House Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Co-Locate Broadband and EV Charging Infrastructure

Reps Anna G Eshoo (D-CA) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) led a letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information (NTIA) Alan Davidson, urging them to use funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to build out broadband and electric vehicle charging infrastructure simultaneously. The lawmakers are also urging the Biden Administration to build upon the principles included in the IIJA to provide well-paying, family-sustaining jobs. The lawmakers’ effort to encourage co-location of broadband and EV infrastructure builds on their similar work on legislation such as the Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020, which promotes the installation of broadband infrastructure with road construction. The letter was also signed by Reps Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ).