What is the $Trillion Bill & How it can help your small business gain revenue? Part 1

Funding for roads and bridges

• The legislation calls for investing $110 billion for?roads, bridges and major infrastructure projects .
• ?$40 billion for?bridge repair, replacement and rehabilitation
• $16 billion for major projects that would be too large or complex for traditional funding programs, according to the White House.
• $11 billion for transportation safety, including a program to help states and localities reduce crashes and fatalities, especially of cyclists and pedestrians, according to the White House. It will?direct funding for safety efforts involving highways, trucks, and pipeline and hazardous materials.
• $1 billion to?reconnect communities ?-- mainly disproportionately Black neighborhoods -- that were divided by highways and other infrastructure.

Money for transit and rail

• $39 billion to modernize public transit. The funds will repair and upgrade existing infrastructure, make stations accessible to all users, bring transit service to new communities and modernize rail and bus fleets, including replacing thousands of vehicles with zero-emission models.
• Invest of $66 billion in passenger and freight rail
• $12 billion in partnership grants for intercity rail service, including high-speed rail

Broadband upgrade

• The legislation provides a $65 billion investment in?improving the nation's broadband infrastructure , It also aims to help lower the price households pay for internet service by requiring federal funding recipients to offer a low-cost affordable plan, by creating price transparency and by boosting competition in areas where existing providers aren't providing adequate service.

Upgrading airports, ports and waterways

The deal will?invest $17 billion in port infrastructure and $25 billion in airports to address repair and maintenance backlogs, reduce congestion and emissions near ports and airports and promote electrification and other low-carbon technologies.

Electric vehicles

The legislation will provide $7.5 billion for zero- and low-emission buses and ferries, aiming to deliver thousands of electric school buses to districts across the country.

Another $7.5 billion will go to building a nationwide network of plug-in?electric vehicle ?chargers

Improving power and water systems

The package invests $65 billion to rebuild the electric grid.

$55 billion to upgrade water infrastructure. It will replace lead service lines and pipes so that communities have access to clean drinking water.

Another $50 billion will go toward making the system more resilient -- protecting it from drought, floods and cyberattacks

Environmental remediation

The package provides $21 billion to clean up Superfund and brownfield sites, reclaim abandoned mine land and cap orphaned gas wells

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