It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to authorize the City of Lincoln and the City of Rocklin in the County of Placer to establish a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) transportation plan for a plan area in the city. It is the further intent of the Legislature that this transportation plan be designed and developed to best serve the functional travel needs of the plan area, to have the physical safety of the NEV driver's person and property as a major planning component, and to have the capacity to accommodate NEV drivers of every legal age and range of skills. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to encourage discussions between the Legislature, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the California Highway Patrol regarding the adoption of a new classification for licensing motorists who use neighborhood electric vehicles.