I am less concerned about the irresponsible spending domestically than the international spending and gifts.
Method to pay for the spending could be improved also.
China is urging families to stock up on food as supply challenges multiply
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Method to pay for the spending could be improved also.
12VoltInstalls
life passes by too quickly to not live in freedom
Then ‘we’ need to fire the government. We have that power but the decline of the intellect of the masses somehow remains delusional. Some don’t like unky joe, some didn’t like trump, some didn’t like obama, some didn’t…bush, clinton, bush, Reagan et al. Some didn’t like January 6th or the tea party movement. But people won’t vote for stuff that makes any sense!!
The 2008/2010 tea party situation I thought might have rectified some of this junk but alas it flashed and burned (wikipedia defines it as a movement within the republican party which is hilariously innacurate to me as it had more more liberal airs and libertarian overtones than republican tenets)
But the government does need to be fired. It’s no longer a government for the people by the people or if the people.
And people aren’t willing to open their eyes and ears- most people don’t even know what the government is up to they just regurgitate the news and parrot stuff they don’t understand that might have been said by somebody they think is smart.
Wake up America: we don’t have to kill the system to recover!
The people did fire Trump. Joe has stopped the military spending in Afghanistan and is spending money on domestic issues instead. Never perfect but I like this plan better than the track we had been on.
Why does Trump decry the spending bill as a gift to Democrats? Are we going to paint the new bridges blue and check party affiliation to cross?
Why does Trump call the Democrats "socialists"? Trump wants to ignore the voting part of democracy and have the government officials appointed by committee starting with himself as president. This sounds more like socialist style government. I prefer we respect the power of voting. The Democratic party continues to endorse actual democracy.
Why does Trump decry the spending bill as a gift to Democrats? Are we going to paint the new bridges blue and check party affiliation to cross?
Why does Trump call the Democrats "socialists"? Trump wants to ignore the voting part of democracy and have the government officials appointed by committee starting with himself as president. This sounds more like socialist style government. I prefer we respect the power of voting. The Democratic party continues to endorse actual democracy.
HOU_Castle
Learning Everyday....
Ever since we stepped away from gold standard, our debt is kept increasing exponentially, no matter who is/was the president. Our GDP is lagging behind our debt now. Everybody knows that we CAN'T pay our debt, so just keep spending till we declare bankrupt? Perhaps, selling our infra-structure to settle our debt? like in Greece?
Jerrys13
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I figured this would go all political. Sad... I do like the fact that people put out information to give folks ideas on how to take care of themselves in lieu of expecting help from the government or strangers.
Thank you all who have shared your ideas and information and at tried to "help". Please don't feel ridiculed by those who don't agree with your methods of taking care of you or your family.
If or when the time comes, hopefully they can rely on their "opinions" to get them through whatever hardship they encounter singing Bob Marley's "Everything's going to be all right" along the way.
Thank you all who have shared your ideas and information and at tried to "help". Please don't feel ridiculed by those who don't agree with your methods of taking care of you or your family.
If or when the time comes, hopefully they can rely on their "opinions" to get them through whatever hardship they encounter singing Bob Marley's "Everything's going to be all right" along the way.
MurphyGuy
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That article, like most BS, is only 50% accurate and is full of distortions.
The article is talking about people who are "reactive".. not proactive. People who's lives are basically one long string of reactive behaviors would fall into what that article is discussing. Unfortunately, the truth seems to be that this is accurate for the overwhelming majority of people.
But the article is titled "why do people stockpile", which implies its an article about preppers.. and its not.. its an article about panic shoppers.. A hurricane is headed their way, so they panic shop.. a pandemic hits, they panic shop.. These are all reactive behaviors..
The part that talks about people's decision making being hampered when they are stressed is kind of comical.. While it is true that being stressed can hamper one's analytical skills, most of the population have little or no analytical skills to be hampered. Their lives are, once again, long strings of bad decisions and poor choices.
