours per day; 
(iv) the technical specifications of 
such electric vehicle supply equipment, in-
cluding the maximum power voltage and 
amperage of such equipment; 
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(v) an identification of any existing 
electric vehicle supply equipment that— 
(I) is available to the public for a 
minimum of 12 hours per day; and 
(II) is not further than 50 miles 
from the global positioning system lo-
cation identified under clause (iii); 
and 
(vi) any other information determined 
by the Secretary to be necessary for a com-
plete application. 
(B) REVIEW
PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall review an application for a rebate under 
the rebate program and approve an eligible en-
tity under paragraph (1) to receive such rebate 
if the application meets the requirements of the 
rebate program under this subsection. 
(C) NOTIFICATION TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
the eligible entity under paragraph (1) applies 
for a rebate under the rebate program, the Sec-
retary shall notify the eligible entity whether 
the eligible entity will be awarded a rebate 
under the rebate program following the submis-
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sion of additional materials required under 
paragraph (5). 
(4) REBATE AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amount of a rebate made 
under the rebate program for each charging 
unit shall be the lesser of— 
(i) 75 percent of the applicable cov-
ered expenses; 
(ii) $2,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
non-networked level 2 charging equipment; 
(iii) $4,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
networked level 2 charging equipment; or 
(iv) $100,000 for covered expenses as-
sociated with the purchase and installation 
of networked direct current fast charging 
equipment. 
(B) REBATE AMOUNT FOR REPLACEMENT 
EQUIPMENT.—A rebate made under the rebate 
program for replacement of pre-existing electric 
vehicle supply equipment at a single location 
shall be the lesser of— 
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(i) 75 percent of the applicable cov-
ered expenses; 
(ii) $1,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
non-networked level 2 charging equipment; 
(iii) $2,000 for covered expenses asso-
ciated with the purchase and installation of 
networked level 2 charging equipment; or 
(iv) $25,000 for covered expenses as-
sociated with the purchase and installation 
of networked direct current fast charging 
equipment. 
(5) DISBURSEMENT OF REBATE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
disburse a rebate under the rebate program to 
an eligible entity under paragraph (1), following 
approval of an application under paragraph (3), 
if such entity submits the materials required 
under subparagraph (B). 
(B) MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR DISBURSE-
MENT OF REBATE.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the eligible entity under 
paragraph (1) receives notice under paragraph 
(3)(C) that the eligible entity has been ap-
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proved for a rebate, such eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary the following— 
(i) a record of payment for covered 
expenses expended on the installation of 
the electric vehicle supply equipment that 
is eligible under paragraph (2); 
(ii) a record of payment for the elec-
tric vehicle supply equipment that is eligi-
ble under paragraph (2); 
(iii) the global positioning system lo-
cation of where such electric vehicle supply 
equipment was installed and identification 
of whether such location is— 
(I) a multi-unit housing struc-
ture; 
(II) a workplace; 
(III) a commercial location; or 
(IV) open to the public for a 
minimum of 12 hours per day; 
(iv) the technical specifications of the 
electric vehicle supply equipment that is el-
igible under paragraph (2), including the 
maximum power voltage and amperage of 
such equipment; and 
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(v) any other information determined 
by the Secretary to be necessary. 
(C) AGREEMENT TO MAINTAIN.—To be eli-
gible for a rebate under the rebate program, an 
eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall enter 
into an agreement with the Secretary to main-
tain the electric vehicle supply equipment that 
is eligible under paragraph (2) in a satisfactory 
manner for not less than 5 years after the date 
on which the eligible entity under paragraph (1) 
receives the rebate under the rebate program. 
(D) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall not 
disburse a rebate under the rebate program if 
materials submitted under subparagraph (B) do 
not meet the same global positioning system lo-
cation and technical specifications for the elec-
tric vehicle supply equipment that is eligible 
under paragraph (2) provided in an application 
under paragraph (3). 
(6) MULTI-PORT CHARGERS.—An eligible entity 
under paragraph (1) shall be awarded a rebate 
under the rebate program for covered expenses relat-
ing to the purchase and installation of a multi-port 
charger based on the number of publicly accessible 
charging ports, with each subsequent port after the 
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first port being eligible for 50 percent of the full re-
bate amount. 
(7) 
NETWORKED
DIRECT
CURRENT
FAST 
CHARGING.—Of amounts appropriated to carry out 
the rebate program, not more than 40 percent may 
be used for rebates of networked direct current fast 
charging equipment. 
(8) HYDROGEN FUEL CELL REFUELING INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—Hydrogen refueling equipment shall 
be eligible for a rebate under the rebate program as 
though it were networked direct current fast charg-
ing equipment. All requirements related to public ac-
cessibility of installed locations shall apply. 
