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Public Law No: 117-58 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

This bill was signed by the President on November 15, 2021.  

This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). It also funds the Bureau of Transportation Statistics for another 4 years.

To view the text of the bill, click here: PDF (2MB)

Among other provisions, the bill

• Reauthorizes for FY2023-FY2026 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs;
• Revises Buy America procurement requirements for highways, mass transit, and rail;
• Establishes a rebuild rural bridges program to improve the safety and state of good repair of bridges in rural communities;
• Implements new safety requirements across all transportation modes; and
• Directs DOT to establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the surface transportation system.
• Extends FY2021 enacted levels through FY2022 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs;

Source: Congress.gov summary

You can find a fact sheet on the provisions of this bill from the USDOT here.

See also White House Releases Updated State Fact Sheets Highlighting the Impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Nationwide.

The main website for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is at this site.

For a summary of highway-related funding, please see this site.

You can submit your questions and feedback at this site.