Some $120 billion will be spent on infrastructure as a part of the $787 billion economic stimulus package passed by Congress. The establishment of a National Infrastructure Bank was not included in the final recovery plan. As a result, other than an overall stimulus in infrastructure spending by the federal government, the funding practices for public works projects – largely for highways and mass transit – remain the same. Still, it is not yet clear how a National Infrastructure Bank would function.
A breakdown of the progress of the National Infrastructure Bank so far
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Blueprint America :: May 19th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Analysis: The Bank Not Built
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THE DIG :: May 19th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Video: Felix Rohatyn
Felix Rohatyn, author of Bold Endeavors: How our government built America, and why it must rebuild now, on the future of infrastructure investment in the United States.
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THE DIG :: May 19th, 2009
Building the National Infrastructure Bank: Interview: The California I-Bank example
President Obama has called for a National Infrastructure Bank. And, the structure already exists on the state level.
Stan Hazelroth, Executive Director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, recently spoke with Blueprint America on the effectiveness of the program so far and how the structure might be applied federally.
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