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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5530 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a rebate program to promote 
the purchase and installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle supply 
equipment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. TONKO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a rebate 
program to promote the purchase and installation of 
publicly accessible electric vehicle supply equipment, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Electric Vehicle Infra-
structure Rebate Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT REBATE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REBATE PROGRAM.—Not later than January 1, 
2021, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a rebate pro-
gram to promote the purchase and installation of publicly 
accessible electric vehicle supply equipment (in this Act 
referred to as the ‘‘rebate program’’). 
(b) REBATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS.—A rebate under 
the rebate program may be made to a individual, 
State, local, Tribal, or Territorial government, a pri-
vate 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) UPDATE.—The Secretary may publish 
a notice of proposed rulemaking to determine 
additional hardware or software equipment re-
quirements that will likely lead to greater usage 
of the electric vehicle supply equipment or im-
prove the experience of users of such charging 
equipment. 
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(C) LOCATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eli-
gible for the rebate program, the equipment de-
scribed under paragraph (1) shall be installed— 
(i) in the United States; 
(ii) on property— 
(I) owned by the eligible appli-
cant under subsection (b)(1); or 
(II) on which the eligible appli-
cant under subsection (b)(1) has au-
thority to install electric vehicle sup-
ply equipment; and 
(iii) at a parking lot or facility having 
a minimum of 10 parking spaces and is— 
(I) open to the public for a min-
imum of 12 hours per day, five days 
per week; 
(II) associated with a multi-unit 
housing structure with five or more 
housing units; and 
(III) associated with a workplace 
available to an employee of the work-
place or an employee of a nearby 
workplace. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible applicant 
under subsection (b)(1) may submit to the Sec-
retary an application for a rebate under the re-
bate program. Such application shall include— 
(i) the estimated cost of covered ex-
penses to be expended on the installation 
of the equipment eligible under subsection 
(b)(2); 
(ii) the estimated installation cost of 
the equipment eligible under subsection 
(b)(2); 
(iii) the global positioning system 
(GPS) location of the equipment eligible 
under subsection (b)(2) and identification 
of whether such location is a— 
(I) multi-unit housing structure; 
(II) workplace; or 
(III) publicly accessible parking 
lot or facility; 
(iv) the technical specifications of the 
equipment eligible under subsection (b)(2), 
including the maximum power and amper-
age of such equipment, to be installed; and 
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(v) 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 ap-
plicant under subsection (b)(1) to receive such 
rebate if— 
(i) the application meets the require-
ments of the rebate program under sub-
section (b); and 
(ii) the Secretary expects amounts ap-
propriated to be available for such rebate. 
(C) NOTIFICATION
TO
ELIGIBLE
APPLI-
CANT.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which the eligible applicant under subsection 
(b)(3) applies for a rebate under the rebate pro-
gram, the Secretary shall notify the eligible ap-
plicant under subsection (b)(1) that they will be 
awarded a rebate under the rebate program fol-
lowing the submission of additional materials 
required under paragraph (5). 
(4) REBATE AMOUNT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amount awarded under 
the rebate program shall be the lesser of— 
(i) 75 percent of covered expenses; 
(ii) $2,000 for non-networked level 2 
charging equipment; 
(iii) $4,000 for networked level 2 
charging equipment; or 
(iv) $75,000 for networked direct cur-
rent fast charging equipment. 
(B) REBATE AMOUNT FOR REPLACEMENT 
EQUIPMENT.—The amount awarded under the 
rebate program for replacement electric vehicle 
supply equipment shall be the lesser of— 
(i) 75 percent of covered expenses; 
(ii) $1,000 for non-networked level 2 
charging equipment; 
(iii) $2,000 for networked level 2 
charging equipment; or 
(iv) $25,000 for networked direct cur-
rent fast charging equipment. 
(5) DISBURSEMENT OF REBATE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
disburse a rebate under the rebate program to 
an eligible applicant under subsection (b)(1), 
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following approval of an initial application 
under paragraph (3), if such applicant 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 applicant 
under subsection (b)(1) receives notice that 
they have been approved for a rebate under the 
rebate program, such applicant shall submit to 
the Secretary the following— 
(i) the cost of covered expenses ex-
pended on the installation of the equip-
ment eligible under subsection (b)(2); 
(ii) the installation cost of the equip-
ment eligible under subsection (b)(2); 
(iii) a record of payment for the 
equipment eligible under subsection (b)(2); 
(iv) the global positioning system 
(GPS) location of the equipment eligible 
under subsection (b)(2) and identification 
of whether such location is a— 
(I) multi-unit housing structure; 
(II) workplace; or 
(III) publicly accessible parking 
lot or facility; 
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(v) the technical specifications of the 
equipment eligible under subsection (b)(2), 
including the maximum power and amper-
age of such equipment; and 
(vi) any other information determined 
by the Secretary to be necessary for a com-
plete application. 
(C) AGREEMENT TO MAINTAIN.—To be eli-
gible for a rebate under the rebate program, an 
eligible applicant under subsection (b)(1) shall 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary to 
maintain the eligible equipment in a satisfac-
tory manner for not less than five years after 
the date on which the eligible applicant under 
subsection (b)(1) receives the rebate under the 
rebate program. 
(D) AGREEMENT TO REPORT ON USAGE.— 
To be eligible for a rebate under the rebate pro-
gram, an eligible applicant under subsection 
(b)(1) shall enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary to submit, not later than one year 
after the date the applicant is awarded a rebate 
and annually thereafter for the following two 
years, a report on the aggregated data on usage 
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of relevant networked electric vehicle supply 
equipment. 
(E) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall not 
disburse a rebate under the rebate program if 
materials submitted under paragraph (5) do not 
meet the same GPS location and technical spec-
ifications for the equipment eligible under sub-
section (b)(2) provided in an application under 
paragraph (3). 
(6) EXCEPTIONS TO REBATE PROGRAM.— 
(A) MULTI-PORT CHARGERS.—An eligible 
applicant under subsection (b)(1) shall be 
awarded a rebate under the rebate program for 
a multi-port charger based on the number of 
publicly accessible charging ports, with each 
subsequent port after the first port, being eligi-
ble for 50 percent of the full rebate amount. 
(B) NETWORKED DIRECT CURRENT FAST 
CHARGING.—Of amounts appropriated to carry 
out the rebate program under this section, not 
more than 25 percent may be used for rebates 
of networked direct current fast charging equip-
ment. 
(7) HYDROGEN FUEL CELL REFUELING INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—For the purposes of this section, hy-
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drogen refueling equipment shall be eligible for a re-
bate as though it were a networked direct current 
fast charging equipment. All requirements related to 
public accessibility of installed locations shall apply. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(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 hardware; 
(B) labor costs associated with the installa-
tion of such hardware, only if wages for such 
labor are paid at rates not less than those pre-
vailing on similar labor in the locality of instal-
lation, 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 hardware, including expenses 
involving electrical equipment and necessary up-
grades or modifications to the electrical grid 
and associated infrastructure required for the 
installation of such hardware; 
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(D) permit costs associated with the instal-
lation of such hardware; and 
(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 simultaneously. 
(4) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.— 
The term ‘‘electric vehicle supply equipment’’ means 
a charger connected to the electric grid that supplies 
electricity to an electric vehicle. 
(5) 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 240- 
volts. 
(6) 
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 
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is enabled to connect to a network to facilitate data 
collection and access. 
(7) NETWORKED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING 
STATION.—The term ‘‘networked electric vehicle 
charging station’’ means a charging station that 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 Act 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
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