1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Administrations Infrastructure Program Emphasizes New Nonfederal Revenue William J. Mallett Specialist in Transportation Policy February 14, 2018 The Trump Administrations legislative outline for infrastructure, released o
2、n February 12, 2018, proposes a new “Infrastructure Incentives Program” to make grants to state and local governments. This would be the largest single piece of the Administration plan in terms of dedicated federal funding, with an allotment of half of the $200 billion the Administration proposes to
3、 spend on infrastructure over 10 years. The grants could be used for transportation, water resources, drinking water, and wastewater, as well as for cleanup of Superfund sites. This Insight focuses on the potential of the program for projects submitted to the Department of Transportation (DOT), one
4、of the agencies that would be charged with administering the program in addition to the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposal does not break out the funds that would be directed to specific agencies or types of infrastructure. The Infrastructure Incentives Program
