What the bill does
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Among other provisions, this bill provides new funding for infrastructure projects, including for roads, bridges, and major projects; passenger and freight rail; highway and pedestrian safety; public transit; broadband; ports and waterways; airports; water infrastructure; power and grid reliability and resiliency; resiliency, including funding for coastal resiliency, ecosystem restoration, and weatherization; clean school buses and ferries; electric vehicle charging; addressing legacy pollution by cleaning up Brownfield and Superfund sites and reclaiming abandoned mines; and Western Water Infrastructure. DIVISION A–SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 This division reauthorizes Department of Transportation (DOT) federal-aid highway and transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) programs, revises research, technology, and workforce education programs, and addresses tribal transportation needs. The effective date of this division is October 1, 2021. TITLE I–FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Among other provisions, this title reauthorizes through FY2026 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program (TIFIA), federal lands access and tribal transportation programs, Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program, and nationally significant freight and highway projects; reauthorizes through FY2026 other transportation programs, including the bridge investment program, congestion relief program, charging…
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Agricultural marketing and promotion, Air quality, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Atmospheric science and weather, Building construction, Child safety and welfare, Civil actions and liability, Climate change and greenhouse gases