To direct the Secretary of Transportation to update guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program to increase the flexibility of States related to the location of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-9888
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2024-09-27
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9888 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2024 Mr. Trone (for himself and Mr. Ruppersberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to update guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program to increase the flexibility of States related to the location of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and for other purposes.

1. National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program guidance (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall update the guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program established in paragraph (2) under the heading Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Administration—Highway Infrastructure Program in title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( Public Law 117–58 ) to specify that a State may certify and the Secretary may determine that a State is fully built out with electric vehicle charging infrastructure which is located more than 1 mile from the highway, as long as that electric vehicle charging infrastructure was selected considering the potential economic benefit to communities and small businesses along an alternative fuel corridor. (b) Alternative fuel corridor defined In this Act, the term alternative fuel corridor means a national electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridor designated by the Secretary under section 151 of title 23, United States Code.