Title: EV MAP Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act or the EV MAP Act
This bill creates a grant program to assist local governments, electric cooperatives, and other entities identify where electric vehicle charging stations will be needed to meet the current and future needs of electric vehicle drivers.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8807 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8807

  To establish a grant program to map optimal locations for electric 
 vehicle charging stations and the derived demand for electricity, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 24, 2020

 Mr. O'Halleran (for himself and Mr. Burgess) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a grant program to map optimal locations for electric 
 vehicle charging stations and the derived demand for electricity, 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 Mobility Area 
Planning Act'' or the ``EV MAP Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a college or university;
                    (B) a nonprofit entity;
                    (C) an electric cooperative;
                    (D) a political subdivision of a State, including a 
                municipally owned electric utility and an agency, 
                authority, corporation, or instrumentality of a State;
                    (E) a tribally owned electric utility, an agency, 
                authority, corporation, or instrumentality of an Indian 
                Tribe;
                    (F) an investor-owned electric utility; or
                    (G) a private entity.
            (2) Electric vehicle.--The term ``electric vehicle'' means 
        a vehicle that is powered primarily by an electric motor 
        drawing current from rechargeable batteries, including battery 
        electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
            (3) Electric vehicle charging station.--The term ``electric 
        vehicle charging station'' means vehicle supply equipment that 
        provides electric current to recharge electric vehicles, 
        including AC or DC charging capabilities, at a location that 
        is--
                    (A) a multiunit housing structure;
                    (B) a workplace;
                    (C) a commercial location; or
                    (D) open to the public for a minimum of 12 hours 
                per day.
            (4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.

SEC. 3. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION MAPPING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to 
provide grants to eligible entities and partnerships of eligible 
entities to carry out activities described in subsection (c) in order 
to determine where electric vehicle charging stations will be needed to 
meet the current and future needs of electric vehicle drivers in the 5-
year period following receipt of the grant, and to help guide future 
investments for electric vehicle charging stations.
    (b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under the 
program established under subsection (a), an eligible entity, or 
partnership of eligible entities, shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Use of Grant.--An eligible entity, or partnership of eligible 
entities, may use a grant received under subsection (a), with respect 
to an area in the United States specified by the eligible entity or 
partnership of eligible entities, to--
            (1) evaluate locations of current electric vehicle owners, 
        and potential locations of electric vehicle owners during the 
        5-year period following receipt of the grant, in the specified 
        area, based on data such as regional commute and travel 
        patterns;
            (2) evaluate estimated current commute and travel patterns, 
        and commute and travel patterns during the 5-year period 
        following receipt of the grant, of electric vehicles in the 
        specified area;
            (3) estimate the current electricity usage, and the 
        electricity usage during the 5-year period following receipt of 
        the grant, required to serve electric vehicle charging stations 
        in the specified area;
            (4) develop a map identifying concentrations of electric 
        vehicle charging stations to meet the needs of current and 
        future electric vehicle drivers in the specified area, based on 
        data such as regional commute and travel patterns;
            (5) estimate the future need for electric vehicle charging 
        stations in the specified area to support the adoption and use 
        of electric vehicles in shared mobility solutions, such as 
        micro-transit and transportation network companies; or
            (6) develop a tool to allow a city, county, or other local 
        agency to compare and evaluate different adoption and use 
        scenarios for electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging 
        stations, with the ability to adjust factors to account for 
        locally and regionally specific characteristics.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.
    (b) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 percent of the amount 
appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year shall be used 
for administrative expenses.
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