States considering laws to tie transportation funding to housing
Connecticut, Colorado bills designed to create denser, walkable communities where people can easily access public transportation
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New Florida law clears obstacles for unsolicited P3 proposals
Beginning July 1, public entities will be able to accept unsolicited proposals from private companies without undertaking a public bidding or solicitation process
DOE cuts regulations, invests $400 million to encourage green energy projects
Agency also said it was cutting regulatory hurdles for energy storage, transmission and solar projects
Construction begins on $12 billion rail line between Las Vegas and L.A.
Plans include laying 218 miles of new track plus stations, rail and road infrastructure in several California towns
EPA names two more chemicals as hazardous substances
Action will enable the EPA to conduct investigations and compel polluters to pay for or conduct investigations and cleanup, rather than taxpayers
DOE continues to invest in advancing saltwater potability
Agency renewing funding for the National Alliance of Water Innovation, its energy innovation hub for desalination
California gets $60.6 million to prepare for extreme weather events
Eligible projects include highway and transit projects, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and port facilities
Pennsylvania accepting unsolicited transportation P3 proposals
Private companies invited to offer ways to deliver projects that would improve roads, bridges, rail, aviation and ports
USDA issues $232 million to support rural public schools, infrastructure
Funds distributed through the agency’s Secure Rural Schools Program to 41 states and Puerto Rico
$1 billion available to help states conform to drinking water standards
Funds will help states, territories implement PFAS testing, treatment at public water systems
