About the Federal Legislation
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is a once-ina-generation investment in the future of our country. Historic funding from BIL willcreate millions of jobs, modernize our Nation’s infrastructure, combat the climate crisis, and put us on a path to winning the 21st century.
As of February 2023, $2.6 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Maryland with over 44 specific projects identified for funding. Since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed, Maryland will receive approximately $2.3 billion for transportation to invest in roads, bridges, public transit, ports and airports and roughly $144 million for clean water. And, as of today, more than 182,000 households across the state are receiving affordable high-speed internet due to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Read more about this historic legislation and what it means for Maryland here:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Maryland-Fact-Sheet-E3.pdf
The Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) a historic climate and health care bill, contains many incentives to help people and communities make the change to clean energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving access to health care and restoring overburdened communities to good health.
The Act contains incentives for home efficiency, heat pumps, electric vehicles, home solar and battery storage, and more. The law will directly reduce inflation, lowering costs for American families on everything from energy to healthcare.
To read more, visit: https://www.ncelenviro.org/resources/the-inflation-reduction-act-for-maryland/
Featured Resources
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US Department of Interior Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Projects Map
This resource shows a map of awarded funds and descriptions of funded projects
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Maryland's Climate Pathway Report
MDE and UMD's Center for Global Sustainability's analysis of Maryland’s opportunity to address climate change while building a new, green economy.
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Breaking Down the Inflation Reduction Act. Program by Program. Incentive by Incentive
A sortable and filterable list for stakeholders big and small, from the Rocky Mountain institute.
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White House Guidebook on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
A roadmap to the funding available under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It explains, in as much detail as currently available, how much funding is available at the program level.
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White House Guidebook on the Inflation Reduction Act
This guidebook provides an overview of the clean energy, climate mitigation and resilience, agriculture, and conservation-related tax incentives and investment programs in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, including who is eligible to apply for funding and for what activities.
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Climate Program Portal
From Atlas Public Policy, this resource for organizations and public agencies tracks federal investments in climate initiatives, from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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America Is All In Tracker
Lists upcoming deadlines deadlines & events for IRA funding.