(9) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
first date on which the Secretary awards a rebate 
under the rebate program, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a re-
port of the number of rebates awarded for electric 
vehicle supply equipment and hydrogen fuel cell re-
fueling equipment in each of the location categories 
described in paragraph (2)(C)(iii). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) COVERED EXPENSES.—The term ‘‘covered 
expenses’’ means an expense that is associated with 
the purchase and installation of electric vehicle sup-
ply equipment, including— 
(A) the cost of electric vehicle supply 
equipment; 
(B) labor costs associated with the installa-
tion of such electric vehicle supply equipment, 
only if wages for such labor are paid at rates 
not less than those prevailing on similar labor 
in the locality of installation, as determined by 
the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’’); 
(C) material costs associated with the in-
stallation of such electric vehicle supply equip-
ment, including expenses involving electrical 
equipment and necessary upgrades or modifica-
tions to the electrical grid and associated infra-
structure required for the installation of such 
electric vehicle supply equipment; 
(D) permit costs associated with the instal-
lation of such electric vehicle supply equipment; 
and 
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(E) the cost of an on-site energy storage 
system. 
(2) ELECTRIC
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘electric 
vehicle’’ means a vehicle that derives all or part of 
its power from electricity. 
(3) MULTI-PORT CHARGER.—The term ‘‘multi- 
port charger’’ means electric vehicle supply equip-
ment capable of charging more than one electric ve-
hicle. 
(4) LEVEL
CHARGING
EQUIPMENT.—The 
term ‘‘level 2 charging equipment’’ means electric 
vehicle supply equipment that provides an alter-
nating current power source at a minimum of 208 
volts. 
(5) 
NETWORKED
DIRECT
CURRENT
FAST 
CHARGING EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘networked di-
rect current fast charging equipment’’ means electric 
vehicle supply equipment that provides a direct cur-
rent power source at a minimum of 50 kilowatts and 
is enabled to connect to a network to facilitate data 
collection and access. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
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SEC. 20103. MODEL BUILDING CODE FOR ELECTRIC VEHI-
CLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review proposed or 
final model building codes for— 
(1) integrating electric vehicle supply equipment 
into residential and commercial buildings that in-
clude space for individual vehicle or fleet vehicle 
parking; and 
(2) integrating onsite renewable power equip-
ment and electric storage equipment (including elec-
tric vehicle batteries to be used for electric storage) 
into residential and commercial buildings. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to stakeholders representing 
the building construction industry, manufacturers of elec-
tric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment, State 
and local governments, and any other persons with rel-
evant expertise or interests to facilitate understanding of 
the model code and best practices for adoption by jurisdic-
tions. 
SEC. 20104. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT CO-
ORDINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability (including the Smart Grid 
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Task Force), shall convene a group to assess progress in 
the development of standards necessary to— 
(1) support the expanded deployment of electric 
vehicle supply equipment; 
(2) develop an electric vehicle charging network 
to provide reliable charging for electric vehicles na-
tionwide, taking into consideration range anxiety 
and the location of charging infrastructure to ensure 
an electric vehicle can travel throughout the United 
States without losing a charge; and 
(3) ensure the development of such network will 
not compromise the stability and reliability of the 
electric grid. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
provide to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report con-
taining the results of the assessment carried out under 
subsection (a) and recommendations to overcome any bar-
riers to standards development or adoption identified by 
the group convened under such subsection. 
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SEC. 20105. STATE CONSIDERATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
CHARGING. 
(a) CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION RESPECT-
ING CERTAIN RATEMAKING STANDARDS.—Section 111(d) 
of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(20) ELECTRIC
VEHICLE
CHARGING
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall con-
sider measures to promote greater electrifica-
tion of the transportation sector, including— 
‘‘(i) authorizing measures to stimulate 
investment in and deployment of electric 
vehicle supply equipment and to foster the 
market for electric vehicle charging; 
‘‘(ii) authorizing each electric utility 
of the State to recover from ratepayers any 
capital, operating expenditure, or other 
costs of the electric utility relating to load 
management, programs, or investments as-
sociated with the integration of electric ve-
hicle supply equipment into the grid; and 
‘‘(iii) allowing a person or agency that 
owns and operates an electric vehicle 
charging facility for the sole purpose of re-
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charging an electric vehicle battery to be 
excluded from regulation as an electric 
utility pursuant to section 3(4) when mak-
ing electricity sales from the use of the 
electric vehicle charging facility, if such 
sales are the only sales of electricity made 
by the person or agency. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘electric vehicle supply 
equipment’ 
means 
conductors, 
including 
ungrounded, grounded, and equipment ground-
ing conductors, electric vehicle connectors, at-
tachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, 
power outlets, or apparatuses installed specifi-
cally for the purpose of delivering energy to an 
electric vehicle.’’. 