Some of us make bad choices once in a while.. but for most of the population, bad choices are standard operating procedure. People base their decisions not on what they know, because they know very little, but on what they're told by others... Hence, we end up with antivaxxers, people who think 5G is bad, people who think elections were stolen, people who think ghosts are real, and people who generally aren't very skilled at thinking at all..
There's a word for them: Sheepole = do what you're told and think what we want you to think.
Ampster
Renewable Energy Hobbyist
China owns a lot of US Treasuries. I know many individual Chinese that have invested in US real estate. Apparently, from a global perspective the US is still considered a safe investment. It is a complicated world and my study of economics was so long ago that I am not sure what is relevant. Even my Chicago School of Economics Professors that said, "Gold is good." admitted that we are all Keynesians now.
Gold standard was not perfect either. Money supply could not be expanded during the Great Depression and may have contributed to the depression itself.
https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/GoldStandard.html
robby
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The problem with most of these political discussions is that 99% of us really have no idea why one thing happens and another does not. We have this new bunch of expert media pundits who like to frame everything with a crayon and push the blame on the person who made the decision. Take for example the pull out in Afghanistan. The chaos was quickly labeled as a mistake by the administration, "they should have been better prepared", "they should have gotten all the Americans out first." OK Really Mr Foxy news!!
We are pulling out of a country and leaving a well armed democratic regime in control and also letting the people know "we have confidence in you to now be able to handle the situation". True or Not this is the only message you can send unless you want to have riots in the streets and people blocking your withdrawal and not to mention the biggest factor, guaranteeing that the Taliban is going to win because you have already instilled fear and doom into the population.
So going with the Argument from some unhappy people. What we should have done was evacuate every US citizen in advance, then close the Embassy, evacuate the staff and lastly remove every modern weapon that the Afghan army had and then say oh yeah we have all the confidence in the world you will be alright, just ignore that we are all leaving now and taking the useful weapons with us. Really! That is basically what they are saying we should have done.
About the only thing that went wrong with the withdrawal is that the Afghan government and Army had less of a spine than I think anybody could have ever expected. Even a moderate amount of resistance would have delayed the Taliban's advance by weeks if not months and the US could have quickly added back in air support to make every advance very painful and slow. Instead the Afghan Army threw down their guns and left.
We are pulling out of a country and leaving a well armed democratic regime in control and also letting the people know "we have confidence in you to now be able to handle the situation". True or Not this is the only message you can send unless you want to have riots in the streets and people blocking your withdrawal and not to mention the biggest factor, guaranteeing that the Taliban is going to win because you have already instilled fear and doom into the population.
So going with the Argument from some unhappy people. What we should have done was evacuate every US citizen in advance, then close the Embassy, evacuate the staff and lastly remove every modern weapon that the Afghan army had and then say oh yeah we have all the confidence in the world you will be alright, just ignore that we are all leaving now and taking the useful weapons with us. Really! That is basically what they are saying we should have done.
About the only thing that went wrong with the withdrawal is that the Afghan government and Army had less of a spine than I think anybody could have ever expected. Even a moderate amount of resistance would have delayed the Taliban's advance by weeks if not months and the US could have quickly added back in air support to make every advance very painful and slow. Instead the Afghan Army threw down their guns and left.
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RVLiFe
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You really need to quit watching CNN. Every one of your statements can be proven inaccurate. Joe is spending 10% of our money we don’t have on “domestic issues”. Ask yourself where the rest is going and watch during the next election who is donating the most to the Democratic Party. You will have your answer. It’s called leverage and is used to keep power and control. It’s not going back into infrastructure. You’re only being told that so you have a warm fuzzy feeling over your party. You act like the government is here to take care of you. That’s where you are wrong. It’s not their job to take care of you. It’s their job to use you so they can take care of their own interests. We don’t need bigger government.
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The only citizens left behind wanted to stay in Afghanistan. All war is chaotic, why would this be any different? There was 20 years to prepare to leave.... eventually the band-aid needs to be ripped off. We could have been there another 20 years preparing to leave with the same result. Biden succeeded here where Bush, Obama (2x) and trump failed.
what "domestic issues" are in the infrastructure bill? Link?
