Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3416 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4172 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3416
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Danillo A. Sena
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying
12	12	resolution:
13	13	Resolutions urging Congress to pass legislation establishing a national infrastructure bank.
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15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex1/17/2025Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk2/18/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/27/2025 1 of 3
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4172 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3416
19	19	By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by resolutions, House, No. 3416) of
20	20	Danillo A. Sena, Marcus S. Vaughn and James B. Eldridge Resolutions urging Congress to pass
21	21	legislation establishing a national infrastructure bank. State Administration and Regulatory
22	22	Oversight.
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
26	26	(2025-2026)
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28	28	Resolutions urging Congress to pass legislation establishing a national infrastructure bank.
29	29	1 WHEREAS, the development and maintenance of physical infrastructure including roads,
30	30	2bridges, ports, transit, energy, housing, telecommunications, utilities, and broadband contribute
31	31	3significantly to the economy of the United States since an efficient and reliable supply chain and
32	32	4other economic activity are dependent upon that infrastructure; and
33	33	5 WHEREAS, in addition to the overall positive impact on the nation’s economy and
34	34	6America’s economic competitiveness and influence, infrastructure modernization also benefits
35	35	7the national security of the United States, and Americans’ quality of life; and
36	36	8 WHEREAS, The American Society of Civil Engineers issued a score of C- for the
37	37	9current status of infrastructure in the United States in its 2021 Report Card for America’s
38	38	10Infrastructure, and that more than $6 trillion is needed for infrastructure improvements and
39	39	11development in order for the United States to meet its infrastructure needs; and 2 of 3
40	40	12 WHEREAS, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine assert that
41	41	13a significant portion of American transportation infrastructure is at the end of its useful life and is
42	42	14further strained by the increasing frequency of extreme weather events; and
43	43	15 WHEREAS, Massachusetts has numerous infrastructure needs, including bridges that are
44	44	16structurally deficient, miles of roads that are in poor or fair condition, trains and buses that are
45	45	17past their useful life, a shortfall of affordable housing units, drinking water infrastructure and
46	46	18wastewater systems requiring repair and replacement, and areas where there is no broadband
47	47	19access; and
48	48	20 WHEREAS, the National Infrastructure Bank legislation would create a bank to help
49	49	21finance infrastructure requirements to bring our public infrastructure system to a state of good
50	50	22repair and build new projects, while creating jobs and growing the economy; and
51	51	23 WHEREAS, the National Infrastructure Bank legislation is modeled on previous banks
52	52	24which helped build much of our country’s infrastructure at times of great need under Presidents
53	53	25George Washington, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and with the
54	54	26last such bank helping bring us out of the Great Depression and win World War II;
55	55	27 WHEREAS, many organizations are in support of a National Infrastructure Bank,
56	56	28including state legislatures and municipal governments, and national endorsements from the
57	57	29National Black Caucus of State Legislators, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators,
58	58	30the National Asian-Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators, the Council of State
59	59	31Governments-East, the National Association of Development Organizations, the US High Speed
60	60	32Rail Association, the American Sustainable Business Council, the National Association of 3 of 3
61	61	33Minority Contractors, the National Latino Farmers and Ranchers, and the United Association of
62	62	34Plumbers and Steamfitters International Union; and
63	63	35 WHEREAS, the failure to establish a dedicated, regenerative, nonpartisan funding
64	64	36mechanism for grand infrastructure endeavors would stifle economic growth, public safety, and
65	65	37American quality of life and would limit the ability of Massachusetts and other states to move
66	66	38forward on vital infrastructure projects and remain competitive in the global economy; and
67	67	39 THEREFORE, be it resolved that the General Court of the Commonwealth of
68	68	40Massachusetts urges the United States Congress to pass legislation establishing a national
69	69	41infrastructure bank to facilitate the financing of urgently needed infrastructure projects in the
70	70	42United States; and be it further
71	71	43 RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be transmitted forthwith by the clerk of the
72	72	44Senate to the President and Vice President of the United States, the Speaker and Minority Leader
73	73	45of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United
74	74	46States Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from the Commonwealth in the Congress
75	75	47of the United States, and to the Governor of the Commonwealth.