Committee flags EV infrastructure fee and proposed transfer to ACCD; statutory change would let funds flow differently

During the JFO's presentation members focused on an EV infrastructure fee stream derived from the purchase-and-use charge on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Moberry said the fee revenue currently goes to ACCD and that the budget includes a proposal to change statutory routing to allow a portion of T Fund authority to be used directly for ACCD-run EV charging projects for convenience in administration.

Moberry said the change is reflected in the FY27 proposal and that it is a policy decision for the committee: "It has to go to the agency of transportation first," he explained, and the proposed language would alter that routing for this purpose.

Members asked two operational questions: how much revenue the EV fee has collected to date and whether ACCD has been able to get funds out to counties. Moberry said he can report collections and that ACCD would need to come to the committee to explain program rollout; committee members noted some counties have not been able to spend allocated funds due to local barriers.

The committee requested ACCD and the agency of transportation to return with testimony showing collections, disbursements by county and any statutory or administrative barriers to deploying the charging infrastructure funds.