WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wants to collect funds from electric vehicles to help pay for highway repairs as part of a surface transportation bill.
Representative Sam Graves, a Republican, said he plans to take up a multi-year bill in early April. Last year, House Republicans proposed a new $250 annual fee on electric cars and $100 for hybrid electric vehicles but it was not included in a massive tax and spending bill. The current five-year surface transportation law expires on Sept. 30.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
