Title: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Act of 2019
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a rebate program to encourage investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Specifically, the bill requires the program to promote the purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle supply equipment that will be installed at a multi-family housing unit, a workplace, or a publicly accessible parking lot.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5530 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2019

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

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 
Rebate Act of 2019''.

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 program 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 private 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 requirements that will likely lead 
                to greater usage of the electric vehicle supply 
                equipment or improve the experience of users of such 
                charging equipment.
                    (C) Location requirement.--To be eligible for the 
                rebate program, the equipment described under paragraph 
                (1) shall be installed--
                            (i) in the United States;
                            (ii) on property--
                                    (I) owned by the eligible applicant 
                                under subsection (b)(1); or
                                    (II) on which the eligible 
                                applicant under subsection (b)(1) has 
                                authority to install electric vehicle 
                                supply 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 
                                minimum 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 
                                workplace or an employee of a nearby 
                                workplace.
            (3) Application.--
                    (A) In general.--An eligible applicant under 
                subsection (b)(1) may submit to the Secretary an 
                application for a rebate under the rebate program. Such 
                application shall include--
                            (i) the estimated cost of covered expenses 
                        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 amperage of 
                        such equipment, to be installed; and
                            (v) any other information determined by the 
                        Secretary to be necessary for a complete 
                        application.
                    (B) Review process.--The Secretary shall review an 
                application for a rebate under the rebate program and 
                approve an eligible applicant under subsection (b)(1) 
                to receive such rebate if--
                            (i) the application meets the requirements 
                        of the rebate program under subsection (b); and
                            (ii) the Secretary expects amounts 
                        appropriated to be available for such rebate.
                    (C) Notification to eligible applicant.--Not later 
                than one year after the date on which the eligible 
                applicant under subsection (b)(3) applies for a rebate 
                under the rebate program, the Secretary shall notify 
                the eligible applicant under subsection (b)(1) that 
                they will be awarded a rebate under the rebate program 
                following the submission of additional materials 
                required under paragraph (5).
            (4) Rebate amount.--
                    (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 current 
                        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 current 
                        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), following approval 
                of an initial application under paragraph (3), if such 
                applicant submits the materials required under 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Materials required for disbursement 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 expended 
                        on the installation of the equipment eligible 
                        under subsection (b)(2);
                            (ii) the installation cost of the equipment 
                        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;
                            (v) the technical specifications of the 
                        equipment eligible under subsection (b)(2), 
                        including the maximum power and amperage of 
                        such equipment; and
                            (vi) any other information determined by 
                        the Secretary to be necessary for a complete 
                        application.
                    (C) Agreement to maintain.--To be eligible 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 satisfactory 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 program, 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 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 specifications for the equipment eligible 
                under subsection (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 
                eligible 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 equipment.
            (7) Hydrogen fuel cell refueling infrastructure.--For the 
        purposes of this section, hydrogen refueling equipment shall be 
        eligible for a rebate 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 supply equipment, including--
                    (A) the cost of electric vehicle supply equipment 
                hardware;
                    (B) labor costs associated with the installation of 
                such hardware, 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 installation 
                of such hardware, including expenses involving 
                electrical equipment and necessary upgrades or 
                modifications to the electrical grid and associated 
                infrastructure required for the installation of such 
                hardware;
                    (D) permit costs associated with the installation 
                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 equipment capable of charging 
        more than one electric vehicle 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 2 charging equipment.--The term ``level 2 
        charging equipment'' means electric vehicle supply equipment 
        that provides an alternating current power source at a minimum 
        of 240-volts.
            (6) Networked direct current fast charging equipment.--The 
        term ``networked direct current fast charging equipment'' means 
        electric vehicle supply equipment that provides a direct 
        current power source at a minimum of 50 kilowatts and 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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