Good news for Utah: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill will soon be law!

After months of unnecessary delay by House Democratic leadership, the House passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bipartisan legislation is a win for Utah, as we will now be better positioned to meet transportation challenges, mitigate drought conditions, prepare for and respond to wildfires, expand broadband to rural communities, and fulfill critical water needs. In stark contrast to Democrats’ efforts to pass a separate bill to drastically expand social programs, the bipartisan group I worked with proved that it’s possible to achieve solutions without raising taxes or adding trillions to the national debt.

I am hopeful that the President will sign this legislation without delay, so we can modernize our nation’s physical infrastructure, address supply chain issues, and demonstrate that, even in polarized times, Congress can still come together on behalf of the American people. This week, I met with several groups of Utahns in Salt Lake City, Spanish Fork, and West Valley City to further discuss the wins for Utah in our bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Having passed in the House, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan infrastructure legislation authored and negotiated by Senator Romney and his colleagues, will soon become law. The bipartisan infrastructure bill contains several major wins for Utah, including:

$3 billion for Utah’s roads and highways;
Resources to state, local, and tribal governments to improve the functioning of their traffic signals;
A commission to study and recommend fire prevention, mitigation, management, and rehabilitation policies for forests and grasslands;
$50 million to provide water for municipal use, mitigation, hydroelectric power, fish and wildlife, and conservation;
$219 million for Utah’s water revolving funds;
Investments in Utah’s airports;
Broadband expansion to unserved and underserved communities in Utah; and
Funding to bring running water to the 40% of Navajo Nation in Utah who lack it.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will address decades of neglect of our nation’s physical infrastructure using fiscally-responsible pay-fors, such as unused COVID-19 relief funds. Learn more about the bill here.

Full ABC4 interview with Glen Mills here.

Full interview with Boyd Matheson here.

Full Fox13 interview with Max Roth here.

With Utah facing an historic drought, we must invest in efficient water systems to ensure that our future demands are met. An arid, desert state like Utah will also require strategic foresight and investments in order to keep up with the increasing water demands associated with our overall growth. Senator Romney joined state and local officials at the Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA) construction site in south Utah County to highlight how the recently-passed bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help improve Utah’s water infrastructure for families and communities across our state.

Full story by Brian Maffly here.

Veterans Day is a time for us to honor the brave men and women of our armed forces who have made remarkable sacrifices to protect the freedoms and values Americans hold most dear. Utah is home to nearly 140,000 veterans. Senator Romney joined fellow Utahns in honoring our country’s heroic veterans at the University of Utah’s 24th Annual Veterans Day Commemoration.

Full story by Ben Winslow here.

While the economy was in the process of rebooting from COVID-19, the Biden Administration made a critical error in spending $1.9 trillion in unnecessary relief earlier this year–encouraging record-high inflation and supply chain shortages. Utah industries, like diesel and transportation sectors, have been especially impacted.

Senator Romney met with representatives from Utah’s diesel and transportation industries at the Kenworth Sales Company to discuss the economic setbacks we are experiencing and how work-based learning programs, like Utah Diesel Tech Pathways, can help.

Full story by Kyle Dunphey here.

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