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The bill expands and accelerates zero‑emission vehicle charging, fleets, and mobility on federal and affiliated lands—improving access, air quality, and program transparency—while imposing material federal and local costs, administrative burdens, and some implementation and oversight risks.
Residents and visitors to federal and affiliated public lands gain expanded access to ZEV charging/fueling and low‑emission mobility (e.g., shuttles), making long‑distance ZEV travel and recreation more feasible and reducing range anxiety.
Visitors, park staff, and nearby communities will experience lower on‑site tailpipe pollution and greenhouse gas emissions as parks and forests adopt zero‑emission shuttles and fleets.
Federal parks and forests (and their partners) receive dedicated funding and authority to collect user fees, accelerating construction and long‑term operation of charging and mobility programs that otherwise might lack resources.
Taxpayers, federal budget planners, and local governments face substantial increased costs from new appropriations, ongoing maintenance, vehicle procurement, and likely utility and grid upgrades.
Installing charging and related grid upgrades in remote or complex park locations can be costly and time‑consuming, causing delays and making compliance with near‑term deployment targets difficult for many sites.
Visitors and low‑income recreational ZEV users may face new user fees for charging on public lands, increasing out‑of‑pocket travel costs relative to free or cheaper fossil fuel options.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Requires the Forest Service and NPS to plan and deploy ZEVs, charging/fueling infrastructure, prioritize ZEV shuttle providers, expand DOT coordination, and report to Congress.
Official title: Establish the Cleaner Transportation at Recreational Areas to Improve our Landmarks and Sites (Cleaner TRAILS) Initiative to facilitate the installation of zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain related land, and for other purposes.
Introduced August 3, 2026 by Catherine Marie Cortez Masto · Last progress August 3, 2026
Requires the Forest Service and National Park Service to establish a Cleaner TRAILS Initiative to plan, deploy, and report on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), ZEV fueling/charging infrastructure, and emerging mobility options on National Forest and National Park lands, affiliated sites, and nearby locations. Directs interagency coordination with DOT, DOE, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, and GSA, gives priority consideration to zero-emission shuttle/transport contractors, and requires recurring reporting to Congress on deployments, costs, agreements, and challenges. Also directs the Joint Office to promote EV adoption for travel and tourism (including coordination with airports and alternative-fueling corridor designation processes) and amends two highway-program provisions to expand stakeholder inclusion and remove a timing limitation so certain program authorities remain available beyond a prior deadline.