Electrical corporations: electric vehicle charging stations: multifamily housing properties.

The commission's role changes from directly directing utilities to submit Tier 3 advice letters with mandatory parameters, to establishing targets that the commission determines whether to impose. The specific parameters (deployment focus, capacity constraints, networking requirements, ownership options, rate structure, cost recovery) are now framed as discretionary options the commission may choose to include in its targets rather than automatic mandates on utilities.

The specific reference to 'Level 2 and Level 3' electric vehicle charging stations is removed; the bill now refers simply to 'electric vehicle charging stations' without specifying charging levels.

New requirement that the commission ensure the established targets reduce costs for all ratepayers.

New language requiring utilities to focus on deploying stations in areas with highest use rates that provide benefits to ratepayers, and to demonstrate how they plan to determine where use will be highest.

New requirement that each electrical corporation annually report to the commission on its progress toward achieving the targets.

New requirement that each electrical corporation provide maps identifying proposed multifamily housing properties within its service territory where use will be highest, based on distribution system planning and experience with EV charging station infrastructure.

The commission's review period for utility submissions changes from 90 days to approve (or 45 days to reject) a Tier 3 advice letter, to 180 days to review, approve, reject, or amend an application for projects supporting the targets.

Terminology changed throughout from 'multifamily residential properties' to 'multifamily housing properties.'

Contractor certification requirements (EV Infrastructure Training Program) and nonratepayer funding leverage requirements are moved from within the commission's target parameters to standalone subdivisions (d) and (e), making them direct statutory requirements rather than items the commission may choose to include in targets.

The PUC's authority to revise the EV charging deployment policy after a general rate case cycle (if needed to ensure just and reasonable rates) was deleted, locking in the policy without a built-in adjustment mechanism.

The commission is now given the power to reject an advice letter within 45 days and direct the utility to make changes before resubmitting, rather than only being able to approve with modifications within 90 days.

A new requirement obligates each electrical corporation to leverage nonratepayer funding to the extent available to cover deployment costs before recovering those costs from ratepayers. Cost recovery from ratepayers now applies only to the extent not covered by nonratepayer funding.

A new provision allows the commission to extend the period for cost recovery of deployment costs if the overall program is a net benefit to ratepayers, providing additional flexibility in how and when utilities recover their investment.

The requirement that utilities must own, maintain, and manage all deployed charging stations was changed to allow the stations to be owned and managed by any other entity, giving utilities flexibility in how they structure deployment.