Infrastructure

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What it is.
Dictionary.com defines infrastructure as "the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools."

The following spending on infrastructure projects is designed to provide jobs to those who build these projects. It will also create a more efficient system for economic production and thereby increase gross domestic product (GDP).

The following list was found on the NPR website. This source, though a news outlet, has collected this data from a government website that is credible, accurate, and reasonable.

$7.2 billion Broadband access in unserved and underserved areas $2.75 billion Department of Homeland Security $4.6 billion Army Corps of Engineers $1.2 billion for Veterans Affairs - veterans hospital facility,long-term-care facilities, and VA national cemeteries $3.1 billion Repair, restoration and improvement of public facilities on public and tribal lands $4.2 billion Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization to be used to invest in energy efficiency projects and to improve the repair and modernization of Department of Defense facilities $2.33 billion Department of Defense Facilities including family-friendly military improvements such as family housing, hospitals and child care centers $2.25 billion HOME and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, to fill financing gaps caused by the credit freeze and get stalled housing development projects moving $1 billion Community Development Block Grant program, including housing and services for those hit hard by tough economic times $1 billion Bureau of Reclamation to provide clean, reliable drinking water to rural areas and to ensure adequate water supply to Western localities impacted by drought

//Transportation://
$27.5 billion Highway investments $8.4 billion Public transportation $1.5 billion Competitive grants to state and local governments for transportation investments $1.3 billion Air transportation system $9.3 billion Rail transportation

//Public Housing://
$4 billion Public housing capital fund to enable local public housing agencies to address a $32 billion backlog in capital needs -- especially those improving energy efficiency in aging buildings $2 billion Full-year payments to owners receiving Section 8 project-based rental assistance $2 billion Redevelopment of foreclosed homes $1.5 billion Homeless prevention activities, which will be sent out to states, cities and local governments $250 million Energy retrofitting and green investments in HUD-assisted housing projects

//Environmental CleanUp/Clean Water://
$6 billion Environmental cleanup of former weapon production and energy research sites $6 billion Local clean and drinking water infrastructure improvements $1.2 billion EPA environmental cleanup $1.38 billion Support $3.8 billion in loans and grants for needed water and waste disposal facilities in rural areas //Science:// $1 billion NASA $3 billion National Science Foundation (NSF) $2 billion Department of Energy, including $400 million for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) $830 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)

How it will work.
A report on NPR discussed the immediate impact of this infrastructure that shows how it is designed to work. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2&prgDate=02-26-2009&view=storyview NPR is a newsoutlet that is known to lean a bit to the left. However, as a national news source their information must be accurate or they would lose credibility. Their report interviewed people with the Missouri Department of Transportation about how the stimulus package resulted in 40 immediate hires. This report also touches on the impact in two other states, Washington and Arizona.

This demonstrates precisely how the infrastructure portion of the stimulus package is designed to work to create immediate jobs. This will also facilitate future economic activity as the road allows transportation for producers and consumers. Posted Sunday, 10:08 pm - [|[delete]]