Transportation & the Environment Public Hearing

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & THE ENVIRONMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES ALLEN, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & THE ENVIRONMENT ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B25-0106, THE “COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS, READINESS, AND SUSTAINABILITY AMENDMENT ACT OF 2023” Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Virtual Hearing via Zoom To Watch Live: https://dccouncil.us/council-videos/ http://video.oct.dc.gov/DCC/jw.html https://www.facebook.com/CMcharlesallen/ On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, will convene a public hearing to consider B25-0106, the “Comprehensive Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Access, Readiness, and Sustainability Amendment Act of 2023.” The hearing will be conducted virtually via the Zoom platform from 2:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Witnesses as this hearing will be limited to government witnesses. Public witnesses are invited to provide testimony at a hearing on July 10, 2023. Please see the hearing notice for that hearing for instructions on how to sign up to testify and submit written testimony. The stated purpose of B25-0106, the “Comprehensive Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Access, Readiness, and Sustainability Amendment Act of 2023”, is to expand the District’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station Pilot Program to allow the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) to use federal infrastructure dollars to deploy electric vehicle (“EV”) charging stations in areas lacking EV infrastructure, beginning in 2024, and to require DDOT to create an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment and Management Plan in 2024 to aid in assessing the electric grid’s readiness and resiliency for EV charging. Among other provisions, the bill would also expand requirements for new construction of parking lots to include EV charging stations, or to include infrastructure that is “EV-charging ready.” In addition, the bill clarifies the rights and obligations of condominium and homeowners associations, landlords, condominium and home owners, and renters as it relates to installing EV charging infrastructure. 1