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Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-18-1806- Initiative: means the strategic planning and development initiative to guide the transition to an electrified and intelligent transportation system in this state. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
- Research center: means the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center at Utah State University. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Steering committee: means the Electrification of Transportation Infrastructure Steering Committee created in Section 53B-18-1803. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
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The research center shall develop and define an action plan for the electrification of transportation infrastructure in this state. |
| (b) |
The research center shall provide a report of the action plan that includes:
| (i) |
a description of the ideal electrified transportation system and incremental steps to implement the action plan over 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year time horizons, including a description of a transportation system that:
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provides intelligent coordination for vehicular traffic and charging individually and collectively into a dynamically communicative transportation system that links to and coordinates with the electric grid; |
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integrates across and supports all modes of transportation and vehicle classes in complementary ways; |
| (C) |
integrates with hydrogen and renewable natural gas generation, storage, grid support, and fuel cell vehicles in complementary ways; and |
| (D) |
provides improved air quality, reduced cost to move people and goods, and new jobs and economic growth in the state; |
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| (ii) |
strategic objectives in each element of the action plan above that are necessary to realize the action plan; |
| (iii) |
an initial description of changes needed to realize the action plan in each of the following sectors across the ecosystem:
| (A) |
electrical power generation, distribution, and utility-scale energy storage infrastructure and capacity, including reliability, cost, and availability standards; |
| (B) |
interconnected smart charging infrastructure, intelligent transportation systems, control systems, and communications systems to facilitate the transition to electrified transportation; |
| (C) |
private surface transportation, including passenger vehicles, freight trucks, and freight trains; |
| (D) |
public surface transportation, including passenger vehicles, buses, and trains; |
| (E) |
air transportation, including private commercial aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems; |
| (F) |
vehicles that operate off-highway, including construction, mining, and agriculture; |
| (G) |
charging technology, solutions, and systems, including charging stations and shared use of infrastructure across modes of transportation and vehicle classes; |
| (H) |
workforce, including analysis of the capacity and types of education, vocations, trades, and certifications necessary in each relevant sector to develop the local workforce needed to accomplish the vision; and |
| (I) |
any other sector that the steering committee determines is substantially necessary to fulfilling the stated mission; |
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| (iv) |
identification of key gaps in the ecosystem from the sectors and industries described in this Subsection (1)(b) that serve as priorities for near term innovation and investment; |
| (v) |
evaluation of risk and vulnerability of relevant supply chains, including natural resources to ensure stability and availability; and |
| (vi) |
an accounting of funds appropriated to or received by the research center, and any expenditure of those funds. |
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| (c) |
Before August 1, 2024, the research center shall report on the action plan described in this Subsection (1) to the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature. |
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