Volume 18 | November 12, 2021

U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE BILL EDITION

Weekly Buzz is a news compilation and an expansion of Right of Way Magazine's Industry Buzz section, which features cutting-edge news topics in the industry. This week, we'll focus on the recent U.S. Infrastructure Bill and how it will affect the right of way industry.

Congress Passes Historic Infrastructure Bill INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate to pass H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Water and Wastewater Industry Associations Respond to Infrastructure Bill WATER & WASTES DIGEST The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (H.R. 3684), a nearly $1.2 trillion bill that includes $550 billion in new spending Nov. 5. Breaking Down the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill THE DISPATCH Here’s a non-exhaustive, but still fairly detailed, look at what the bill includes.

Here's what is in the infrastructure bill that could get high-speed internet to everyone CBS NEWS "The fact of the matter is we have to close the digital divide. Period," said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at the White House on Tuesday, noting the coronavirus pandemic exposed just how detrimental internet access is. "And this infrastructure bill will allow us to do that."

What A Historic $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Means For Climate Change FORBES As a climate scientist, I think it is a victory for Earth and all of us who depend on it for survival.

Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with funding for transmission, hydrogen and EVs UTILITY DIVE The House on Friday approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes about $65 billion for grid infrastructure and $50 billion for cyber and climate resilience over five years.

How the New Infrastructure Deal Will Make Transit Better STREET BLOG USA People with disabilities are among the heaviest users of American transit systems, but many of the stations they rely on aren’t comprehensively accessible to them — especially when it comes to aging legacy networks in cities like Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.

This Is Where the States Want Billions in Infrastructure Funding Spent NEW YORK TIMES America’s to-do list has been growing for years, since well before President Biden and a bipartisan committee in Congress agreed this year to a historic upgrade of the nation’s aging infrastructure.

Infrastructure Bill Passes House; Water Funding Breakdown WATER QUALITY PRODUCTS Of that $550 billion in new spending, $55 billion is allocated to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure funding. Not just Amtrak: Infrastructure bill boosts funding for freight projects, too TRAINS Amtrak will receive the lion’s share of the rail funding, some $66 billion that would address maintenance backlogs on the Northeast Corridor, fund the replacement of aging equipment, as well as federal-state partnership grants to develop new intercity passenger routes.

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