I can take care of myself thank you very much. And I will reiterate that I am very happy all this money will be wasted in our own country instead of continuing to rebuild Afghanistan.
RVLiFe
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You missed the point. All this money is not staying in our own country. You need to find different sources other than cnn and fox to get your information. Very little is staying in this country. You’ve been duped!
Throw me a bone.... where is that list coming from?
Here is a partial index..... where should we focus first?
TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs
Sec. 11101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 11102. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 11103. Definitions.
Sec. 11104. Apportionment.
Sec. 11105. National highway performance program.
Sec. 11106. Emergency relief.
Sec. 11107. Federal share payable.
Sec. 11108. Railway-highway grade crossings.
Sec. 11109. Surface transportation block grant program.
Sec. 11110. Nationally significant freight and highway projects.
Sec. 11111. Highway safety improvement program.
Sec. 11112. Federal lands transportation program.
Sec. 11113. Federal lands access program.
Sec. 11114. National highway freight program.
Sec. 11115. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 11116. Alaska Highway.
Sec. 11117. Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries.
Sec. 11118. Bridge investment program.
Sec. 11119. Safe routes to school.
Sec. 11120. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 11121. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 11122. Vulnerable road user research.
Sec. 11123. Wildlife crossing safety.
Sec. 11124. Consolidation of programs.
Sec. 11125. GAO report.
Sec. 11126. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.
Sec. 11127. Nationally significant Federal lands and Tribal projects
program.
Sec. 11128. Tribal high priority projects program.
Sec. 11129. Standards.
Sec. 11130. Public transportation.
Sec. 11131. Reservation of certain funds.
Sec. 11132. Rural surface transportation grant program.
Sec. 11133. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Sec. 11134. Recreational trails program.
Sec. 11135. Updates to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Subtitle B--Planning and Performance Management
Sec. 11201. Transportation planning.
Sec. 11202. Fiscal constraint on long-range transportation plans.
Sec. 11203. State human capital plans.
Sec. 11204. Prioritization process pilot program.
Sec. 11205. Travel demand data and modeling.
Sec. 11206. Increasing safe and accessible transportation options.
Subtitle C--Project Delivery and Process Improvement
Sec. 11301. Codification of One Federal Decision.
Sec. 11302. Work zone process reviews.
Sec. 11303. Transportation management plans.
Sec. 11304. Intelligent transportation systems.
Sec. 11305. Alternative contracting methods.
Sec. 11306. Flexibility for projects.
Sec. 11307. Improved Federal-State stewardship and oversight agreements.
Sec. 11308. Geomatic data.
Sec. 11309. Evaluation of projects within an operational right-of-way.
Sec. 11310. Preliminary engineering.
Sec. 11311. Efficient implementation of NEPA for Federal land management
projects.
Sec. 11312. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 reporting program.
Sec. 11313. Surface transportation project delivery program written
agreements.
Sec. 11314. State assumption of responsibility for categorical
exclusions.
Sec. 11315. Early utility relocation prior to transportation project
environmental review.
Sec. 11316. Streamlining of section 4(f) reviews.
Sec. 11317. Categorical exclusion for projects of limited Federal
assistance.
Sec. 11318. Certain gathering lines located on Federal land and Indian
land.
Sec. 11319. Annual report.
Subtitle D--Climate Change
Sec. 11401. Grants for charging and fueling infrastructure.
Sec. 11402. Reduction of truck emissions at port facilities.
Sec. 11403. Carbon reduction program.
Sec. 11404. Congestion relief program.
Sec. 11405. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative,
Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program.
Sec. 11406. Healthy Streets program.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous
Sec. 11501. Additional deposits into Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 11502. Stopping threats on pedestrians.
Sec. 11503. Transfer and sale of toll credits.
Sec. 11504. Study of impacts on roads from self-driving vehicles.
Sec. 11505. Disaster relief mobilization study.
Sec. 11506. Appalachian Regional Commission.
Sec. 11507. Denali Commission.
Sec. 11508. Requirements for transportation projects carried out through
public-private partnerships.
