Appropriations subcommittees released their respective, initial spending plans this week beginning the budget process that will cumulate in passage of the 2021-22 Fiscal .
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President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021, introduced the American Jobs Plan of 2021. The plan requests
$2 trillion over eight years to modernize the nation s
infrastructure. This infrastructure plan includes roads, bridges
and ports, but also addresses resiliency, the climate crisis,
broadband access, waterways and housing. To pay for the plan, the
president suggests a corporate tax hike over 15 years, among other
modifications to the tax code.
President Biden called on Congress to enact the American Jobs
Plan to create jobs, rebuild the country s infrastructure and
position the United States to compete against China. The plan
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On March 29, 2021, the Biden administration issued a fact sheet (Fact Sheet) announcing a set
of bold actions that will catalyze offshore wind energy, strengthen
the domestic supply chain, and create good-paying, union
jobs. Included in the announcement is a target to deploy 30
GW of offshore wind by 2030 to support 77,000 jobs, power 10
million homes and cut 78 million metric tons in carbon
emissions.
1 The actions were announced at a White House
roundtable that included National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy,
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm,
In Short
The Situation: With a new federal
administration committed to expansive environmental policy change,
a wave of state attorney general environmental action is likely
also on the horizon.
The Result: As new environmental initiatives
rollout, state attorneys general will likely become more active in
challenging or supporting proposed regulatory changes. While some
of this activity may fall along party lines, some will be
bipartisan. An uptick in enforcement actions is also likely
looming, as state attorneys general embrace the new
administration s emphasis on environmental change.
Looking Ahead: State attorneys general have
increasingly acted through multistate coalitions in recent years,