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The bill trades more predictable, formula‑based, and time‑flexible federal infrastructure funding for states (including more funds for highway and some charging/fueling projects) against reducing targeted competitive funding and program flexibility for EV charging, which may slow charger deployment and raise administrative and budget trade‑offs.
All State governments receive additional flexible, formula-apportioned federal funds to support highway/bridge and charging/fueling projects, increasing predictable infrastructure funding available to states and localities.
Funds retain their original availability period, preserving time for States to plan, obligate, and complete projects rather than forcing accelerated spending.
Redistribution follows existing Title 23 apportionment formulas and is administered under familiar federal‑aid rules (including IIJA §11101(e)), giving States a predictable allocation method and familiar oversight/administration framework.
Drivers (especially EV owners), low-income communities, and local governments lose targeted federal support for EV charging because NEVI/competitive charging funds are prohibited or restricted from repurposing, likely slowing public charger expansion and hindering equitable access.
Redirecting competitive charging/fueling program funds into formula apportionments reduces targeted federal support for priority local projects that relied on competitive grants, potentially leaving high‑priority or innovative projects underfunded.
Subjecting redistributed amounts to Title 23 federal‑aid obligation limitations may delay spending or reduce annual obligations compared with unconstrained competitive program funds, slowing project delivery.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Redirects unobligated and future NEVI and charging-and-fueling grant funds to States for highway, bridge, and related engineering projects, excluding original EV charging uses.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by Dustin Johnson · Last progress June 12, 2025
Redirects unobligated and future funds from the federal electric vehicle charging programs to highway- and bridge-related projects. States would receive those repurposed amounts by formula, administered under Title 23 highway procedures, and may not use the repurposed funds for original EV charging or fueling infrastructure purposes.