What benefits can the bipartisan federal infrastructure legislation bring to the 41st District?
It’s my job, working with my 41st District colleagues, to make that happen.
I’m already working on two funding areas.
The bill would replace all of the nation’s lead pipes and service lines. More than 140 public schools in Baltimore City have been required to use water coolers, instead of unsafe water fountains.
Senator Jill Carter and I have worked to reduce childhood lead poisoning. We will seek to maximize the impact of these federal funds in City schools and throughout the state.
Governor Hogan tweeted that this federal agreement was “a major step forward.” I look forward to our working with the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Baltimore City Public Schools on this issue.
The bill would also create a “first-ever program to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure.”
In Baltimore, that’s the Highway to Nowhere. In the 41st District, that’s the many communities along the Edmondson Avenue corridor.
Just as I did during the planning of the Red Line light rail system, Senator Carter, Delegates Dalya Attar, Tony Bridges, and I will sweat the details on this next phase.
There’s momentum for the bipartisan federal bill, but, as you know from reading this blog, no bill’s passage is certain until it’s cleared all of the hurdles to enactment.
Nonetheless, it’s time to start working the assumption that it will.
