Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB924 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/15/2022

                             
 
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SENATE BILL 924 
M5, M3   	2lr3194 
    	CF HB 507 
By: Senator Patterson 
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022 
Assigned to: Rules 
 
A BILL ENTITLED 
 
AN ACT concerning 1 
 
Environment – Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure – Environmental 2 
Justice Considerations 3 
 
FOR the purpose of requiring certain units of State government to use environmental 4 
justice guidelines when selecting communities for the development of electric vehicle 5 
charging infrastructure; and generally relating to electric vehicle charging 6 
infrastructure. 7 
 
BY adding to 8 
 Article – Environment 9 
Section 1–702 10 
 Annotated Code of Maryland 11 
 (2013 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12 
 
 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 
 
Article – Environment 15 
 
1–702. 16 
 
 ANY UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT THAT DEVELOPS ELECTRIC VE HICLE 17 
CHARGING INFRASTRUCT URE OR ADMINISTERS P UBLIC FUNDING FOR THE 18 
DEVELOPMENT OF ELECT RIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE SHALL USE 19 
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTIC E GUIDELINES WHEN SE LECTING COMMUNITIES FOR THE 20 
DEVELOPMENT OF ELECT RIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE . 21 
 
 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall t ake effect 22 
October 1, 2022. 23