H.R. 9888House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

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.

Introduced September 27, 2024

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The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to revise the guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program so states have more flexibility in where they place electric vehicle charging stations. It allows states to count a program as fully built out even if chargers are located more than one mile from a highway, provided the sites were chosen for their economic benefit to local communities and small businesses along designated alternative‑fuel corridors. The change mainly affects state transportation planning, local businesses, and EV drivers who use the charging network.

Key Provisions

  • Update the program guidance to let a state certify it has fully built out EV charging infrastructure even when stations are more than one mile from a highway, as long as the locations were selected for economic benefits to communities and small businesses along an alternative‑fuel corridor.
  • Define “alternative fuel corridor” as a national electric‑vehicle charging and hydrogen, propane, or natural‑gas fueling corridor designated by the Secretary under 23 U.S.C. §151.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

September 28, 2024

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Introduced in House

September 27, 2024

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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.

September 27, 2024

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

September 28, 2024

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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.