(A) There is established the Joint Committee on the Electrification of Transportation. The committee is comprised of four members of the Senate, two of whom are appointed by the Chairman of Senate Finance and two of whom are appointed by the Chairman of Senate Judiciary, and four members of the House of Representatives, two of whom are appointed by the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and two of whom are appointed by the Chairman of the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee. The members of the committee shall elect one co-chairman from the Senate appointees and one co-chairman from the House appointees.

(B)(1) The committee shall study the challenges and opportunities associated with the electrification of the transportation sector and make recommendations to the General Assembly to enable a fair, efficient, and cost-effective transition to electric transportation.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-27-260

  • commission: means the Public Service Commission of this State. See South Carolina Code 58-27-10
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • public: means the public generally or any limited portion of the public, including a person, corporation, or municipality. See South Carolina Code 58-27-10
  • regulatory staff: means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff. See South Carolina Code 58-27-10

At a minimum, the committee shall study the following issues:

(a) environmental, economic, and customer challenges and benefits associated with the advancement of electric vehicles;

(b) the potential value of advancing the development and deployment of electric vehicles and associated infrastructure and address issues that impede development and deployment;

(c) explore and evaluate the impacts of electric vehicles on roads, bridges, and other infrastructure, including the potential loss of revenue due to the current and projected future use of electric vehicles in this State;

(d) explore and evaluate the impacts of electric vehicles on customers, utilities, and the grid; and

(e) any other issues associated with the electrification of the transportation sector.

(2) The committee shall receive reports from:

(a) the Office of Regulatory Staff‘s stakeholder initiative to advance the electrification of transportation sector;

(b) the South Carolina Public Service Commission pursuant § 58-27-265; and

(c) by September first of each year, the South Carolina Department of Revenue shall provide an annual report to the committee that details the prior fiscal year‘s revenue collections, from whatever source derived, designated for the repair, maintenance, or improvements to the South Carolina transportation system.

(C) The committee shall receive clerical and related assistance from the staff of the Senate and the staff of the House of Representatives, as approved and designated by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively.

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