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Committee alerted to federal waiver litigation that could affect enforcement of state EV-charging rules

6434016 · October 13, 2025
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Summary

A committee member warned that federal action to revoke California’s federal waiver could affect Washington’s ability to enforce EV-charging infrastructure requirements that reference California’s zero-emission-vehicle program, creating potential legal risk for local enforcement during code implementation.

The BFRW committee received notice Oct. 10 that federal litigation over California’s federal waiver under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) could affect Washington’s ability to enforce EV charging infrastructure requirements adopted by reference to California’s zero-emission-vehicle program.

Patrick Hanks, representing the Building Industry Association of Washington, told the committee that the…

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