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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a lawsuit against the Trump administration over what he refers to as the unlawful termination of billions of dollars in electric vehicle funding approved by Congress, as stated in from the AG’s office on Wednesday.

The lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s Jan. 20 directive to halt disbursement of funds allocated under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. Among the threatened programs is the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, a $5 billion initiative passed by Congress to support EV charging infrastructure.

AG Nick Brown: Trump’s decision to halt EV fund ‘robs taxpayers’

鈥淭he president鈥檚 illegal claw-backs aren鈥檛 spending reductions鈥搕hey鈥檙e cash grabs that rob taxpayers, steamroll Congress, and stifle critical economic development,鈥� Brown said. 鈥淲ashingtonians are switching to electric vehicles at one of the highest rates in the nation. They deserve safe, reliable infrastructure to get their families from Point A to B.鈥�

In February, the Federal Highway Administration began revoking approved state plans and either withholding or withdrawing NEVI funds, according to the lawsuit.聽Brown argues it violates federal law.

鈥淐ongress made its intent clear: these funds are to be used to support our transition to a cleaner transportation future,鈥� Brown said in a statement. 鈥淭he administration cannot simply ignore that mandate.鈥�

Brown is co-leading the legal effort with California and Colorado. The suit has also been joined by attorneys general from 14 other jurisdictions, including Delaware, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

The coalition is seeking to halt what they describe as federal overreach and to restore the full funding amounts.

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