(1) Interagency electric vehicle coordinating council responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- (a) Development of a statewide transportation electrification strategy to ensure market and infrastructure readiness for all new vehicle sales;
- (b) Identification of all electric vehicle infrastructure grant-related funding to include existing and future opportunities, including state, federal, and other funds, and also nongrant-related funding, including revenues generated by an electric utility from credits under the clean fuels program for transportation electrification programs or projects pursuant to RCW 70A.535.080(2);
- (c) Coordination of grant funding criteria across agency grant programs to most efficiently distribute state and federal electric vehicle-related funding in a manner that is most beneficial to the state, advances best practices, and recommends additional criteria that could be useful in advancing transportation electrification;
(d) Development of a robust public and private outreach plan that includes engaging with:
- (i) Community organizers and the environmental justice council to develop community-driven programs to address zero emissions transportation needs and priorities in overburdened communities; and
- (ii) Local governments to explore procurement opportunities and work with local government and community programs to support electrification;
- (e) Creation of an industry electric vehicle advisory committee; and
- (f) Ensuring the statewide transportation electrification strategy, grant distribution, programs, and activities associated with advancing transportation electrification benefit vulnerable and overburdened communities.
- (2) The council shall provide an annual report to the appropriate committees of the legislature summarizing electric vehicle implementation progress, gaps, and resource needs.
[ 2023 c 431 s 13; 2022 c 182 s 429.]
Notes:
Intent—2023 c 431: See note following RCW 46.17.015.
Intent—Effective date—2022 c 182: See notes following RCW 70A.65.240.