Legislation recently proposed by a Wyoming Republican in Congress would authorize that the federal funding allocated for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure programs be used for other highway projects.
“For far too long, the people of Wyoming were forced to endure Biden’s radical EV mandates that dedicated their hard-earned tax dollars toward Green New Deal initiatives that do not effectively serve the state of Wyoming,” said U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), who March 13 sponsored the Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025, S. 1066.
“My legislation frees up these funds to address Wyoming’s actual transportation needs without adding to the national debt, rather than forcing Biden-era EV mandates on the Cowboy State,” Lummis added.
Under the Biden administration, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided $5 billion for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, which authorized $1 billion annually for fiscal years 2022-2026, and $2.5 billion for the same fiscal years for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program, totaling $7.5 billion.
In February, the program was paused by the current administration, which Lummis says gives Congress the ability to redirect appropriated funds stuck in the accounts. The senator noted that in her home state and others, the funds remain virtually untouched.
If enacted, S. 1066 would direct that any funding amounts made available under the program that are unobligated as of the bill’s enactment date would be used only for the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or preservation of a federal-aid highway, according to the text of the bill.
Additionally, the funds could be used for a project to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect one or more bridges on the National Bridge Inventory; improvements that reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions, such as wildlife crossing structures; projects to preserve or provide additional parking for eligible commercial motor vehicles; or engineering or design-related services directly related to one of these projects, the summary says.
As of March 23, the bill had no cosponsors and had been referred for consideration to the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.