72-1-216. Statewide electric vehicle charging network plan — Report.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 72-1-216- Construction: means the construction, reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of the highways, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and material sites. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- Highway: means any public road, street, alley, lane, court, place, viaduct, tunnel, culvert, bridge, or structure laid out or erected for public use, or dedicated or abandoned to the public, or made public in an action for the partition of real property, including the entire area within the right-of-way. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- 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
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The department, in consultation with relevant entities in the private sector, shall develop a statewide electric vehicle charging network plan. |
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To develop the statewide electric vehicle charging network plan, the department shall consult with political subdivisions and other relevant state agencies, divisions, and entities, including:
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the Department of Environmental Quality created in Section 19-1-104; |
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the Division of Facilities Construction and Management created in Section 63A-5b-301; |
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the Office of Energy Development created in Section 79-6-401; and |
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the Department of Natural Resources created in Section 79-2-201. |
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The statewide electric vehicle charging network plan shall provide implementation strategies to ensure that electric vehicle charging stations are available:
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at strategic locations as determined by the department by June 30, 2021; |
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at incremental distances no greater than every 50 miles along the state’s interstate highway system by December 31, 2025; and |
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along other major highways within the state as the department finds appropriate. |
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The department shall provide a report before November 30, 2020, to the Transportation Interim Committee to outline the statewide electric vehicle charging network plan. |
Amended by Chapter 280, 2021 General Session