Sec. 11509. Reconnecting communities pilot program.
Sec. 11510. Cybersecurity tool; cyber coordinator.
Sec. 11511. Report on emerging alternative fuel vehicles and
infrastructure.
Sec. 11512. Nonhighway recreational fuel study.
Sec. 11513. Buy America.
Sec. 11514. High priority corridors on the National Highway System.
Sec. 11515. Interstate weight limits.
Sec. 11516. Report on air quality improvements.
Sec. 11517. Roadside highway safety hardware.
Sec. 11518. Permeable pavements study.
Sec. 11519. Emergency relief projects.
Sec. 11520. Study on stormwater best management practices.
Sec. 11521. Stormwater best management practices reports.
Sec. 11522. Invasive plant elimination program.
Sec. 11523. Over-the-road bus tolling equity.
Sec. 11524. Bridge terminology.
Sec. 11525. Technical corrections.
Sec. 11526. Working group on covered resources.
Sec. 11527. Blood transport vehicles.
Sec. 11528. Pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway
rights-of-way.
Sec. 11529. Active transportation infrastructure investment program.
Sec. 11530. Highway cost allocation study.
TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION
Sec. 12001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
1998 amendments.
Sec. 12002. Federal requirements for TIFIA eligibility and project
selection.
TITLE III--RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION
Sec. 13001. Strategic innovation for revenue collection.
Sec. 13002. National motor vehicle per-mile user fee pilot.
Sec. 13003. Performance management data support program.
Sec. 13004. Data integration pilot program.
Sec. 13005. Emerging technology research pilot program.
Sec. 13006. Research and technology development and deployment.
Sec. 13007. Workforce development, training, and education.
Sec. 13008. Wildlife-vehicle collision research.
Sec. 13009. Transportation Resilience and Adaptation Centers of
Excellence.
Sec. 13010. Transportation access pilot program.
TITLE IV--INDIAN AFFAIRS
Sec. 14001. Definition of Secretary.
Sec. 14002. Environmental reviews for certain tribal transportation
facilities.
Sec. 14003. Programmatic agreements for tribal categorical exclusions.
Sec. 14004. Use of certain tribal transportation funds.
Sec. 14005. Bureau of Indian Affairs road maintenance program.
Sec. 14006. Study of road maintenance on Indian land.
Sec. 14007. Maintenance of certain Indian reservation roads.
Sec. 14008. Tribal transportation safety needs.
Sec. 14009. Office of Tribal Government Affairs.
DIVISION B--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ACT OF 2021
Sec. 20001. Short title.
Sec. 20002. Definitions.
TITLE I--MULTIMODAL AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
Subtitle A--Multimodal Freight Policy
Sec. 21101. Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy.
Sec. 21102. Updates to National Freight Plan.
Sec. 21103. State collaboration with National Multimodal Freight
Network.
Sec. 21104. Improving State freight plans.
Sec. 21105. Implementation of National Multimodal Freight Network.
Sec. 21106. Multi-State freight corridor planning.
Sec. 21107. State freight advisory committees.
Subtitle B--Multimodal Investment
Sec. 21201. National infrastructure project assistance.
Sec. 21202. Local and regional project assistance.
Sec. 21203. National culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant
program.
Sec. 21204. National multimodal cooperative freight research program.
Sec. 21205. Rural and Tribal infrastructure advancement.
Subtitle C--Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Reforms
Sec. 21301. RRIF codification and reforms.
Sec. 21302. Substantive criteria and standards.
Sec. 21303. Semiannual report on transit-oriented development
eligibility.
TITLE II--RAIL
Sec. 22001. Short title.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 22101. Grants to Amtrak.
Sec. 22102. Federal Railroad Administration.
Sec. 22103. Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements
grants.
Sec. 22104. Railroad crossing elimination program.
Sec. 22105. Restoration and enhancement grants.
Sec. 22106. Federal-State partnership for intercity passenger rail
grants.
Sec. 22107. Amtrak Office of Inspector General.
