SUOZZI DELIVERS BILLIONS IN INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING TO LONG ISLAND, QUEENS AND NEW YORK UNDER BIDEN’S BUILD BACK BETTER AGENDA

Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi released the following statement after the House passed a bold infrastructure package, delivering on President Biden’s promise to the American people. As the Vice-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Suozzi helped negotiate the bipartisan infrastructure package that will create millions of high paying union jobs and send billions of dollars to repair New York’s highways, roads, bridges, airports – as well as to install hundreds of electric vehicle charging ports.   

“I was proud to help negotiate and help pass a once in a generation bipartisan infrastructure bill that will be delivered to President Biden’s desk,” said Suozzi. “This bold legislation will actually help real people address some of the real problems that they face. A major infrastructure bill has eluded the past four presidents, and we finally got it done with 215 Democrats and 13 Republicans!"

Below is a list of specific funding New York will receive from the once in a generation bipartisan infrastructure package:

Highway Funding: 12.5 $billion specifically for New York

• $11.5 billion for surface transportation (roads, highways, etc.)
• $1.9 billion from a new vehicular bridge repair formula program
• $142 million for EV charging infrastructure

Airport Funding: nearly $1 billion for New York

• JFK $294,682,575
• LGA $ 150,008,970
• Long Island MacArthur $21,595,630 
•  Republic $ 3,735,000 
• East Hampton $1,480,000 
• Brookhaven $1,480,000 

New York Rail

• $16 Billion for Amtrak National capital backlog needs - $688 million: will save NYS its contribution to replacing the Amtrak railcars that operate upstate
• $6 Billion for Amtrak - Northeast Corridor (NEC) – capitol backlog of the NEC including the Gateway project
• $24 billion for Norther East Corridor Modernization – competitive grants that Gateway, Metro-North Penn Access, and East River tunnels are eligible for.
• $12 billion for Intercity passenger rail including upgrades for high speed rail.

New York Water

• At least 90 billion for water infrastructure including
  • $14.7 billion for the EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund which provides capitalization grants to states for loans supporting water infrastructure projects.
  • $14.7 billion for the EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Funds which provides loans to states for water quality improvement projects.
  • $55.4 billion in supplemental emergency appropriations for both the EPA state for capitalization grants through the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds

Public Transportation

• $9.8 billion for Clean Buses and Mass Transit

Broadband

• A minimum of $100 million over five years