1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Would Provide a 50% Increase in Highway Funding and Boost Major Freight Projects September 22, 2021 The Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; H.R. 3684, a
2、s amended) would provide $351 billion for highways over FY2022-FY2026. This would include $304 billion from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) supplemented by $47 billion in general fund multiple-year appropriations. The $351 billion would represent a nearly 50% increase above the Fixing Americas Surface
3、Transportation Act (FAST Act; P.L. 114-94, as amended) FY2021 baseline over the five-year life of the bill. The bill reflects an evolving trend toward dual funding paths for highway programs, one via authorizations and one via appropriations; see Table 1. The two paths have been brought together und
4、er the umbrella of infrastructure legislation in IIJA. In addition, the IIJA in Division B, Title VI, would provide nearly $22 billion for “Multimodal and Freight Transportation,” and Division J also would provide $19 billion to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation for surface transportatio
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