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Committee hears federal funding uncertainty could disrupt IIJA, IRA and CHIPS awards
Summary
NCSL and committee staff warned that overlapping federal actions — reconciliation, executive funding freezes and tax changes — create uncertainty for state implementation of IIJA, IRA and CHIPS-funded projects that could affect Minnesota projects including grants to Bemidji and bridge work in Minneapolis and Duluth.
State and national officials told the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee on March 18 that overlapping federal budget processes, executive funding freezes and pending tax changes are creating uncertainty that could affect infrastructure projects funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act.
Brian Wankel, senior legislative director for budgets and revenue with the National Conference of State Legislatures, told the committee “All this is creating uncertainty for states.” He outlined a convergence of federal reconciliation, executive orders and litigation that he said could alter funding flows for…
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