(b) OBLIGATIONS TO CONSIDER AND DETERMINE.— 
(1) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory 
authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
which it has ratemaking authority) and each non-
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regulated electric utility shall commence the consid-
eration referred to in section 111, or set a hearing 
date for consideration, with respect to the standards 
established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph, each State regu-
latory authority (with respect to each electric utility 
for which it has ratemaking authority), and each 
nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the con-
sideration, and shall make the determination, re-
ferred to in section 111 with respect to each stand-
ard established by paragraph (20) of section 
111(d).’’. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of 
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘In the case of the standard es-
tablished 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 ref-
erence to the date of enactment of that paragraph.’’. 
(3) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112 of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2622) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(g) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Subsections (b) and 
(c) of this section shall not apply to the standard estab-
lished by paragraph (20) of section 111(d) in the case of 
any electric utility in a State if, before the enactment of 
this subsection— 
‘‘(1) the State has implemented for such utility 
the standard concerned (or a comparable standard); 
‘‘(2) the State regulatory authority for such 
State or relevant nonregulated electric utility has 
conducted a proceeding to consider implementation 
of the standard concerned (or a comparable stand-
ard) for such utility; 
‘‘(3) the State legislature has voted on the im-
plementation of such standard (or a comparable 
standard) for such utility; or 
‘‘(4) the State has taken action to implement 
incentives or other steps to strongly encourage the 
deployment of electric vehicles.’’. 
(4) PRIOR AND PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Sec-
tion 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case 
of the standard established by paragraph (20) of 
section 111(d), the reference contained in this sec-
tion to the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
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be deemed to be a reference to the date of enact-
ment of such paragraph (20).’’. 
SEC. 20106. STATE ENERGY PLANS. 
(a) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section 
362(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6322(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (18); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(17) a State energy transportation plan devel-
oped in accordance with section 367; and’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.— 
For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(2) 
STATE
ENERGY
TRANSPORTATION 
PLANS.—In addition to the amounts authorized 
under paragraph (1), for the purpose of carrying out 
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section 367, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.’’. 
(c) STATE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title III of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 367. STATE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide fi-
nancial assistance to a State to develop a State energy 
transportation plan, for inclusion in a State energy con-
servation plan under section 362(d), to promote the elec-
trification of the transportation system, reduced consump-
tion of fossil fuels, and improved air quality. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT.—A State developing a State en-
ergy transportation plan under this section shall carry out 
this activity through the State energy office that is respon-
sible for developing the State energy conservation plan 
under section 362. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—A State developing a State energy 
transportation plan under this section shall include in such 
plan a plan to— 
‘‘(1) deploy a network of electric vehicle supply 
equipment to ensure access to electricity for electric 
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vehicles, including commercial vehicles, to an extent 
that such electric vehicles can travel throughout the 
State without running out of a charge; and 
‘‘(2) promote modernization of the electric grid, 
including through the use of renewable energy 
sources to power the electric grid, to accommodate 
demand for power to operate electric vehicle supply 
equipment and to utilize energy storage capacity 
provided by electric vehicles, including commercial 
vehicles. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—In developing a State energy 
transportation plan under this section, a State shall co-
ordinate, as appropriate, with— 
‘‘(1) State regulatory authorities (as defined in 
section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602)); 
‘‘(2) electric utilities; 
‘‘(3) regional transmission organizations or 
independent system operators; 
‘‘(4) private entities that provide electric vehicle 
charging services; 
‘‘(5) State transportation agencies, metropoli-
tan planning organizations, and local governments; 
‘‘(6) electric vehicle manufacturers; 
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tive department, military department, Govern-
ment corporation, independent establishment, 
or executive agency, the United States Postal 
Service, the courts of the United States, or the 
Executive Office of the President. Such term 
does not include— 
‘‘(i) motor vehicles held for lease or 
rental to the general public; 
‘‘(ii) motor vehicles used for motor ve-
hicle manufacturer product evaluations or 
tests; 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement vehicles; 
‘‘(iv) emergency vehicles; or 
‘‘(v) motor vehicles acquired and used 
for military purposes that the Secretary of 
Defense has certified to the Secretary must 
be exempt for national security reasons. 
‘‘(B) FLEET.—The term ‘fleet’ means— 
‘‘(i) 20 or more light-duty vehicles, lo-
cated in a metropolitan statistical area or 
consolidated metropolitan statistical area, 
as established by the Bureau of the Cen-
sus, with a 1980 population of more than 
250,000; or 
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