(1) create jobs and support businesses while improving our Nation’s global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure;
(2) invest resources in transportation corridors of national and regional significance that promote commerce and reduce congestion;
(3) update and enhance our national network of rail, dams, and ports of the United States;
(4) develop innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure, such as an infrastructure bank, to leverage Federal funds with private sector partners;
(5) invest in critical infrastructure, such as a smarter national energy grid, to reduce energy waste and bolster investment in clean energy jobs and industries;
(6) invest in clean energy technologies that help free the United States from its dependence on oil, especially foreign oil;
(7) eliminate wasteful tax subsidies that promote pollution and fail to reduce our reliance on foreign oil;
(8) spur innovation by facilitating the development of new cutting-edge broadband internet technology and improving internet access for all Americans;
(9) modernize, renovate, and repair elementary and secondary school buildings in public school districts and community colleges across the United States in order to support improved educational outcomes in those schools;
(10) invest in the Nation’s crumbling water infrastructure to protect public health and reduce pollution;
(11) upgrade and repair the Nation’s system of flood protection infrastructure, such as levees, to protect public safety; and
(12) invest in the infrastructure of the United States to address vulnerabilities to natural disasters and the impacts of extreme weather.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.4 as Introduced in Senate Rebuild America Act
