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119-hr-10769119th CongressWALLET

SUN Act

Sponsored By: Representative Blair, Everton [D-GA-13]

Introduced

Summary

Open federal-aid highway rights-of-way to renewable energy, electric vehicle charging, power lines, and broadband. This bill would treat those four types of infrastructure as facilities covered by the relevant highway regulations and enable states to approve their placement under 23 U.S.C. §109(l).

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  • States: Gives States authority to act on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation to approve placing EV charging, renewable generation, transmission and distribution, and broadband conduit in Federal-aid highway rights-of-way.
  • Utilities and broadband providers: Creates a clear statutory pathway to site linear energy and broadband projects along highway corridors, simplifying the legal basis for using that space.
  • Drivers and nearby communities: Could make EV chargers and broadband more available along highways and adjacent areas by opening a new option for where that infrastructure can be sited.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

States could approve highway infrastructure

If enacted, the bill would treat electric vehicle charging, renewable energy generation, electrical transmission and distribution, and broadband conduit as facilities that can be placed in the right-of-way of Federal-aid highways. A State, acting on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation, would be allowed to approve these accommodations under section 109(l) of title 23. This would make it easier to locate chargers, power lines, renewable equipment, and broadband along highways. The bill does not provide funding or create new eligibility rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blair, Everton [D-GA-13]

GA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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