November 3, 2023
Infrastructure Update
Stay informed on U.S. infrastructure news, funding, and awards with our weekly article.
Press Releases
DOT: $653 Million Awarded to Ports to Strengthen American Supply Chains
November 3, 2023 | Source: DOT
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Funding will help grow capacity and increase efficiency at coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports. A significant portion of domestic and international U.S. commerce by weight, (over 2.3 billion short tons) moves by water. The port improvement projects announced today will strengthen supply chain reliability, create workforce development opportunities, speed up the movement of goods, and improve the safety, reliability and resilience of ports. These investments are part of the largest dedicated funding for ports and waterways in history – nearly $17 billion through the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
FEMA: $211 Million in Available for Two Dam Safety Grant Programs
November 2, 2023 | Source: FEMA
On Thursday, FEMA announced more than $211 million in funding to enhance dam safety efforts across the nation to ensure that communities have the critical infrastructure needed to protect against future disasters and prevent against future flooding. The Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams program is making about $185 million available and another approximate $26 million available through the National Dam Safety State Assistance Grant Program. The investments funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help protect communities from flooding, avoid disaster costs and strengthen resilience to climate change.
DOE: $1.3 Billion to Build Out Nation’s Electric Transmission
October 30, 2023 | Source: DOE
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to a $1.3 billion commitment in three transmission lines crossing six states. This historic commitment, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will advance transformative projects aimed at adding 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of additional grid capacity throughout the United States, equivalent to powering approximately 3 million homes, and creating more than 13,000 direct and indirect jobs. These projects will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic climate agenda, strengthen grid resilience and reliability, and bring low-cost clean electricity to more families and businesses.
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Committee Hearings on Infrastructure:
Upcoming Hearings:
Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
2:30 PM (EST) | 11/7/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine causes of roadway safety challenges and possible interventions.
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
9:30 AM (EST) | 11/8/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine the philosophy of AI, focusing on learning from history and shaping our future.
House Committee on Small Business
10:00 AM (EST) | 11/8/23
Hearing: “Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Effects of Department of Energy Regulations on America’s Job Creators”
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
10:00 AM (EST) | 11/8/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
10:00 AM (EST) | 11/9/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine the implementation of federal coal mine land reclamation and abandoned coal mine land economic revitalization programs.
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation
10:00 AM (EST) | 253 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Meeting: Hearings to examine addressing close calls to improve aviation safety.
Past Hearings:
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
10:00 AM (EDT) | 11/1/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine the science of extreme event attribution, focusing on how climate change is fueling severe weather events.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
10:00 AM (EDT) | 11/2/23
Meeting: Hearings to examine the opportunities and challenges in deploying carbon capture utilization and sequestration and direct air capture technologies on federal and non-Federal lands.
House Committee on Natural Resources
10:15 AM (EDT) | 11/02/2023
Hearing: Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Member Day hearing.
