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Lawmakers weigh bill requiring Maryland to plan EV charging needs to meet greenhouse‑gas goals
Summary
House Bill 897 would require Maryland to annually assess and report on EV charging infrastructure needs for state greenhouse‑gas reduction targets; sponsor said current federal funding and decentralized planning are insufficient to ensure adequate statewide charging networks.
House Bill 897, introduced to the House Environment and Transportation Committee on Feb. 20, would require the Maryland Department of Transportation and related agencies to analyze and report on the state’s electric vehicle charging needs in order to meet statutory greenhouse‑gas reduction targets.
House Majority Leader (sponsor) said the bill codifies a planning requirement he characterized as missing from existing state law. "We need some sort of bill like this that would codify a requirement that we actually understand how far we are from how many EV charging stations we need," he told the committee, citing…
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