DRIVE Across America Act of 2026

S. 5222, the DRIVE Across America Act of 2026 (also called the Cleaner TRAILS Initiative), would direct the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service, working with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation and the General Services Administration, to build out zero-emission vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain nearby or affiliated sites. It requires the agencies to develop and periodically update a joint strategy covering site planning, utility upgrades, funding partnerships, workforce training, public mapping of charging locations, and fleet acquisition goals, and it authorizes $100 million each to the Park Service and Forest Service annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with caps on how much can go toward federal fleet purchases, urbanized-area infrastructure, and administrative costs.

The bill primarily affects the two land-management agencies, their employees and vehicle fleets, concessionaires and shuttle operators on public lands, and visitors who drive electric or other zero-emission vehicles, including recreational vehicles. It also sets a goal for increasing zero-emission vehicles in agency fleets and shuttle operations by 2030, and gives priority to zero-emission providers in future shuttle service contracts.

The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 3, 2026, by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto with five cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. It would need to be approved by that committee, pass the full Senate and House, and be signed by the President before becoming law; no further action has occurred yet.

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