The Biden administration's support support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act have brought major economic investments to Arizona.
A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress has taken a major step forward with its introduction to the Navajo Nation Council.
Leaders of Arizona’s public, private, and nonprofit sectors Monday discussed how they will use the Inflation Reduction Act for conservation efforts and renewable energy projects.
The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 12,000 lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Arizonans and to protect children’s health.
The proposed cuts would have slashed funding for highway expansion, transportation safety, home ownership grants, and housing for the elderly.
The Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix.
In Arizona, $6.5 billion in funding has been announced, with over 400 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Over $4 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $778 million for clean water and water infrastructure.
Nearly $17 million will be used to provide high-speed internet to 4,126 people, 58 businesses, two farms, and 14 educational facilities in Gila, Graham, and Pinal counties.
This funding’s aim is to help connect the estimated 8.5 million families and small businesses nationwide that still haven’t been able to access the full capabilities of modern technology.
House Republicans’ latest attack on the Inflation Reduction Act comes in the form of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which would repeal or shorten clean energy and manufacturing incentives.