Subtitle B--Amtrak Reforms
Sec. 22201. Amtrak findings, mission, and goals.
Sec. 22202. Composition of Amtrak's Board of Directors.
Sec. 22203. Station agents.
Sec. 22204. Increasing oversight of changes to Amtrak long-distance
routes and other intercity services.
Sec. 22205. Improved oversight of Amtrak accounting.
Sec. 22206. Improved oversight of Amtrak spending.
Sec. 22207. Increasing service line and asset line plan transparency.
Sec. 22208. Passenger experience enhancement.
Sec. 22209. Amtrak smoking policy.
Sec. 22210. Protecting Amtrak routes through rural communities.
Sec. 22211. State-Supported Route Committee.
Sec. 22212. Enhancing cross border service.
Sec. 22213. Creating quality jobs.
Sec. 22214. Amtrak daily long-distance service study.
Here is a partial index..... where should we focus first?
TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs
Sec. 11101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 11102. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 11103. Definitions.
Sec. 11104. Apportionment.
Sec. 11105. National highway performance program.
Sec. 11106. Emergency relief.
Sec. 11107. Federal share payable.
Sec. 11108. Railway-highway grade crossings.
Sec. 11109. Surface transportation block grant program.
Sec. 11110. Nationally significant freight and highway projects.
Sec. 11111. Highway safety improvement program.
Sec. 11112. Federal lands transportation program.
Sec. 11113. Federal lands access program.
Sec. 11114. National highway freight program.
Sec. 11115. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 11116. Alaska Highway.
Sec. 11117. Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries.
Sec. 11118. Bridge investment program.
Sec. 11119. Safe routes to school.
Sec. 11120. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 11121. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 11122. Vulnerable road user research.
Sec. 11123. Wildlife crossing safety.
Sec. 11124. Consolidation of programs.
Sec. 11125. GAO report.
Sec. 11126. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.
Sec. 11127. Nationally significant Federal lands and Tribal projects
program.
Sec. 11128. Tribal high priority projects program.
Sec. 11129. Standards.
Sec. 11130. Public transportation.
Sec. 11131. Reservation of certain funds.
Sec. 11132. Rural surface transportation grant program.
Sec. 11133. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Sec. 11134. Recreational trails program.
Sec. 11135. Updates to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Subtitle B--Planning and Performance Management
Sec. 11201. Transportation planning.
Sec. 11202. Fiscal constraint on long-range transportation plans.
Sec. 11203. State human capital plans.
Sec. 11204. Prioritization process pilot program.
Sec. 11205. Travel demand data and modeling.
Sec. 11206. Increasing safe and accessible transportation options.
Subtitle C--Project Delivery and Process Improvement
Sec. 11301. Codification of One Federal Decision.
Sec. 11302. Work zone process reviews.
Sec. 11303. Transportation management plans.
Sec. 11304. Intelligent transportation systems.
Sec. 11305. Alternative contracting methods.
Sec. 11306. Flexibility for projects.
Sec. 11307. Improved Federal-State stewardship and oversight agreements.
Sec. 11308. Geomatic data.
Sec. 11309. Evaluation of projects within an operational right-of-way.
Sec. 11310. Preliminary engineering.
Sec. 11311. Efficient implementation of NEPA for Federal land management
projects.
Sec. 11312. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 reporting program.
Sec. 11313. Surface transportation project delivery program written
agreements.
Sec. 11314. State assumption of responsibility for categorical
exclusions.
Sec. 11315. Early utility relocation prior to transportation project
environmental review.
Sec. 11316. Streamlining of section 4(f) reviews.
Sec. 11317. Categorical exclusion for projects of limited Federal
assistance.
Sec. 11318. Certain gathering lines located on Federal land and Indian
land.
Sec. 11319. Annual report.
Subtitle D--Climate Change
Sec. 11401. Grants for charging and fueling infrastructure.
Sec. 11402. Reduction of truck emissions at port facilities.
Sec. 11403. Carbon reduction program.
Sec. 11404. Congestion relief program.
Sec. 11405. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative,
Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program.
