2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 7B - Transportation Electrification Program and Regional Participation in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction › § 50–741. Transportation Electrification program

§ 50–741. Transportation Electrification program.
(a) Within 180 days after October 1, 2019, the Mayor shall establish a transportation electrification program ("program") that shall require that all public buses, passenger- and light-duty vehicles associated with privately-owned fleets with a capacity of 50 or more passengers or light-duty vehicles licensed to operate in the District of Columbia, commercial motor carriers, limousine-service vehicles, and taxis certified to operate by the District to be only zero-emission vehicles in the District by year 2045.
(b) The transition to zero emission vehicles will be phased in as follows:
(1) By 2030, 50% of public buses, passenger- and light-duty vehicles associated with privately-owned fleets with a capacity of 50 or more passengers or light-duty vehicles licensed to operate by the District of Columbia, commercial motor carriers, limousine-service vehicles, and taxis certified to operate by the District of Columbia shall be low-or-zero-emission vehicles.
(2) By 2035,75% of public buses, passenger- and light-duty vehicles associated with privately-owned fleets with a capacity of 50 or more passengers or light-duty vehicles licensed to operate by the District of Columbia, commercial motor carriers, limousine-service vehicles, and taxis certified to operate by the District of Columbia shall be low-or-zero-emission vehicles.
(3) By 2040, 90% of public buses, passenger- and light-duty vehicles associated with privately-owned fleets with a capacity of 50 or more passengers or light-duty vehicles licensed to operate by the District of Columbia, commercial motor carriers, limousine-service vehicles, and taxis certified to operate by the District of Columbia shall be low-or-zero-emission vehicles.
(4) By 2045, 100% of all public buses, passenger- and light-duty vehicles associated with privately-owned fleets with a capacity of 50 or more passengers or light-duty vehicles licensed to operate by the District of Columbia, commercial motor carriers, limousine-service vehicles, and taxis certified to operate by the District of Columbia shall be zero emission vehicles.
(c)(1) The Public Service Commission may consider an application by the electric company to promote transportation electrification through utility infrastructure ownership and other programs and incentives, including if such application has been made before October 1, 2019.
(2) The Public Service Commission may approve the application if it finds that it is in the public interest, consistent with the District's public climate change commitments as determined by the Mayor, and consistent with § 34-1101.
(d)(1) The Mayor may authorize non-compliance fees to be assessed against an owner or operator for failure to meet the standards set forth in this section or rules issued pursuant to this section.
(2) Fees collected pursuant to this subsection may be used to construct and maintain electrification infrastructure.
(e)(1) By January 1, 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, each private vehicle-for-hire company shall develop a greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan. The plan shall include proposals on how to meet targets and goals for reducing emissions by:
(A) Increasing the proportion of participating drivers with zero-emission vehicles using private vehicle-for-hire companies; and
(B) Increasing the proportion of vehicle-miles completed by zero-emission vehicles relative to all vehicle-miles.
(2) By February 1, 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, each private vehicle-for-hire company shall submit the greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan required by paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Department of Energy and Environment ("DOEE") and to the chairperson of the Council committee with oversight of DOEE. Any confidential or trade secret information furnished pursuant to this paragraph shall be confidential.
(f) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement this section.
(Mar. 22, 2019, D.C. Law 22-257, § 502, 66 DCR 1344; Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-176, § 3(c), 69 DCR 009919.)
Applicability
Section 7164 of D.C. Law 23-16 repealed § 601 of D.C. Law 22-257. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-257 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-257: § 601 of D.C. Law 22-257 provided that the creation of this section by § 502 of D.C. Law 22-257 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Technical Amendment Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-506, July 25, 2022, 69 DCR 009364).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Technical Amendment Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-304, Jan. 24, 2022, 69 DCR 000625).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Technical Amendment Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-192, Nov. 1, 2021, 68 DCR 011596).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-255, see § 7164 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-255, see § 7164 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Technical Amendment Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-58, Feb. 18, 2022, 68 DCR 013211).