Legislative Background on Energy Infrastructure
Recent Action in Congress on Investing in the Power Grid
One of President Trump’s common refrains on the campaign trail was his intent to rebuild the Nation’s infrastructure. He returned to this theme in his January 2018 State of the Union address, asking Congress “to produce a bill that generates at least $1.5 trillion” for infrastructure investment. He said that “every Federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with State and local governments and, where appropriate, tapping into private-sector investment — to permanently fix the infrastructure deficit.” Trump Administration Infrastructure Plan. On February 12, 2018, the White House unveiled its long-awaited plan, proposing $200 billion in new Federal spending that…
