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Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025
4/4/2025, 1:59 PM
Summary of Bill S 1066
The main goal of this bill is to promote the growth of electric vehicles by increasing the availability of charging stations across the country. By authorizing funding for these infrastructure programs, the government hopes to incentivize more people to switch to electric vehicles, which can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change.
In addition to supporting electric vehicle infrastructure, the bill also aims to improve the overall quality of highways by allowing the funds to be used for other highway projects. This could include repairs, maintenance, and upgrades to existing highways, as well as the construction of new highways to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Overall, Bill 119 s 1066 seeks to address the growing demand for electric vehicles and the need for improved highway infrastructure in the United States. By authorizing funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs that can also be used for other highway projects, the bill aims to support sustainable transportation options and enhance the overall quality of the country's highways.
Congressional Summary of S 1066
Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025
This bill effectively eliminates the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program.
Specifically, this bill requires states to use unobligated funds under these Department of Transportation (DOT) programs only for certain non-electric vehicle related projects.
As background, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy, which directed federal agencies to immediately pause the disbursement of funds for electric vehicle charging stations made available through the NEVI and CFI programs.
Under this bill, states may use any of the unobligated funds from these programs for projects that include
- the construction or rehabilitation of a federal highway,
- the replacement or rehabilitation of bridges,
- improvements that reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions (e.g., wildlife crossing structures), or
- parking for commercial motor vehicles.
DOT must apportion any of its unobligated or future fiscal year funds from these programs to the states based on the current methodology for apportioning federal highway funds.
