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VTrans outlines uncertainty over IIJA-funded programs; NEVI at high risk, carbon and PROTECT funds more secure
Summary
Agency of Transportation officials told the Senate that new federal-administration reviews have put NEVI (electric vehicle charging) funds at high risk, while carbon reduction and PROTECT monies are presently accessible and some CRP funds have been transferred to STBG.
Michelle Boomhower, director of policy planning and intermodal development for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, told the Senate Transportation Committee that recent federal administrative actions have left some IIJA-funded programs uncertain and that the agency is actively tracking which funds remain accessible.
“We have only obligated $3,500,000.0 [of carbon reduction funds] to date,” Boomhower said, and she reported that the agency has been able to transfer certain carbon reduction monies into Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds to increase flexibility. On the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, Boomhower said a federal pause and reassessment of the NEVI notice of funding…
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