BILL NUMBER: AB 2415INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ting FEBRUARY 21, 2014 An act to add Chapter 5.10 (commencing with Section 25499) to Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2415, as introduced, Ting. Energy: electric vehicle charging station: matching grants. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to administer programs to provide financial assistance to local governments undertaking energy conservation projects. This bill would require the commission to develop and administer an electric vehicle charging station matching grant program to provide financial assistance to cities, counties, and a city and county for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at public on-street parking locations. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 5.10 (commencing with Section 25499) is added to Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 5.10. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS 25499. For the purposes of this chapter, "eligible entity" means a city, county, or city and county. 25499.1. (a) The commission shall develop and administer an electric vehicle charging station matching grant program to provide matching grants to eligible entities for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at public on-street parking locations. (b) To be eligible for financial assistance, an eligible entity shall demonstrate it has allocated funds or has identified private sector funding to pay for the installation of the electric vehicle charging station.