Sec. 11406. Healthy Streets program.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous
Sec. 11501. Additional deposits into Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 11502. Stopping threats on pedestrians.
Sec. 11503. Transfer and sale of toll credits.
Sec. 11504. Study of impacts on roads from self-driving vehicles.
Sec. 11505. Disaster relief mobilization study.
Sec. 11506. Appalachian Regional Commission.
Sec. 11507. Denali Commission.
Sec. 11508. Requirements for transportation projects carried out through
public-private partnerships.
Sec. 11509. Reconnecting communities pilot program.
Sec. 11510. Cybersecurity tool; cyber coordinator.
Sec. 11511. Report on emerging alternative fuel vehicles and
infrastructure.
Sec. 11512. Nonhighway recreational fuel study.
Sec. 11513. Buy America.
Sec. 11514. High priority corridors on the National Highway System.
Sec. 11515. Interstate weight limits.
Sec. 11516. Report on air quality improvements.
Sec. 11517. Roadside highway safety hardware.
Sec. 11518. Permeable pavements study.
Sec. 11519. Emergency relief projects.
Sec. 11520. Study on stormwater best management practices.
Sec. 11521. Stormwater best management practices reports.
Sec. 11522. Invasive plant elimination program.
Sec. 11523. Over-the-road bus tolling equity.
Sec. 11524. Bridge terminology.
Sec. 11525. Technical corrections.
Sec. 11526. Working group on covered resources.
Sec. 11527. Blood transport vehicles.
Sec. 11528. Pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway
rights-of-way.
Sec. 11529. Active transportation infrastructure investment program.
Sec. 11530. Highway cost allocation study.
TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION
Sec. 12001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
1998 amendments.
Sec. 12002. Federal requirements for TIFIA eligibility and project
selection.
TITLE III--RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION
Sec. 13001. Strategic innovation for revenue collection.
Sec. 13002. National motor vehicle per-mile user fee pilot.
Sec. 13003. Performance management data support program.
Sec. 13004. Data integration pilot program.
Sec. 13005. Emerging technology research pilot program.
Sec. 13006. Research and technology development and deployment.
Sec. 13007. Workforce development, training, and education.
Sec. 13008. Wildlife-vehicle collision research.
Sec. 13009. Transportation Resilience and Adaptation Centers of
Excellence.
Sec. 13010. Transportation access pilot program.
TITLE IV--INDIAN AFFAIRS
Sec. 14001. Definition of Secretary.
Sec. 14002. Environmental reviews for certain tribal transportation
facilities.
Sec. 14003. Programmatic agreements for tribal categorical exclusions.
Sec. 14004. Use of certain tribal transportation funds.
Sec. 14005. Bureau of Indian Affairs road maintenance program.
Sec. 14006. Study of road maintenance on Indian land.
Sec. 14007. Maintenance of certain Indian reservation roads.
Sec. 14008. Tribal transportation safety needs.
Sec. 14009. Office of Tribal Government Affairs.
DIVISION B--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ACT OF 2021
Sec. 20001. Short title.
Sec. 20002. Definitions.
TITLE I--MULTIMODAL AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
Subtitle A--Multimodal Freight Policy
Sec. 21101. Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy.
Sec. 21102. Updates to National Freight Plan.
Sec. 21103. State collaboration with National Multimodal Freight
Network.
Sec. 21104. Improving State freight plans.
Sec. 21105. Implementation of National Multimodal Freight Network.
Sec. 21106. Multi-State freight corridor planning.
Sec. 21107. State freight advisory committees.
Subtitle B--Multimodal Investment
Sec. 21201. National infrastructure project assistance.
Sec. 21202. Local and regional project assistance.
Sec. 21203. National culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant
program.
Sec. 21204. National multimodal cooperative freight research program.
Sec. 21205. Rural and Tribal infrastructure advancement.
Subtitle C--Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Reforms
Sec. 21301. RRIF codification and reforms.
Sec. 21302. Substantive criteria and standards.
Sec. 21303. Semiannual report on transit-oriented development
eligibility.
