Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 Country/Territory United States of America Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Energy, Environment gen., Fisheries, Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Business/industry/corporations Equity Indigenous peoples Rural employment Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Energy conservation/energy production Hydropower generation Climate change Hazards Emissions Subsidy/incentive Research Tax/levy Artisanal fishing Afforestation/reforestation Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Freshwater pollution Pollution control Potable water Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Waterworks Water supply Sustainable development Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act authorizes funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. Among others, it provides for climate change including grants for charging and fueling infrastructure; reduction of truck emissions at port facilities; carbon reduction program; congestion relief program; promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Costsaving Transportation (PROTECT) program; and Healthy Streets program. Additionally, it provides for Indian affairs, including environmental reviews for certain tribal transportation facilities; programmatic agreements for tribal categorical exclusions; use of certain tribal transportation funds; bureau of Indian Affairs road maintenance program; study of road maintenance on Indian land; maintenance of certain Indian reservation roads; tribal transportation safety needs; and Office of Tribal Government Affairs. The Act further provides for sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety; supply chains for clean energy technologies; hydrogen research and development; nuclear energy infrastructure; hydropower; solar energy technologies on current and former mine land; energy efficiency and building infrastructure; natural resources-related infrastructure, wildfire management, and ecosystem restoration; western water infrastructure; drinking water; clean water; Indian water rights settlement completion fund; wildfire mitigation; reforestation; recycling practices; bioproduct pilot program; modification of automatic extension of certain deadlines in the case of taxpayers affected by federally declared disasters; and rural minority business center program. Full text English