BlueGreen Alliance | Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resource Center

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This Resource Center can be a starting point for finding out how to access the investments in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Laws. Use the menu above or the links here to navigate to each of the resources.

A USER GUIDE TO THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

The transformational power of the Inflation Reduction Act cannot be overstated. This legislation—passed by Senate and House Democrats and signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022—will revitalize U.S. manufacturing, grow clean energy, and support and create good union jobs across the country. It will tackle climate change by reducing emissions up to 42% by 2030 and create the good-paying, union jobs we need to give all workers the opportunity for a middle-class life. The Inflation Reduction Act demonstrates that we can have both good jobs and a clean environment.

This User Guide explores the goals, timelines, and implementation mechanisms for policies in the Inflation Reduction Act in eight broad areas:

  • Clean Energy;
  • Clean Technology Manufacturing;
  • Industrial Transformation;
  • EV Deployment, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain;
  • Transmission;
  • Buildings;
  • Energy Transition for Workers and Communities; and
  • Resilient and Healthy Communities.

In doing so, we hope this resource helps ensure the funds from the Inflation Reduction Act are maximized to benefit workers, their families, and communities by achieving job quality as well as climate, health, and equity gains.

The document also explores how the law addresses job quality and equity; breaks down the implementation mechanisms included in the legislation and explains how they operate; outlines some key provisions in the law; and provides an easy-to-reference grid of some of the key provisions and how they work.

A User Guide to the Inflation Reduction Act

A USER GUIDE TO THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW

The investments in the Inflation Reduction Act complement those in the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)—also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—which was signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021. The investments and policies included in this law—some of which are already being released by federal agencies—will rebuild and modernize our nation’s crumbling infrastructure and create good-paying, union jobs across the nation while making some important investments to address climate change. At the same time, there are concerns with some of the law’s provisions, and careful attention to implementation will be needed to ensure the law translates into benefits for the environment and communities.

The purpose of this “user guide” is to act as an easy reference for a number of policies and programs included in the BIL in eight broad areas:

  • Clean Energy Projects and Infrastructure;
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Transformation;
  • Water;
  • Buildings and Schools;
  • Fairness for Workers and Communities;
  • Community Resilience;
  • Transportation; and
  • Methane and Natural Gas Distribution.

We explore the policies, timelines, and implementation mechanisms for each of these policy areas.

We also provide some background about the legislation, explore what is missing from the bill and what can be done to ensure job quality and equity, break down the implementation mechanisms included in the bills and how they operate, provide a look at some key provisions in the bill, and provide easy to reference grids of key provisions and how they work.

A User Guide to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

Fact Sheets and BlueGreen Alliance Resources

These BGA fact sheets, program specific user guides, toolkits, maps, and reports break down the investments in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law:

Additional Resources on the BIL and Inflation Reduction Act

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