TITLE II--RAIL
Sec. 22001. Short title.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 22101. Grants to Amtrak.
Sec. 22102. Federal Railroad Administration.
Sec. 22103. Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements
grants.
Sec. 22104. Railroad crossing elimination program.
Sec. 22105. Restoration and enhancement grants.
Sec. 22106. Federal-State partnership for intercity passenger rail
grants.
Sec. 22107. Amtrak Office of Inspector General.
Subtitle B--Amtrak Reforms
Sec. 22201. Amtrak findings, mission, and goals.
Sec. 22202. Composition of Amtrak's Board of Directors.
Sec. 22203. Station agents.
Sec. 22204. Increasing oversight of changes to Amtrak long-distance
routes and other intercity services.
Sec. 22205. Improved oversight of Amtrak accounting.
Sec. 22206. Improved oversight of Amtrak spending.
Sec. 22207. Increasing service line and asset line plan transparency.
Sec. 22208. Passenger experience enhancement.
Sec. 22209. Amtrak smoking policy.
Sec. 22210. Protecting Amtrak routes through rural communities.
Sec. 22211. State-Supported Route Committee.
Sec. 22212. Enhancing cross border service.
Sec. 22213. Creating quality jobs.
Sec. 22214. Amtrak daily long-distance service study.
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RVLiFe
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For roads and bridges: 110 billion USD
For Public Transit: 39 billion USD
For passenger and freight rail: 66 billion USD
For electric vehicles: 7.5 billion USD
For Internet Access: 65 billion USD
For the electric grid: 65 billion USD
For airports: 25 billion USD
For water and wastewater: 55 billion USD
Total: 432.5 billion USD
Where did the other ALMOST ONE TRILLION DOLLARS GO???
For Public Transit: 39 billion USD
For passenger and freight rail: 66 billion USD
For electric vehicles: 7.5 billion USD
For Internet Access: 65 billion USD
For the electric grid: 65 billion USD
For airports: 25 billion USD
For water and wastewater: 55 billion USD
Total: 432.5 billion USD
Where did the other ALMOST ONE TRILLION DOLLARS GO???
Who summarized that for you? Link?
The real source is laid out here in the actual language:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684/text
Example:
SEC. 11101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--The following amounts are authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account):
(1) Federal-aid highway program.--For the national highway
performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States
Code, the surface transportation block grant program under section
133 of that title, the highway safety improvement program under
section 148 of that title, the congestion mitigation and air
quality improvement program under section 149 of that title, the
national highway freight program under section 167 of that title,
the carbon reduction program under section 175 of that title, to
carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176
of that title, and to carry out section 134 of that title--
(A) $52,488,065,375 for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $53,537,826,683 for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $54,608,583,217 for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $55,700,754,881 for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $56,814,769,844 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation
program.--For credit assistance under the transportation
infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6 of
title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2026.
