By a vote of 217-212 the House last week passed H.R. 2847, "Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010," legislation intended to stimulate job growth. Included in the bill are funds for various infrastructure investments.
Funding includes:
- $27.5 billion for highways (freight and passenger rail and port projects also eligible);
- $8.4 billion for transit;
- $500 million for Airport Improvement Program grants;
- $800 million for Amtrak fleet modernization;
- $1 billion for clean water state revolving funds;
- $1 billion for drinking water grants;
- $2 billion for school and public housing rehabilitation;
- $715 million for navigation and flood control projects by the Army Corps of Engineers; and
- $100 million in water supply projects by the Bureau of Reclamation.