Let's Collaborate Bridge Investment Program Now Live The Federal Highway Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that $2.447 billion are available this year under the Bridge Investment Program. States, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, special districts, and tribal governments are eligible to apply. Interested applicants [...]
This Week's Intel Safe Streets and Roads for All Webinars The Department of Transportation is hosting a series of webinars on the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. Metropolitan planning organizations, counties, cities, transit agencies, special districts, and federally recognized tribal governments are eligible [...]
BIL Implementation Updates Department of Transportation Issues Temporary Waiver of Buy America Requirements The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a temporary waiver of Buy America requirements for construction materials. The DOT is giving states and industries 180 days to start working on procedures to comply [...]
White House Releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Technical Assistance Guide The White House released a technical assistance guide designed to assist state and local governments navigate, access, and deploy infrastructure resources under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The guide lists over 65 technical assistance resources and [...]
Los Angeles County Will Get the Job Done In case you missed it, Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell moderated Infrastructure LA’s panel on the Infrastructure Initiative. Key infrastructure leaders from Los Angeles County and Washington, D.C. discussed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and how to collaborate to build a [...]
Update: Additional Speakers to Join the Infrastructure LA Initiative Panel Join Infrastructure LA for a virtual conversation about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, what it means for Los Angeles County, and how we can collaborate to build a safer, more resilient, and equitable Los Angeles County. Date: Wednesday, May [...]
New Permitting Action Plan Released Today, the White House released a new Permitting Action Plan. The Action Plan outlines the Administration’s strategy for accelerating federal permitting and environmental reviews of infrastructure projects. The five key elements of the plan are: Accelerating smart permitting through early cross-agency coordination [...]
You're Invited: Panel on the Infrastructure Initiative Join Infrastructure LA for a virtual conversation about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, what it means for Los Angeles County, and how we can collaborate to build a safer, more resilient, and equitable Los Angeles County. Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 [...]
Build America, Buy America Guidelines Released The Build America, Buy America Act was included as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This week the White House released new requirements and guidance for how construction materials for projects funded by the law should be sourced. The guidance also outlines [...]
This morning the White House hosted a virtual convening on equity and announced the release of the first-ever federal Equity Action Plans. They were developed by over 90 federal agencies as directed by President Biden’s Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the [...]
White House Launches Infrastructure School Last month the White House released the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Guidebook. This week the Administration launched its Infrastructure School, a webinar series that will go over the twelve major chapters of the guidebook. These webinars will occur over the next two months. [...]
Los Angeles County Welcomes Secretary Buttigieg Last week United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Los Angeles County. Supervisor Hilda Solis, Supervisor Janice Hahn, Mayor Robert Garcia, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan, Congressmen Ted Lieu, and Congressman Alan Lowenthal toured the Ports of Los Angeles and [...]
Last night the House passed 228-206 the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill previously passed in the Senate in August. President Biden plans on having a formal signing ceremony soon. While this bill doesn’t address the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, it provides LA [...]
Resources Available During Storm Seasons No Phase Flow Forecast LA County is experiencing its first major storm of the season. Showers will persist into Monday evening in the mountains. Thunderstorms are not expected. County officials have issued a No Phase Flow Forecast for all communities in the [...]
A lot of No's Congress agreed to pass a 9-week spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Unfortunately, that is the only thing lawmakers could agree to last week. There will be no bipartisan infrastructure bill, no reconciliation bill, and no suspension of the debt ceiling—for now. Stop-Gap Funding Bill and Debt Ceiling [...]
Legislative Updates Congress has a week to pass a stop-gap funding bill to avert a shut down, suspend the debt ceiling so that the country can continue to meet its financial obligations, pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act before the FAST Act expires, and try to [...]
Legislative Updates House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Advances $60 Billion Portion of the Build Back Better Act On Tuesday September 14, 2021 the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed by a vote of 37-29 its portion of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that is now [...]
Celebrating Essential Workers Labor day is a day to celebrate the achievements of our work force. Your efforts as essential workers in healthcare, emergency services, government, transportation, energy, waste and water management, and food and agriculture workers are what continue to keep LA County running [...]
We have a little over a month left until September 30, 2021—when the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expires. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Yesterday, the House voted 220-212 to begin the process of drafting the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill with the goal [...]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House will come back August 23 in order to pass the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which will include human infrastructure and address climate change. She also requested that the Rules Committee determine how to advance both the budget resolution and the bipartisan [...]
Today the Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by a vote of 69 to 30. While this bill is smaller in scope than the original $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan, it includes $550 billion in new funding for our nations roads, bridges, ports, and other [...]
For the past few weeks lawmakers have been negotiating the details of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Now Congress has 63 days to take action before the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expires. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Late Wednesday night the Senate voted [...]
The Los Angeles County Flood Control District was established in 1915 after a disastrous regional flood took a heavy toll on lives and property. In addition to flood control, the District’s infrastructure plays a major role in augmenting and protecting local aquifers with storm, [...]
Lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement on the type of infrastructure to fund through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. However, one enormous question still remains—how are we going to pay for all of this? We Can't Depend on the Highway Trust [...]
THE COUNTDOWN There are less than 100 days left until September 30, 2021---when the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expires. Congress must act soon to continue funding federal highway and public transportation programs, transportation research, intercity passenger rail, and other programs. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS [...]
Survey Results Thank you for taking the time to let us know your thoughts about infrastructure last week. Of the 15 infrastructure options provided, roads and bridges, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and transit were the top 3 selections. Additionally, corporate taxes were selected as the top option to [...]
Infrastructure Funding Poll Congressional leaders are getting closer to a consensus on what type of infrastructure to fund and are debating how to pay for it. Eventually, the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund will have to be addressed. Let us know what you consider to [...]
Over the last two months, thousands of people have taken the time to learn how the American Jobs Plan provides LA County with the best resources to upgrade our infrastructure into the 21st century through our educational campaign #InfrastructureMatters. Thank you for helping spread awareness. This week we will [...]
Good Connections Are Essential Whether you’re a business, a family with school-aged children, a physician and patient discussing a health report, an academician conducting research, or simply staying in touch with friends and loved ones, access to broadband directly impacts your quality of life. The pandemic [...]
We Need Climate Resilient Infrastructure Remember those hot days last Labor Day weekend? Who could forget! Those hot, hot days led to electricity service disruptions across the state right when we were relying on electricity to keep us cool. That meant inconvenience for some people and [...]
EV Infrastructure: Will we be ready by 2025? Have you seen electric vehicles (EVs) on the road and thought about getting one yourself? You’re not the only one. With 156,698 Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs) registered in LA County and growing, your neighbors are rapidly [...]
If you ask any public health official or historian to list the most important innovations that have increased human life expectancy, you may be surprised to see wastewater infrastructure alongside medical miracles like vaccines and antibiotics. Historically wastewater infrastructure and proper sanitation are what allowed civilizations to grow. Even [...]
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? The truth is, most people don't. This is because unlike roads and bridges, water infrastructure is typically out of sight and out of mind. However this hidden infrastructure is far more vast than our highway system. Furthermore its age, [...]
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