‘Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework’ plan announced
USA, Washington DC: A group of bipartisan senators announced an agreement on a framework for an infrastructure proposal.
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USA, Washington DC: A group of bipartisan senators announced an agreement on a framework for an infrastructure proposal.
U.S. President Joe Biden on 28 June endorsed the bipartisan infrastructure framework, “the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century,” according to a White House statement.
A group of bipartisan senators announced an agreement on a framework for an infrastructure proposal on 23 June. Although 21 senators have signed onto this bipartisan measure, it will need the support of 60 senators to advance to a full vote on the Senate floor, according to a report.
The $1.2 T Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework makes “transformational and historic investments” in clean transportation infrastructure, clean water infrastructure, universal broadband infrastructure, clean power infrastructure, remediation of legacy pollution, and resilience to the changing climate.
In the energy space, the framework plan includes:
- Building a national network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers along highways and in rural and disadvantaged communities.
- Electrifying thousands of school and transit buses across the country to reduce harmful emissions and drive domestic manufacturing of zero emission vehicles and components.
- Upgrading the power infrastructure, including by building thousands of miles of new, resilient transmission lines to facilitate the expansion of renewable energy.
- Creating a first of its kind Infrastructure Financing Authority that will leverage billions of dollars into clean transportation and clean energy.
- Preparing the infrastructure better for the impacts of climate change, cyber attacks, and extreme weather events.
Source: T&D World