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Senate Passes PA Clean Transportation Infrastructure Act

The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation to spur development of transportation infrastructure supporting the new generation of electric vehicles. SB 596 was sponsored by Sen. Bob Mensch (R-24). Mensch said Senate Bill 596, the Pennsylvania Clean Transportation Act, would help shift Pennsylvania’s transportation systems to a cleaner, more efficient resource, and offer a unique opportunity to advance the commonwealth’s energy, environmental and economic development goals.

The Pennsylvania Clean Transportation Infrastructure Act will create a framework for building this infrastructure by combining the expertise of our transportation and public utility sectors.
Features of the legislation include:

– Establishing a state goal of increasing electrification by at least 50 percent over currently forecasted levels by 2030.

– Requiring the development of regional electrification infrastructure frameworks for metropolitan areas. (Limited to the 15 counties in the state that have almost 80 percent of all registered electric vehicles.)

– Directing electric utilities to develop infrastructure implementation plans to support the development of these networks under PA PUC oversight.

– Preventing overbuilding by requiring that all utility plans be based on third-party regional market assessments developed by independent transportation planning experts – not utilities.