HB4797 creates an EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan for West Virginia that describes how our state intends to use its share of NEVI Formula Program funds, which provides funding to states to strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and to establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability.
The West Virginia State House of Representatives passed HB4797 on February 23, 2022 by a vote of 96 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because states should not accept funds that are unconstitutionally spent by congress. The 10th Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people, and the federal government should not be involved in promoting electric vehicle infrastructure as if falls outside of its delegated powers and infringes on states’ rights.