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Legislative subcommittee delays vote on electric-vehicle charging staffing as federal funding shifts
Summary
The subcommittee postponed action on DP 5010, which would fund six positions for electric-vehicle and federal discretionary transportation programs, after lawmakers disputed the future of federal NEVI and carbon-reduction funding and asked the department for options to reduce the request.
The legislative subcommittee on agency budgets postponed a vote on DP 5010 — a decision package to fund six positions and project delivery work for electric-vehicle charging and related federal discretionary transportation programs — after a lengthy debate over whether the federal funding streams behind the proposal will survive a new administration.
Committee members said the future of the NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) and other federally funded discretionary programs is uncertain, and they asked the Montana Department of Transportation to return with a narrower, costed option showing two positions and the dollar impacts before voting. The committee agreed to delay the decision to the next day so…
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