Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would redirect unobligated federal EV infrastructure money so it can only fund traditional highway and related projects. It focuses on unused National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and Charging and Fueling Infrastructure grant funds and sets strict rules for how those dollars may be spent and distributed to States.
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- States would receive any NEVI unobligated funds and certain set-asides on October 1 of each fiscal year and must use them for highway construction, bridge work, wildlife-crossing improvements, commercial motor vehicle parking, or engineering and design tied to those projects.
- NEVI set-asides that were meant for the Joint Office or extra assistance to deploy EV charging would instead be distributed to States by formula based on each State's share of highway apportionments.
- The bill treats NEVI unobligated amounts as not subject to obligation limits and as additional to regular apportionments, while unobligated Charging and Fueling grant funds are made available under the program's usual obligation rules but remain additional and keep their original availability period.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More EV charging funds for States
If enacted, any Charging and Fueling Infrastructure grant funds that are unobligated on the date of enactment would be sent to States. Each State would get a share based on its apportionment under 23 U.S.C. 104(c) or section 165. For future fiscal years, such funds must be distributed on October 1 of that fiscal year. States could use the money only for the NEVI permitted uses, including highway work, bridge work, wildlife crossing improvements, truck parking projects, and related engineering and design. These funds may not be used for other purposes described in the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant program. These distributed CFI amounts would be subject to any obligation limitation for Federal‑aid highway and highway safety construction. They would remain available until the same date they would have under the program. They would be in addition to other funding apportioned under 23 U.S.C. 104(c) and section 165. The Secretary would administer them as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23 and subject to IIJA requirements.
More highway and bridge funds for States
If enacted, any NEVI Formula Program funds that are unobligated on the date of enactment would be sent to States. Each State would get a share based on its normal highway apportionment under 23 U.S.C. 104(c) or section 165. For future fiscal years, such funds must be distributed on October 1 of that fiscal year. Allowed uses include construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or preservation of Federal‑aid highways. They also include replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, or protection of bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. They also include improvements to reduce wildlife‑vehicle collisions, such as wildlife crossing structures. They also include projects to preserve or add commercial motor vehicle parking eligible under MAP‑21 section 1401. Preliminary engineering, engineering, and design services tied to these projects are allowed. These redistributed NEVI amounts would not be subject to obligation limits for Federal‑aid highway and highway safety construction. They would remain available until the same date they would have under the NEVI program. They would be in addition to other funding apportioned under 23 U.S.C. 104(c) and section 165. The Secretary would administer the funds as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23 and subject to IIJA requirements.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
WY • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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