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The bill provides states with additional, predictable federal money concentrated on surface-transportation infrastructure—helpful for planning and core assets—but narrows NEVI-eligible uses and trims targeted set-asides, which risks slowing and making EV charging deployment less equitable, especially for rural and disadvantaged communities.
State and local governments receive additional, formula-distributed federal funds specifically apportioned for highways, bridges, CMV parking, wildlife-vehicle mitigation, and related engineering/design projects, increasing federal support for surface-transportation infrastructure.
State governments get more predictable and planning-friendly funding (amounts are explicitly additive to existing apportionments and remain available for the original availability period), supporting multi-year project planning and execution.
At least some redistributed funds are exempt from obligation limitations, giving affected recipients greater flexibility to obligate and manage projects without near-term federal constraint.
State and local governments (and everyday drivers) lose flexibility to use NEVI-derived funds for broader EV charging and fueling infrastructure (community sites, multiunit dwellings, non-highway locations), which may slow deployment of convenient charging access.
Disadvantaged communities and local jurisdictions lose targeted support because commercial EV infrastructure programs and other set-asides are reduced or removed, risking less equitable charging access and fewer targeted deployments.
Smaller and rural states and communities may receive limited new funding if the distribution formula mirrors existing apportionments, reinforcing current funding patterns rather than redirecting dollars toward need-based shortfalls.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Redirects unobligated and future EV-infrastructure program funds to be distributed to States for highway-, bridge-, and related engineering/design projects and bars use for EV charging/fueling.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by Dustin Johnson · Last progress June 12, 2025
Redirects unobligated and future funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and the federal charging and fueling infrastructure grant program so those dollars can only be used for highway- and roadway-related projects (highways, bridges, wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation, commercial motor vehicle parking, and related engineering/design). It requires the Department of Transportation to redistribute previously set-aside NEVI and grant-program amounts to States by formula tied to existing highway apportionments, keeps the funds’ original availability periods, and applies Title 23 administration rules to the redistributed amounts. The measure forbids using these redistributed funds for EV charging or other purposes originally allowed under the EV infrastructure programs.