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On November 6th the US Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), a once-in-a-generation investment in US infrastructure and competitiveness.
This Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rails, expand access to clean drinking water, ensure every American has access to high-speed internet, tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind.
The legislation will help ease inflationary pressures and strengthen supply chains by making long overdue improvements for US ports, airports, rail, and roads. It will drive the creation of good-paying union jobs and grow the economy sustainably and equitably so that everyone gets ahead for decades to come. Combined with the President’s Build Back Framework, it will add on average 1.5 million jobs per year for the next 10 years.
Now comes the hard part – implementing the investment in rebuilding the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. States could receive anywhere from $2 billion to $45 billion in non-grant funding for projects spanning needs such as broadband, bridge replacements and repairs, electric vehicle charging networks and public transportation.
The states receiving the most funding might not be surprising. California, Texas and New York are at the top of the list in terms of total dollars; each is getting more than $25 billion. But the infrastructure dollars might have the biggest impact, at least proportionately, in states such as Alaska, Wyoming, Montana and Vermont.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/06/fact-sheet-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal/