1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov February 4, 2022Extreme Weather and Lifeline Infrastructure Resilience: Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)On December 10, 2021, deadly tornadoes struck Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois, killing nearly 90 people and cau
2、sing widespread damage to lifeline infrastructure in the transportation, energy, water and wastewater, and communications sectors. (The Department of Homeland Security designates lifeline sectors as those where reliable operations are essential to many other critical infrastructure functions.) Many
3、public officials and policymakers voiced concerns that the tornadoes and other extreme weather events represented a “new normal” of elevated risk to critical infrastructure. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) directly funds resilience and adaptation projects for certain l
4、ifeline infrastructure. In addition, it makes new investments in research and development (R&D), analysis, and planning, which are intended to improve the critical infrastructure risk management practices of federal agencies and partners. This In Focus summarizes IIJA risk management provisions that
升级VIP 