Allows Congress More Time to Negotiate Full-Year Bill, Including Funding for New Infrastructure Programs

Oppose Administration’s Push to Restrict New Highway Capacity

Would Temporarily Eliminate the 18 Cents per Gallon Federal Gas Tax

Allows Congress More Time to Negotiate Full-Year Bill, Including Funding for New Infrastructure Programs

The recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allows states or localities to implement a local hiring preference on federal-aid highway and transit projects. Such was already the case prior to passage of IIJA through a U.S. DOT pilot program. However, as part of that pilot program, the grant recipient was forced to certify that there was:

Guidebook will assist state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments

As previously reported by AGC, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes new Buy America requirements, that could delay infrastructure projects funded by the law. The IIJA provides funding for physical infrastructure like roads, water systems, the electric grid, and more. The new and expanded Buy America requirements apply to all federally funded programs and include manufactured products, like iron and steel, and also construction materials used on projects within those programs.

Accepts Many AGC Recommendations

On January 24, AGC, along with other transportation stakeholders, called on congressional leaders to enact a full-year fiscal year 2022 federal government funding bill that will finance all new and increased programs infrastructure investment accounts from the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In December, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through February 18. That extension of existing funding did not include appropriation of funds for many new programs in the November passed infrastructure bill.