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Chief Patron: Perry
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Rural Localities

Item 110 #1s

Item 110 #1s

First Year - FY2025 Second Year - FY2026
Commerce and Trade
Department of Energy FY2025 $0 FY2026 $10,000,000 GF

Language
Page 123, line 49, strike "$5,866,474" and insert "$15,866,474".

Page 123, after line 48, insert:

"F. Included in the amounts appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to establish a grant program to expand Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure in rural and underserved localities in the Commonwealth. The program may provide grants for development of charging stations at locations on any public road or in other public accessible locations, such as parking facilities at public buildings, public schools, and public parks, or in publicly accessible parking facilities owned or managed by a private entity. In providing grants under this paragraph, the Department shall give priority to projects that expand access to electric vehicle charging infrastructure in rural areas; low - and moderate-income neighborhoods; and communities with a low ratio of private parking spaces to households or a high ratio of multi-unit dwellings to single family homes, as determined by the Department."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $10.0 million GF the second year to expand Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure in rural and underserved localities in the Commonwealth.)