President Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Package

President Biden signed a long awaited Infrastructure bill on November 15, 2021. This bill includes $550 billion in new spending for public transit, passenger rail, bridges, water and sewer systems, high-speed internet, electric vehicle infrastructure, and investments in the electric grid. These latter industries are included to promote growth of renewable energy.

Other interesting things included in this bill include, but are not limited to:

• Support to municipalities with direct grants and funds that will pass through existing state programs, providing direct funding to municipalities.
• Safe Streets for All: $5 billion.
• National Infrastructure Project Assistance: $5 Billion.
• The Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds will each receive $11.7 billion over the span of five years.These large scale projects are usually quite costly, however this will help communities complete these necessary infrastructure projects with more ease.
• This law doesn’t raise taxes, but the impact of it will be seen in the long-term as the spending is spread through a 5-10 year phase.
• The funds are from these following sources. $210 billion: unspent COVID-19 relief funds, $53 billion: unemployment insurance funds, and $28 billion: tax enforcement on cryptocurrency transactions.

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Works Cited:

1. President signs $1.2 Trillion infrastructure bill. Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA). (2021, November 18). Retrieved November 19, 2021, from https://www.mma.org/president-signs-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill/.
2. What you need to know about the infrastructure bill. BNY Mellon Wealth Management. (n.d.). Retrieved November 19, 2021, from https://www.bnymellonwealth.com/articles/strategy/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-infrastructure-bill.jsp.
   Ponciano, J. (2021, November 16). Everything in the $1.2 Trillion infrastructure Bill: New Roads, electric school buses and more. Forbes. Retrieved November 19, 2021, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/11/15/everything-in-the-12-trillion-infrastructure-bill-biden-just-signed-new-roads-electric-school-buses-and-more/?sh=7d166e6d161f.