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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation. | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Electric Vehicle Charger Grant Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | "Electric vehicle charging system" means a device that is: | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (i) used to provide electricity to an electric vehicle; (ii) | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | designed to ensure that a safe connection has been made | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | between the electric grid and the eclectic vehicle; and (iii) | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | able to communicate with the vehicle's control system so that | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | electricity flows at an appropriate voltage and current level. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | An "electric vehicle charging system" may be wall mounted or | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | pedestal style, may provide multiple cords to connect with | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | electric vehicles, shall be certified by Underwriters | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Laboratories or have been granted an equivalent certification, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | and shall comply with the current version of Article 625 of the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | National Electrical Code. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | "Equity eligible contractor" means a business that is | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | majority-owned by eligible persons, or a nonprofit or | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | cooperative that is majority-governed by eligible persons, or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | is a natural person who is an eligible person offering | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | personal services as an independent contractor. |
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1 | "Grant funds" means any public funds dispensed by a | ||||||
2 | grantor agency to any person or entity for obligation, | ||||||
3 | expenditure, or use by that person or entity for installing, | ||||||
4 | maintaining, purchasing or repairing an electric vehicle | ||||||
5 | charging system. Neither the method by which funds are | ||||||
6 | dispensed, whether by contract, agreement, grant subsidy, | ||||||
7 | letter of credit, or any other method, nor the purpose for | ||||||
8 | which the funds are used can change the character of funds | ||||||
9 | which otherwise would be considered grant funds as defined in | ||||||
10 | this Section. | ||||||
11 | "Grantee" means the person or entity which may use grant | ||||||
12 | funds. | ||||||
13 | "Grantor agency" means a State agency that dispenses grant | ||||||
14 | funds. | ||||||
15 | "State agency" means State-supported universities and | ||||||
16 | colleges and any department, office, commission, board, or | ||||||
17 | authority within the Executive Department, other than the | ||||||
18 | Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Office of the Attorney | ||||||
19 | General, the Office of the Secretary of State, the Office of | ||||||
20 | the Comptroller, or the Office of the State Treasurer. | ||||||
21 | Section 10. Disbursement of grant funds relating to | ||||||
22 | electric vehicle chargers. Any State agency that disburses | ||||||
23 | grant funds for electric vehicle charging stations must | ||||||
24 | include provisions in the criteria for awarding grant funds | ||||||
25 | that encourage the use of equity eligible contractors by the |
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1 | grantees. These provisions to encourage the use of equity | ||||||
2 | eligible contractors shall include, but not be limited to, | ||||||
3 | additional points to those grantees who commit to exclusively | ||||||
4 | using equity eligible contractors, a portion of the grant | ||||||
5 | funds devoted exclusively for equity eligible contractors, and | ||||||
6 | inclusion of aspirational goals for all grantees to use equity | ||||||
7 | eligible contractors. | ||||||
8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
9 | becoming law. |