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Commission hears executive‑order pause affects IRA/IIJA funding reviews; $30M CFI fast‑charging funds unlikely to be available to Bedford’s preselected sites
Summary
Commissioners were briefed that a newly issued executive order has paused contracting, environmental reviews and disbursements for projects funded under the Inflation Reduction Act and IIJA while awards undergo administrative review, and they heard that a state fast‑charging grant round has most available funds already tied to preselected sites.
Commissioners were briefed on two separate federal developments that could affect local projects: (1) an executive order that halts further contracting, environmental reviews and disbursements for projects funded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) while awards are reviewed, and (2) the structure of a state fast‑charging infrastructure (CFI) grant round that already assigns most available funding to pre‑selected sites.
The executive order: A commission member read an update from James (absent)…
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