Read about new guidance from the US Department of Transportation on the allocation of $615 million in funds for electric vehicle infrastructure under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program in this Legal Update authored by Chadron Edwards, Morenikeji Akinade, George Haines, Samantha Leavitt, Nick Vallorano and Alec Weingart.
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US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 – Assessing the Potential Impact on Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
By Jeffrey G. Davis on
On August 10, 2021, the US Senate voted to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “IIJA”). The IIJA would provide a total of $1.2 trillion in federal investment in infrastructure, including an unprecedented level of federal investment in electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure through the creation of new programs and grants …
The Biden Infrastructure Plan: Where Do We Go From Here?
By Jeffrey G. Davis on
Posted in Infrastructure, Proposed Legislation
On March 31, the Biden Administration released its much-anticipated American Jobs Plan (the “AJP”), which outlines $2.3 trillion of proposed spending on not only traditional infrastructure programs, but also climate change, housing, drinking water, workforce development, manufacturing, telecommunications, and elderly care measures. Read more about the AJP in this Mayer Brown Legal Update.
Energy Tax Implications of New Infrastructure and Tax Plans
By Jeffrey G. Davis on
Posted in Carbon Capture Credit, Electric Vehicles, Energy Policy, ESG: Environmental, Infrastructure, ITC, PTC, Solar, Wind
On March 31, 2021, the Biden administration released the American Jobs Plan (the “Infrastructure Plan”), which is a proposal that, if ultimately enacted, aims to modernize outdated infrastructure, create additional jobs and increase the United States’ global competitiveness. Alongside the Infrastructure Plan, the Biden administration released a Made in America Tax Plan (the “Tax Plan”),…
Recycling Infrastructure Assets to Spur Infrastructure Investment
By David K. Burton on
The Trump Administration has the admirable goal of encouraging infrastructure investment. One policy it may want to consider is promoting the recycling of existing municipal infrastructure assets. This policy was developed in Australia and has been successful there.
Recycling infrastructure assets does not refer to re-using concrete blocks. Rather, it is a vernacular term that refers to the sale by a municipality of existing infrastructure assets to private investors to raise cash that the municipality can then use to construct new infrastructure assets.
Existing infrastructure assets with revenue histories are perceived as a safer investments for investors than investing in the construction of a new asset that is unknown whether or not it will be able to be operated successfully. This perception means that private investors will pay a higher price for an infrastructure asset with a revenue history than for an infrastructure asset that has yet to be constructed. Further, new infrastructure projects require years to design, approve and construct.
Under a policy of recycling infrastructure assets, municipalities are encouraged by the federal government to sell existing assets that have revenue streams. An example could be a tunnel or a port. The proceeds of the sale are required to be held in a account that can only be used to fund new infrastructure projects.
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