(3) Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.--
(A) Tribal transportation program.--For the tribal
transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United
States Code--
(i) $578,460,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(ii) $589,960,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(iii) $602,460,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(iv) $612,960,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(v) $627,960,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(B) Federal lands transportation program.--
(i) In general.--For the Federal lands transportation
program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code--
(I) $421,965,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(II) $429,965,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(III) $438,965,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(IV) $447,965,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(V) $455,965,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(ii) Allocation.--Of the amount made available for a
fiscal year under clause (i)--
(I) the amount for the National Park Service is--
(aa) $332,427,450 for fiscal year 2022;
(bb) $338,867,450 for fiscal year 2023;
(cc) $346,237,450 for fiscal year 2024;
(dd) $353,607,450 for fiscal year 2025; and
(ee) $360,047,450 for fiscal year 2026;
(II) the amount for the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service is $36,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026; and
(III) the amount for the Forest Service is--
(aa) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(bb) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(cc) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(dd) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(ee) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(C) Federal lands access program.--For the Federal lands
access program under section 204 of title 23, United States
Code--
(i) $285,975,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(ii) $291,975,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(iii) $296,975,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(iv) $303,975,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(v) $308,975,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(4) Territorial and puerto rico highway program.--For the
territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165 of
title 23, United States Code--
(A) $219,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $224,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $228,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $232,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $237,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(5) Nationally significant freight and highway projects.--For
nationally significant freight and highway projects under section
117 of title 23, United States Code--
(A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(b) Other Programs.--
(1) In general.--The following amounts are authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account):
(A) Bridge investment program.--To carry out the bridge
investment program under section 124 of title 23, United States
Code--
(i) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(ii) $640,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(iii) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(iv) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(v) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
The real source is laid out here in the actual language:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684/text
Example:
SEC. 11101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--The following amounts are authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account):
(1) Federal-aid highway program.--For the national highway
performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States
Code, the surface transportation block grant program under section
133 of that title, the highway safety improvement program under
section 148 of that title, the congestion mitigation and air
quality improvement program under section 149 of that title, the
national highway freight program under section 167 of that title,
the carbon reduction program under section 175 of that title, to
carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176
of that title, and to carry out section 134 of that title--
(A) $52,488,065,375 for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $53,537,826,683 for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $54,608,583,217 for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $55,700,754,881 for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $56,814,769,844 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation
program.--For credit assistance under the transportation
infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6 of
title 23, United States Code, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2026.
(3) Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.--
(A) Tribal transportation program.--For the tribal
transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United
States Code--
(i) $578,460,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(ii) $589,960,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(iii) $602,460,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(iv) $612,960,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(v) $627,960,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(B) Federal lands transportation program.--
(i) In general.--For the Federal lands transportation
program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code--
(I) $421,965,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(II) $429,965,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(III) $438,965,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(IV) $447,965,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(V) $455,965,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(ii) Allocation.--Of the amount made available for a
fiscal year under clause (i)--
(I) the amount for the National Park Service is--
(aa) $332,427,450 for fiscal year 2022;
(bb) $338,867,450 for fiscal year 2023;
(cc) $346,237,450 for fiscal year 2024;
(dd) $353,607,450 for fiscal year 2025; and
(ee) $360,047,450 for fiscal year 2026;
(II) the amount for the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service is $36,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026; and
(III) the amount for the Forest Service is--
(aa) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(bb) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(cc) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(dd) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(ee) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(C) Federal lands access program.--For the Federal lands
access program under section 204 of title 23, United States
Code--
(i) $285,975,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(ii) $291,975,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(iii) $296,975,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(iv) $303,975,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(v) $308,975,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(4) Territorial and puerto rico highway program.--For the
territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165 of
title 23, United States Code--
(A) $219,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $224,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $228,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $232,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $237,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(5) Nationally significant freight and highway projects.--For
nationally significant freight and highway projects under section
117 of title 23, United States Code--
(A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(b) Other Programs.--
(1) In general.--The following amounts are authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account):
(A) Bridge investment program.--To carry out the bridge
investment program under section 124 of title 23, United States
Code--
(i) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(ii) $640,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(iii) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(iv) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(v) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
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Just about everywhere you look you can find these numbers. Do your own research. But here is a link for you from your favorite news outlet showing that the numbers don’t add up. I trust that you have a calculator?
(CNN)Congress passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Friday, approving a signature part of President Joe Biden'seconomic agenda.
It will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in America's infrastructure over five years, touching everything from bridges and roads to the nation's broadband, water and energy systems. Experts say the money is sorely needed to ensure safe travel, as well as the efficient transport of goods and produce across the country.
www.cnn.com
(CNN)Congress passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Friday, approving a signature part of President Joe Biden'seconomic agenda.
It will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in America's infrastructure over five years, touching everything from bridges and roads to the nation's broadband, water and energy systems. Experts say the money is sorely needed to ensure safe travel, as well as the efficient transport of goods and produce across the country.
Here's what's in the bipartisan infrastructure package | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law Monday. It will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in America's infrastructure over five years, touching everything from bridges and roads to the nation's broadband, water and energy systems.
www.cnn.com